US seeks extradition of North Korean from Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: The US is seeking the extradition of a North Korean man from Malaysia for alleged involvement in money-laundering in breach of sanctions against Pyongyang, a Kuala Lumpur court…
Read more »US SEC fines World Acceptance Corp US$21.7 million for Mexican bribes
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission logo adorns an office door at the SEC headquarters in Washington, June 24, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo The U.S. Securities and Exchange…
Read more »US Senate to vote this week on ‘skinny’ pandemic relief Bill, paycheck protection funds
WASHINGTON: The US Senate will vote on Wednesday (Oct 21) on a US$300 billion Senate Republican COVID-19 relief Bill that is far below the estimated US$2 trillion that Democrats have…
Read more »US shale shippers will pay surcharge for Trump steel tariffs
HOUSTON: Plains All American Pipeline LP said on Friday it will tack on a fee for users of a new oil pipeline to pay for the cost of the Trump…
Read more »US reviewing requests to export to Huawei with ‘highest scrutiny’: Commerce Department
The U.S. government said on Wednesday it is reviewing license requests from U.S. companies to export products to China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd “under the highest national security scrutiny,” since…
Read more »US SEC fines Russian firm for failing to disclose paid-for ICO reviews
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday that it has fined and settled charges against a Russia-based ratings firm for failure to disclose payments it received to publicize…
Read more »US services sector slows, new orders hit three-year low
WASHINGTON: US services sector activity slowed in July as new orders dropped to their lowest level in three years, suggesting the economy lost further momentum early in the third quarter….
Read more »US slaps sanctions on Chinese paramilitary body in Xinjiang
WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday (Jul 31) imposed sanctions on a major paramilitary group with vast interests in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang, accusing it of facilitating widespread abuses…
Read more »US abortion rights groups fight new Missouri law in court
ST LOUIS, Missouri: Opponents of a new law in Missouri restricting most abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy will ask a federal judge on Monday (Aug 26) to stop the…
Read more »US blocks more Chinese tech firms on national security concerns
WASHINGTON: The US Commerce Department blacklisted five Chinese tech entities on Friday (Jun 21) in a new move against Beijing’s supercomputing industry likely to raise tensions ahead of a meeting…
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