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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi on Wednesday and discussed the need for full transparency and information sharing between the two nations to combat the coronavirus pandemic and prevent future outbreaks. Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2BlCEBu June 18, 2020 at 06:27AM

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met China's top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, in Hawaii on Wednesday, the State Department said, amid a deep deterioration of relations between strategic rivals that are the world's two top economies. Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2USawwo June 18, 2020 at 06:09AM

China said on Thursday its top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held constructive discussions during their meeting in Hawaii and that the two sides agreed to continue engagement and communication. Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2USbOHK June 18, 2020 at 06:09AM

Low standards of hygiene in China's wholesale food markets and vulnerabilities in its food supply chain need to be urgently addressed after a new coronavirus outbreak in Beijing, a leading body of the ruling Communist Party said. Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/3efCAS4 June 18, 2020 at 06:02AM

Asian stocks and Wall Street futures fell on Wednesday as spiking coronavirus cases in some U.S. states and China crushed hopes of a quick global economic comeback from the pandemic. Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2YLFQy7 June 18, 2020 at 05:40AM

A North Korean defector-led group on Thursday prepared hundreds of plastic bottles stuffed with rice which they plan to float into North Korea, despite a legal challenge from South Korean authorities and threats from Pyongyang. Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/30R0hwb June 18, 2020 at 05:37AM

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States would not close businesses again as several states reported rising numbers of new coronavirus infections. Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2ALtzBU June 18, 2020 at 05:33AM

China on Thursday warned of countermeasures in response to U.S. President Donald Trump signing legislation calling for sanctions over the repression of China's Uighur Muslims, demanding that Washington stop interfering in its affairs. Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2Yc9Cgl June 18, 2020 at 05:27AM

Asian stocks were set to dip on Thursday after a choppy Wall Street session as spiking coronavirus cases and prospects of new lockdowns erased earlier confidence about a global economic recovery. Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2AMPiJx June 18, 2020 at 04:57AM

U.S. Senate Republicans unveiled a law enforcement reform bill on Wednesday as a rival to more sweeping Democratic legislation, as Congress sought to curb racial discrimination and police abuses three weeks after the death of George Floyd. Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2ALlf56 June 18, 2020 at 04:43AM

Several U.S. states including Oklahoma reported a surge in new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, just days before a planned campaign rally for President Donald Trump in Tulsa that will rank as the nation's largest social gathering by far in three months. Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2YJOihn June 18, 2020 at 04:23AM

South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator will visit officials in Washington on Thursday amid flaring tensions with North Korea after Pyongyang blew up an inter-Korean liaison office and threatened military action. Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/3fAgsCc June 18, 2020 at 04:18AM

Asian stocks were set to dip on Thursday after a choppy Wall Street session as spiking coronavirus cases and prospects of new lockdowns erased earlier confidence about a global economic recovery. Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/3hGFSzV June 18, 2020 at 03:04AM