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Hiring not part of Alibaba pledge to create US jobs

Oct 17, 2017 (AFP)

Tsai, speaking at a California tech conference, made the comments to follow up on a headline-grabbing pledge earlier this year by Alibaba founder Jack Ma and US...

US moves closer to EU position on taxing tech giants

Oct 14, 2017 (AFP)

The evolving attitude in recent days would mark a stark shift from American officials' frustration at previous efforts by European authorities to collect taxes ...

S. Korea, China renew $56 bn currency swap deal despite diplomatic tensions

Oct 13, 2017 (AFP)

There had been fears the diplomatic row would threaten the major economic agreement that expired on Tuesday, but the central Bank of Korea said it has been exte...

US inflation jumps in the wake of Hurricane Harvey

Oct 13, 2017 (AFP)

The spike in gasoline costs was likely tied to Hurricane Harvey, which idled much of US energy production in late August and created shortages, officials said. ...

Energy-hungry China takes step to buffer against economic shocks

Oct 13, 2017 (UPI)

The official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday the People's Bank of China injected about $75.6 billion into the financial network through its medium-term lendi...

China's imports from North Korea fall as trade with world surges

Oct 13, 2017 (AFP)

Speaking at a press conference, Customs administration spokesman Huang Songping said China's imports from North Korea had dropped by almost 38 percent in Septem...

Evergrande boss is wealthiest as China's rich get richer

Oct 12, 2017 (AFP)

An all-time high 2,130 people made the annual ranking of China's richest individuals compiled by Shanghai-based luxury magazine publisher Hurun Report, which li...

With a gilded cage visible from Trump Tower, Ai Weiwei honors pro-migrant New York

Oct 11, 2017 (AFP)

Weiwei's most ambitious outdoor project to date, "Good Fences Make Good Neighbors" -- which takes its name from a line in a poem by Robert Frost -- formally ope...

Russia marks win in bitcoin suspect tussle with US

Oct 11, 2017 (AFP)

Alexander Vinnik, who headed BTC-e, an exchange he operated for the cyber currency, was indicted by a US court in July on 21 charges ranging from identity theft...

US, Turkish military relations good amid diplo spat: Mattis

Oct 11, 2017 (AFP)

"We maintain a very close collaboration, very close communication, the military-to-military interaction and integration has not been affected by this," Mattis t...

IMF raises China growth forecast for 2017 to 6.8 pct

Oct 10, 2017 (AFP)

The fund's latest World Economic Outlook gives President Xi Jinping a boost but also a warning as he prepares to accept a second five-year term as general secre...

Researchers look for ancient trade routes at the bottom of the Mediterranean

Oct 09, 2017 (UPI)

Over the past summer, U of T archaeologist Carrie Fulton led daily dives to the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea in search of insights into the economic and cult...

Outsiders challenge Chicago school for Nobel economics prize

Oct 09, 2017 (AFP)

The Nobel Economics Prize was created by the Swedish central bank "in memory of Alfred Nobel" and first awarded in 1969, unlike the other prizes which were crea...

$37.7 million bowl sets Chinese ceramic auction record

Oct 03, 2017 (AFP)

The small piece -- which dates from 960-1127 -- stole the previous record of $36.05 million set in 2014 for a Ming Dynasty wine cup which was snapped up by a Sh...

EU targets China with tough rules on cheap imports

Oct 03, 2017 (AFP)

The European Commission, EU national governments and MEPs had been in talks since July on new rules to calculate import duties and curb unfair trading practises...

Macau casino scion rolls dice on Japan venture

Oct 01, 2017 (AFP)

His father was credited with transforming Macau from a sleepy Portuguese outpost to a gaming boomtown boasting revenues surpassing Las Vegas. With its myriad sh...

Chinese manufacturing accelerates for second straight month

Sep 30, 2017 (AFP)

The sector expanded at its fastest pace since 2012 after rebounding in August, official data showed. "The indicator showed a steady upward trend in the manufact...

Myanmar's conflict-hit Rakhine a magnet for Chinese cash

Sep 28, 2017 (AFP)

Close to half a million Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh in the last month after a militant attack sparked a vicious military campaign that the UN has called "e...

US commerce secretary hopeful about Trump-Xi trade talks

Sep 27, 2017 (AFP)

The US tycoon regularly bashed China during last year's presidential election campaign, accusing it of unfair trade practices, stealing US jobs and threatening ...

US commerce secretary says to focus on reducing defict with China

Sep 26, 2017 (AFP)

Ross met with several senior Chinese officials including Premier Li Keqiang and Vice Premier Wang Yang over the weekend to discuss some of the key frictions in ...