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China’s crackdown on lavish civil servant perks will ‘harm’ the economy, experts warn | China

China’s crackdown on lavish civil servant perks will ‘harm’ the economy, experts warn | China

Adjacent to a municipal government building in Beijing, a normally bustling restaurant is now eerily quiet, at lunchtime most of its seats are empty. The recent crackdown on civil servants frequenting restaurants – part of a government austerity drive intended to crack down on corruption – has likely affected business and caused liquor sales to…

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Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to hold their long-anticipated summit at a U.S. military base in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, according to a White House official. The meeting between the two leaders at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will be their first during Trump’s second term and comes as the U.S. president…

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