Author: Elaine Kurtenbach
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Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street’s rebound
Shares are higher in Asia after Wall Street stocks recovered much of their sharp losses from a day before
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Chinese technology company lashes back at US claims it has ties to military
A Nasdaq-listed Chinese technology company that makes parts for self-driving vehicles has threatened to sue the U.S. government after it was included in a list of companies the Pentagon says have links to the Chinese military
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China names a new stock regulator and reports new developer financing in a bid to soothe markets
Shares have risen in China after Beijing ousted its top stock market regulator and announced more funding for hard-strapped property developers
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Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher as S&P 500 nears the 5,000 level for the 1st time
Share are mostly higher in Asia after the S&P 500 neared the 5,000 level for the first time
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China, US hold economic talks as trade issues heat up on the campaign trail
Chinese and U.S. officials have met in Beijing for talks on tough issues dividing the two largest economies as trade and tariffs increasingly draw attention in the runup to the U.S. presidential election
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Hong Kong police begin to clear streets of protesters
HONG KONG • Hong Kong citizens marched for hours Sunday in a massive protest that drew a late-in-the-day apology from the city’s top leader for her handling of legislation that has stoked fears of expanding control from Beijing in this former British colony. Nearly 2 million of the city’s 7 million people turned out, according…
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Shanghai’s new store is a shrine to Barbie
SHANGHAI • What better way for a fashion icon to mark her 50th birthday but with a bash in China’s city of chic – Shanghai? A half-century after Barbie’s first appearance in a demure black-and-white striped swimsuit, a six-story, pink and sparkling Barbie Shanghai flagship store opens today to a Chinese public that less than…
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China could be losing its edge
An Ikea warehouse in Beijing. With Chinese inflation reaching an 11-year high in January, analysts say longer-term pressures on prices for manufactured goods will persist. Photo by (AP)
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