Responses of China, member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and others in Asia are noteworthy.
Room escape games often require group thinking, making it a good alternative for company team-building activities.
Riding high on the collapse of the Russiagate narrative, the Russian Embassy in the United States has kicked off a 'best fake news' contest to poke fun at Trump-Russian collusion claims, urging users to submit entries for the best false story about alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential race.
Retailers nationwide announced plans to furlough workers as sales collapse. Macys said it plans to temporarily lay off 125,000 workers, and Kohl's will do the same for about 85,000 employees. Gap Inc, which owns The Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy, said it would be "pausing pay" for most store workers in the US and Canada until stores reopen.
Retailer Suning spotted a similar uptick in the trend. It said purchases of common picnic items like tents and picnic pads surged 121 percent and 116 percent in revenue in May compared with the previous month. Sales of sunscreens grew nearly 2.5 times.
Retail accounts for just more than half of Chinese businesses in the consumer sector.
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Ross said: "I know that you're carefully watching the trade discussions between our two nations. We are hopeful that we can make progress and come to mutually beneficial solutions that help both of our economies grow."
Retailers are the main players in livestreaming e-commerce, instead of prominent anchors. According to figures from Taobao Live, 90 percent of livestreaming e-commerce shows and 70 percent of sales on the livestreaming platform come from livestream shows by retailers. During this year's June 18 shopping festival, nine of the 15 livestreaming rooms with sales of over 100 million yuan on Taobao Live were owned by brands and retailers.
Royole Corp, a Shenzhen-based startup developing flexible screens, launched its second-generation bendable phone on Tuesday. The FlexPai 2, priced at 9,988 yuan (,470), is the first 5G flexible phone to cost less than 10,000 yuan.
Retailers opened their doors to Black Friday shoppers, with social distancing practices and other measures put in place to mitigate infection risks, while offering steep discounts.