NEW YORK — U.S.-listed Chinese companies traded mostly lower on Friday with six of the top 10 stocks by weight in the S&P U.S. Listed China 50 index ending the day on a downbeat note. Shares of NetEase and JD.com slid 5.15 percent and 2.26 percent, respectively, leading the laggards in the top 10 stocks … Read more
WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Chinese painkiller makers, as it vowed to step up action to curb the addiction epidemic that killed a record 100,000 Americans last year. With people who are dealing with addiction increasingly turning to cheaper pills bought online from abroad, President Joe Biden signed an executive order … Read more
The United States unveiled a raft of new rights-abuse sanctions Friday on senior officials and entities in eight countries, including a Chinese firm specializing in facial recognition technology and a giant cartoon studio in North Korea. Timed for International Human Rights Day and supported in part by Britain and Canada, the sanctions took aim at … Read more
