Xi to Meet Bill Gates During First China Visit Since 2019
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will meet Bill Gates on Friday, state media reported, as part of the the
2023-06-16 11:53
Shanghai Plant Burns 800 Tons of Coal an Hour to Keep City Cool
On a sprawling riverside industrial complex about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from Shanghai’s gleaming downtown skyscrapers, a massive
2023-06-16 11:49
Asian Equities Poised for Third Weekly Advance: Markets Wrap
Asian equities headed for a third weekly gain, helped along by expectations of more stimulus from China. Benchmarks
2023-06-16 11:20
UBS Cuts China Growth Forecast to 5.2% After Disappointing Data
UBS Group AG lowered its forecast for China’s gross domestic product growth this year as the property rebound
2023-06-16 10:52
Global Rate-Hike Endgame Is Now Haunted by Recession Worries
Investor fears of mounting economic damage are threatening to overshadow the next round of interest-rate hiking all but
2023-06-16 10:48
China’s Spying in Cuba Picks Up Where the Soviet Union Left Off
For half a century, America’s top geopolitical rival used a spy base in nearby Cuba to steal US
2023-06-16 09:25
Hong Kong Doubles Effort to Help Crypto Firms Get Legit Banking
Hong Kong regulators are planning a second meeting in less than two months to push banks to offer
2023-06-16 08:58
Mysterious 1,000% Stock Gains Baffle Traders in Indonesia
Unexplained gains in Indonesian stocks are fueling calls for tighter regulation in Southeast Asia’s biggest equity market. Known
2023-06-16 08:19
North Korea Fires Two Ballistic Missiles, Warns US on Drills
North Korea test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles Thursday in its first such launch in about two months, which
2023-06-16 07:58
Ex-Barclays Trader Did Better on Insider Trades Than His Day Job
Even as a former Barclays Plc trader was profiting from insider trading, he said his day job and
2023-06-16 07:57
ECB Hikes Again as Lagarde Calls July Increase ‘Very Likely’
The European Central Bank lifted interest rates by another quarter-point, with President Christine Lagarde describing a further hike
2023-06-15 23:50
Liberia Is Latest Nation to Find Tainted Medicine From India
Liberia joined a list of countries that have found contaminated medicine originating from India’s $42 billion drugmaking industry.
2023-06-15 23:49