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China Third Plenum 2024
People walk around the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on May 15, 2024.Hector Retamal | AFP | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China's leaders doubled down on boosting domestic technology in a high-level meeting called the Third Plenum that ended…
Chinese are making their own cooking oil after scandal sparks concerns
A shopper passing by shelves of cooking oil in a supermarket in Hangzhou city in China's Zhejiang province.Feature China | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesA controversy over cooking oil in China has prompted locals to take matters into…
Britain explores first formal rules for AI: what next?
An Internet user checks ChatGPT on his mobile phone, Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, April 26, 2023.Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesLONDON — Britain is set to introduce its first-ever law for artificial intelligence…
Facing trade tensions, China says it will focus on its own economy
Real estate building under construction in Qingjiangpu District, Huai 'an City, Jiangsu province, China, on July 15, 2024.Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Top Chinese officials on Friday emphasized the country would…
VP Kamala Harris and Democratic donors discuss ‘urgent, emerging needs’ in
Vice President Kamala Harris joined a call with major Democratic donors Friday afternoon to discuss what the hosts called "urgent, emerging needs." The call came as more Democratic lawmakers publicly call on President Joe Biden to drop…
Asia markets live: Japan CPI, tech sell-off
This photo taken on October 23, 2022 shows people looking at fruit and vegetables outside a supermarket along a covered shopping street in Tokyo.Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets fell on Friday, tracking Wall…
Xiaomi launches first flip phone at just over $800, with a $70 portable
Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi on Friday launched its first flip phone alongside an upgraded version of its foldable.Evelyn ChengBEIJING — Xiaomi on Friday launched its first flip phone with the ability to print pictures instantly…
SunPower stock collapses below $1 as company halts leases, installations
Workers install solar panels during a SunPower installation on a home in Napa, California, US, on Monday, July 17, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSunPower stock collapsed 70% this week after the company informed…
Stock exchanges operating normally, issue with FTSE Russell indexes
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on July 3, 2024.Brendan Mcdermid | ReutersA massive IT outage that is causing unprecedented global disruptions isn't holding up business as usual in most parts of the financial…
More Democrats urge Biden to drop out of race against Trump
Sen. Chris Coons, the Delaware Democrat who is co-chair of President Joe Biden's reelection campaign, said Friday that Biden "is weighing what he should weigh, which is, who is the best candidate to win in November and to carry forward…