Rideshare apps aim to ease riders concerns

Rideshare apps aim to ease riders concerns

Lyft has launched, and Uber is piloting, programs which allow women and nonbinary riders the option to prefer women drivers. STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – The World Health Organization estimates, worldwide, 1 in 3 women have been the victim of physical or sexual violence. While many of these crimes are perpetrated by men who know the…

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My Take | Beijing’s US$3.2 trillion question: how much of China’s forex reserves go to Hong Kong?

My Take | Beijing’s US$3.2 trillion question: how much of China’s forex reserves go to Hong Kong?

China’s central bank chief Pan Gongsheng promised to park more of the country’s US$3.2 trillion foreign exchange reserves in Hong Kong, fanning speculation about how much more Beijing can earmark for the city’s assets. Beijing has always guarded the details of its forex portfolio reserves as classified information, so the exact amount of reserve funds…

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