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Beijing official says relations are stalling
BEIJING - Another high-level meeting between US and Chinese officials - this time in the Chinese city of Tianjin, just outside Beijing - ended on Monday with criticism from both sides.Before the talks ended, China's State Department said in…
Extra money chases Indian tech start-ups as traders shun Chinese language names
Zomato food delivery partners is seen on a road in Kolkata , India.Debarchan Chatterjee | NurPhoto | Getty ImagesAt a time when investors are selling Chinese technology stocks, more money is chasing Indian start-ups.Shares of food delivery…
The U.S. is deciding how to answer China’s digital yuan
China is beating the U.S. when it comes to innovation in online money, posing challenges to the U.S. dollar's status as the de facto monetary reserve. Nearly 80 countries — including China and the U.S. — are in the process of developing a…
eight Photograph Tales That Will Problem Your View Of The World
This week was another sobering look at the effects of climate change around the world. We watched as China flooded and the monstrous wildfires continued in the Pacific Northwest. The photographer Marina Vitaglione used an old…
The antitrust authorities instruct Tencent Music to surrender the rights to music labels
A Tencent sign at the World Internet Conference (WIC) in Wuzhen, China, October 20, 2019.Aly song | ReutersThe Chinese antitrust authorities have ordered Tencent to give up its exclusive music licensing rights and fined the company for…
Pictures present catastrophic, deadly floods in China
While parts of the world are experiencing devastating drought and heat waves due to the climate crisis, the Chinese province of Henan, which has over 100 million inhabitants, is experiencing torrential rain and flooding. And…
Dow rises 200 factors, S&P 500 climbs to report as shares head for earnings week
Traders and finance professionals work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.Drew Angerer | Getty ImagesUS stocks rose on Friday, with the S&P 500 hitting a new high as all major averages cleared worries about economic growth…
Olympics Opening Ceremony Director Fired For Holocaust “Joke”
The director of the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Summer Olympics has been fired after footage from a 1998 comedy sketch showed him making an antisemitic Holocaust joke.Kentaro Kobayashi was relieved of his duties just one day…
Mercedes needs to drive purely electrically by the tip of the last decade
Sina Schuldt | Image Alliance | Getty ImagesDaimler said on Thursday that its Mercedes-Benz brand was "ready to go fully electric by the end of the decade if market conditions allow".It's the latest sign of how major automotive companies…
How TikTok star Brooke Monk gained 16 million followers in 2 years
Brooke Monk published her first TikTok post in September 2019 and has since gained 16.1 million followers and 1.2 billion likes for her videos.In just under two years, Brooke Monk has over 16 million followers on the TikTok social media…