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Brookfield, Indian tycoon mull Virgin Australia bids

Bloomberg Brookfield Asset Management Inc and Indian aviation tycoon Rahul Bhatia are considering bids for Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd, joining a score of suitors seeking to capitalise on Asia’s first airline casualty from the coronavirus pandemic, people with knowledge of the matter said. The Canadian investment firm, which manages more than $540 billion, is planning to make its own indicative ...

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Trump says he doesn’t want to talk to Xi as China tensions rise

Bloomberg President Donald Trump said he doesn’t want to talk to Chinese President Xi Jinping right now and mused about eliminating the largest trading relationship in the world, with tensions high over the coronavirus outbreak. Asked in a Fox Business Network interview whether he had spoken to Xi recently, Trump said that they have “a very good relationship” but “right ...

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Chinese hackers are targeting Covid-19 research, says US 

Bloomberg Hackers working for the Chinese government are trying to steal valuable research on coronavirus vaccines and treatments from US healthcare, pharmaceutical and research organisations, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security warned. “China’s efforts to target these sectors pose a significant threat to our nation’s response to Covid-19,” the Federal Bureau of Investigation and DHS’s Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security ...

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