Exclusive: TikTok owner ByteDance moves to shift power out of China – sources
TikTok’s poaching of Disney’s Kevin Mayer to be its CEO was just the most visible part of a broader strategy by its Chinese owner to...
CVS Health to open last of 1,000 drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites
CVS Health Corp said on Thursday it would open more COVID-19 testing sites at some of its pharmacy drive-thru locations, completing the last leg of...
Oxford BioMedica inks deal to make AstraZeneca’s potential COVID-19 vaccine
Britain’s Oxford BioMedica has agreed with AstraZeneca to manufacture the drugmaker’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine, the cell therapy company said on Thursday....
China parliament advances Hong Kong security law as tensions with U.S. rise
China’s parliament approved a decision on Thursday to go forward with national security legislation for Hong Kong that democracy activists in the city and Western...
Taiwan pledges help for fleeing Hong Kongers, riles China
Taiwan promised on Thursday to settle Hong Kongers who flee the Chinese-ruled city for political reasons, offering help from employment to counselling, and prompting angry...
Moderna extends lipids deal to boost COVID-19 vaccine candidate output
Moderna Inc has extended a deal to secure large volumes of the lipids used to produce its experimental COVID-19 vaccine as the U.S. biotech looks...
Home trading triggers bank ‘black hole’ surveillance alerts
Potential breaches of market rules have spiked since traders began working from home in March, drawing scrutiny from regulators and piling pressure on banks to...
Japan ‘seriously concerned’ over Chinese security laws for Hong Kong
Japan is “seriously concerned” about the move by China’s parliament to go forward with national security legislation for Hong Kong that observers fear could endanger...
Minneapolis store set alight as protests rage
A Minneapolis auto parts store was ablaze on Thursday after two days of angry protests over the death of a black man seen in a...
Giant softshell turtles return to the wild
Cambodia’s conservationists on Saturday (May 23) revealed a video showing the release of critically endangered Asian giant soft-shell turtle hatchlings back into the wild....