US food giants KFC and McDonald's were among the international brands that moved into China during the period, along with rivals such as Subway and PizzaHut. Interestingly, the difference in the meaning of the word "lunch" for Chinese people and Westerners made their roles different in China, too. For many in the West, lunch is often a sandwich or roll, ordered to go and eaten on the run within half an hour.
US Ambassador Nikki Haley told African envoys Thursday that "Africa is very important for the United States," but she didn't apologize for President Donald Trump's vulgar comment about the continent as they had demanded, the chair of the African Group said.
URUMQI -- Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region saw its overall railway freight volume for the year exceed 100 million tonnes last week, according to railway authorities.
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the country has already slapped more than 450 sanctions on the DPRK, about half of them in 2017.
US financial service agency S&P's decision to downgrade China's credit ratings is "not comprehensive" as the rating ignored the fact that China's stronger economic performance in the first six months has helped a great number of enterprises to have stronger debt-paying abilities, an expert said.
US President Barack Obama sits next to Commander of Central Command Gen. Lloyd Austin III during a briefing from top military leaders while at US Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, Sept 17, 2014. [Photo/Agencies]
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US President Donald Trump has also said he is prepared to levy duties on additional Chinese goods worth 0 billion if China retaliates, a threat condemned by Shay, who urged Trump to pull the brake on the escalating hostilities.
US media reported on Tuesday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) appeared to have started "rapid rebuilding" of the long-range rocket site at Tongchang-ri Launch Facility, citing an imagery analysis from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington-based think tank.
Ukraine also hopes to get a green light from China on fish products exports by the end of this year.
US stocks opened lower Friday, reflecting downbeat earnings by major companies and continued fears about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy.