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Journalists work at the opening meeting of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2018.

How one reporter's question in Beijing led to demands for a US investigation

By: Martin Soong

11:22 PM ET Tue, 20 March 2018

A video sparked an online petition in the United States to investigate a California news outlet's links to Beijing. » Read More

Elon Musk: More rockstar than CEO

By: Uptin Saiidi

1:26 AM ET Tue, 3 Oct 2017

CNBC recently attended Elon Musk's SpaceX and Tesla announcements in Australia. Here's what the reporter observed. » Read More

Takeshi Uchiyamada, chairman of Toyota, poses for a photograph at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 18, 2017.

Toyota chairman looks to embrace change without losing the love for driving

By: Akiko Fujita

3:14 AM ET Tue, 12 Sept 2017

The Toyota ties run deep for Takeshi Uchiyamada — and his love for cars goes back even further. » Read More

Silicon Valley is changing lives on far away islands

By: Uptin Saiidi

2:59 AM ET Mon, 24 July 2017

On the island of Bali, companies like Uber and Facebook are changing careers and lives. » Read More

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Copycat no more: China's shedding its image with innovation after innovation
9:07 PM ET Tue, 18 July 2017
China's rise in tech has been spurred by large firms such as Tencent and Alibaba that paved the way for other local firms to follow.
Is this the app to crack the export market?
2:46 AM ET Fri, 23 June 2017
The challenge: deliver an online platform to help small retailers build a digital presence and ultimately access markets beyond their borders.
This Indian cellphone factory shows how homegrown tech is aiming to compete
3:09 AM ET Tue, 4 July 2017
A look inside an Intex factory shows how India's homegrown tech companies are looking to compete.
This Chinese car brand sounds like Trump, and it's eyeing the US market
3:45 AM ET Wed, 31 May 2017
Guangzhou Automobile Group plans to sell Trumpchi-brand cars in the U.S.
China flaunts its globalist ambitions, but cooperation isn't easy
2:18 AM ET Fri, 19 May 2017
President Xi Jinping's message at the Belt and Road Forum was that his infrastructure building program would bring people together.
Countries like Cambodia could see 'brain re-flow'
9:59 PM ET Wed, 10 May 2017
Young Cambodians are rolling the dice and returning home, but policymakers have a part to play in securing the future brain trust.
Chinese billionaires amass in the country's heartland
10:00 PM ET Wed, 10 May 2017
Some of China's most powerful billionaires attended an annual meeting from the China Entrepreneur Club.

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Putin replaces Russia's defense minister with an economist in surprise move

Russian President Vladimir Putin has placed a civilian economist as his new defence minister in an attempt to gird Russia for economic war.
With EVs, the 'Detroit of Asia' wants to be China hedge for automakers

There's reason to believe a manufacturing shift to Thailand could be coming for the EV automaker economy. The U.S.-China politics don't hurt.
Biden and Netanyahu's relationship hits new low after U.S. pauses weapons shipment

The Pentagon confirmed that the administration paused the delivery to Israel of a shipment of 1,800 2,000-pound bombs and 1,700 500-pound bombs.