In a post on Truth Social Wednesday, President Donald Trump said soybeans will be a major topic of discussion when he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping “in four weeks.” Trump also pledged to direct a portion of tariff revenue to farmers. Following the post, soybean prices rose, though the reaction among farmers on social…
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s last captive whales will remain at the Marineland park near Niagara Falls for now after the federal government denied the zoo’s request to ship the 30 belugas to China. The Canadian government will not grant an export permit to send the whales to the Chimelong Ocean Kingdom aquarium, Fisheries Minister…
Getty Images When China first announced a new visa targeting foreign professionals in science and technology in August it largely went unnoticed. But the K visa, which went into effect on Wednesday, was thrust into the public spotlight last week, when an Indian outlet referred to it as “China’s H-1B” – a reference to the…
Soybean prices bounced back on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said he would press Chinese President Xi Jinping to restart purchases of the crop when the two meet at the end of the month. US President Donald Trump with China’s President Xi Jinping at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019.(Reuters)…
A recent Chinese military study reported on Sunday says using three precision-guided warheads is more effective at destroying underground hard targets than a single bunker-buster bomb, such as those dropped on Iranian nuclear facilities on June 22 by B-2 Spirit stealth bombers. File Photo by Shane A. Cuomo/USAF/UPI | License Photo Oct. 1 (UPI) —…
After his high-stakes summit with US President Donald Trump in Anchorage, Alaska, in August, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters that cooperation with the United States in the Arctic was “very possible”. “We see that Arctic cooperation is also very possible in our international context. For example, between the far east of Russia and the…
U.S. soybean prices responded higher to a social media post from President Trump that said soybeans will be a major topic of discussion when the U.S. meets with China next month. “The post itself basically added another nickel to the market.” Angie Setzer with Consus Ag Consulting tells Brownfield “A lot of what had really…
To read a quick recap of some of the latest news reports and other articles from The Baptist Paper this week, see below. 1. As a result of shutdown, about 750,000 workers face furloughs or layoffs, with a variety of services disrupted nationwide. 2. Boones Creek Baptist Church in Kentucky is now home to a…
If the early read on Nike Inc.’s Win Now turnaround plan is any indication of future success, then the sportswear and sneaker brand racked up multiple wins in the first quarter — and Wall Street took notice of both the good and the bad. “This quarter, our Win Now actions drove momentum in the areas…
The U.S. got it wrong on China. China now is seen as the main threat to Western democracies over the coming decades “and I don’t think we’re prepared for it on a number of levels,” said John Bolton, former national security adviser to President Trump during his first term. During a conversation about U.S. national…