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China let through the first shipments of beef from the U.S. in 14 years on Friday, after the two nations agreed to resume the trade in May. » Read More
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China is again hosting the World Economic Forum's annual June meeting, and innovation is in the spotlight. » Read More |
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Innovation in education has long been led by powerful and influential countries. But today, developing nations are primed to lead the charge. » Read More |
The deal worth more than $2 billion is seen in New Delhi as a key test of defense ties that have drifted under Trump, who has courted Asian rival China. » Read More |
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Powerful mini-crossbows that shoot toothpicks and needles are the new must-have toy for schoolkids across China — and a nightmare for concerned parents and school officials
The challenge: deliver an online platform to help small retailers build a digital presence and ultimately access markets beyond their borders.
China-based co-working firm UrWork has joined hands with Australian consultancy firm Collective Campus to launch its first overseas branch in Singapore.
North Korea has carried out another test of a rocket engine that could be part of its program to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile, a US official told Reuters on Thursday.
China's banking regulator is investigating how the country's top overseas deal makers are borrowing money, according to multiple media reports.
Travis Kalanick's resignation as Uber CEO could dent the company's ambitions in Asia amid stiff competition from local ride-hailing players, WSJ reported.
On Thursday, Venezuelan troops fired what appeared to be rubber bullets at protesters attacking the perimeter of an airbase and a demonstrator was killed.
Malaysia's sovereign rating may be in trouble in the near-to-medium term amid the nation's ongoing corruption saga, S&P Global Ratings has warned.
Choi Soon-sil, friend of former South Korean leader Park Geun-hye, has been sentenced to three years in jail.
It may be unconventional, but in Singapore, hipster food crazes are all the rage during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Your favorite brew of Darjeeling tea could soon be in short supply as tea plantations and estates in India's famed Himalayan region close amid political chaos.
Chinese tech giants Alibaba Group Holdings and Tencent Holdings will be among new investors pouring a total of around $10 billion into mobile carrier China Unicom.
Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries that have cut ties to Qatar issued a steep list of demands to end a three-week diplomatic spat.
Most China crash predictions are looking at the wrong scenario, said Michael Buchanan, head of strategy at Singapore wealth fund Temasek.
In its latest campaign to rid the country of 'Chinglish,' the government will set guidelines for the language of signs in public areas.
With bond yields globally in the dumps, Singapore's wealth fund GIC is looking at unconventional sources for fixed income returns.
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Regulation will eventually come to the cryptocurrency space, even though they're unlikely to be comprehensive, says Jake Brukhman, CoinFund.
Peter Dragicevich, Nomura, says the Bank of England will raise interest rates in August as a way of removing some of the stimulus it enacted post-Brexit.
Oil production is loss-making when prices drop below $40 a barrel, says Mathew Kaleel of Janus Henderson.
