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  • Security
    Saudi Arabia to Screen Travelers From China After Virus Outbreak

    Saudi Arabia will start screening passengers arriving from China and take other preventive measures following the outbreak of the new coronavirus in China, the kingdom's health ministry said on Wednesday. Deaths from China's new flu-like virus rose to 17 on Wednesday with more than 540 cases confirmed, increasing fears of spreading contagion from an infection suspected of originating from illegally traded wildlife.

  • China
    China’s 2019 annual crude imports set record for 17th year

    China’s crude oil imports in 2019 surged 9.5% from a year earlier, setting a record for a 17th straight year, as demand growth from new refineries built last year propelled purchases by the world’s biggest importer, data showed on Tuesday.

  • India
    India’s oil demand growth set to overtake China by mid-2020s: IEA

    India’s oil demand growth is set to overtake China by mid-2020s, priming the country for more refinery investment but making it more vulnerable to supply disruption in the Middle East, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday.

  • China in the Region
    Perspective: Will China Benefit from the US’s Conflict With Iran?

    China’s hope is that another strategic diversion or distraction, such as a conflict with Iran, will suck the U.S. back into a quagmire in the Middle East. The last time the Chinese bore similar hope was during the Syrian “red line” crisis.

  • Banking and Finance
    Saudi Arabia allows Bank of China to open branch in kingdom

    Saudi Arabia's Cabinet has approved Bank of China's licence to open a branch in the kingdom, state news agency SPA said in a tweet on Tuesday. Bank of China joins a growing band of Chinese firms expanding in the kingdom. Nearly four years ago Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the world's biggest bank by assets, launched its first branch in Riyadh.

  • Tourism and Hospitality
    Saudi Arabia Tourism Takes Off With China, UK, Malaysia, United States and Canada Topping the List of New Arrivals

    New YouGov research has identified a rise in tourism interest in Saudi Arabia from around the world, with one in five tourists more likely to visit Saudi Arabia for a vacation now than five years ago.

  • Defense Strategy
    Pentagon chief plans to shift US focus to China and Russia

    He focused instead on shifting the U.S. military’s focus toward China and Russia — “today’s revisionist powers.” He accused Moscow and Beijing of seeking “veto power” over the economic and security decisions of smaller nations.

  • China
    Trump says China-US trade deal could wait until after 2020 election

    Donald Trump has warned that a trade deal with China could be more than a year away in comments that sent shares in Britain’s top 100 companies tumbling. Speaking at the Nato summit in London, the US president said the US was doing “very well” from the trade war and he was in no hurry to sign an agreement before he runs for re-election next November. “In some ways it’s better to wait until after the election for the China deal. But they want to make a deal now,” he said.

  • Energy
    Putin and Xi oversee launch of landmark Russian gas pipeline to China

    Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday oversaw the launch of a landmark pipeline that will transport natural gas from Siberia to northeast China, an economic and political boost to ties between Moscow and Beijing.

  • Defense
    China, Saudi Arabia Launch Joint Naval Exercise, Chinese State Media Says

    China and Saudi Arabia have begun a three-week joint naval exercise, Chinese state media said on Tuesday evening. The joint exercise at a Saudi Arabian naval base comes as tensions in the Gulf have risen over recent attacks on oil tankers and a major assault on Saudi energy facilities.