The Fed approved four rate hikes in 2018, continuing a move toward policy normalization that began in 2015, after holding rates near zero for seven years. Since the beginning of this year, the central bank has left interest rates unchanged.
The Grand Princess cruise ship has recorded 21 infections on board-19 crew and two passengers-out of 46 passengers who were tested, officials said. The ship was returning from a cruise to Hawaii when it was held off the California coast.
The Guangdong Provincial Consumers' Association lodged a civil public welfare lawsuit in December after receiving 2,952 complaints about deposit refunds.
The High Court ordered Pell's convictions be quashed and verdicts of acquittal be entered in their place, ending the most high profile case of alleged historical sex abuse to rock the Roman Catholic Church.
The IDC Innovator program was launched by International Data Corporation (IDC), a global market consultancy, in China two years ago. It aims to introduce new information technology suppliers with innovative technologies or business model breakthroughs to technology buyers and build bridges to bring innovative startups and investors together.
The Guangzhou meteorological service issued an orange signal for thunderstorms and yellow signal for heavy rain at 3:36 am. It issued yellow signals for thunderstorms and heavy rain in the districts of Tianhe, Yuexiu and Liwan at 10:16 am.
泰州生殖感染冠状沟潮湿
The Geneva-based WEF's report attributes the Chinese mainland's overall competitive score to gains made in technological readiness, occasioned by higher information and communication technology penetration and the extent to which foreign direct investment has been bringing new technology to the country.
The G 20 is the only multilateral setting in months where the two can meet, Douglas Paal, vice-president of the Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, told China Daily last week.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government is expected to record its first budget deficit in 15 years as the city's general economic environment has been impacted by social unrest as well as ongoing China-United States trade frictions.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Thursday said it has granted virtual banking licenses to four new entities: Ant SME Services (Hong Kong), Ping An OneConnect, Infinium, and Insight Fintech HK.