China

Markets

Bitcoin price returns to $60K level after brief tumble

Though the reason behind the drop is unclear, the move coincided with a press conference by China's state planner, the National Development and Reform Commission and comes a day after President Biden signed the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law.

Energy

EXPLAINER: Why quitting coal is so hard?

In the run-up to the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow, host Britain announced one of its goals of the conference was to consign coal to history. That turned out to be easier said that done

Lifestyle

EXPLAINER: How US rules on international travel are changing

More than a year and a half after COVID-19 concerns prompted the U.S. to close its borders to international travelers from countries including Brazil, China, India, South Africa, the United Kingdom and much of Europe, restrictions are shifting to focus on vaccine status.