China's Xi greets 'old friend' Bill Gates in first meeting with a US business magnate in years
Bill Gates met with Xi Jinping on Friday, marking the Chinese leader's first known one-on-one meeting with a Western business figure in years after a new pledge from the Gates Foundation.
2023-06-16 16:26
EU Takes Tougher Stance on Huawei as China Tensions Rise
The European Commission is increasing the pressure on member-nations to stop using Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp.
2023-06-16 15:57
US, Japan, Philippines Agree to Bolster Defense Cooperation
The national security advisers of the US, Japan and the Philippines agreed to bolster defense cooperation at the
2023-06-16 13:55
Singapore Airlines Gets Its First Downgrade in Four Months
Morgan Stanley downgraded Singapore Airlines Ltd. after a peer-beating rally over the past month, saying positives such as
2023-06-16 13:54
Billionaire Perrodo Family’s Oil Riches Are Slowly Pulled Into the Open
It was a rare public appearance by the head of the billionaire Perrodo family’s multinational oil company. Benoit
2023-06-16 13:18
Ueda Holds Stimulus as BOJ Continues to Sidestep Tightening Wave
The Bank of Japan continued to defy global central bank trends by sticking with stimulus as it waits
2023-06-16 12:51
Economists Cut China GDP Forecasts After Disappointing May Data
China’s weaker-than-expected data for May has spurred economists at several key banks to lower their growth forecasts for
2023-06-16 12:50
Shell Challenged on Net Zero After Fossil-Fuel Investment Boost
Legal & General Investment Management, the UK’s largest asset manager, said it wants Shell Plc to explain how
2023-06-16 12:29
Hong Kong interbank rates rise; one-week Hibor climbs to highest in 16 years
By Georgina Lee HONG KONG Hong Kong interbank rates rose across all tenors on Friday, with the overnight
2023-06-16 12:18
Xi to Meet Bill Gates During First China Visit Since 2019
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will meet Bill Gates on Friday, state media reported, as part of the the
2023-06-16 11:57
Hong Kong Court Rules Unigroup Breached ‘Keepwell’ Bond Pact
A Hong Kong court ruled that Tsinghua Unigroup Co. breached a payment support agreement tied to dollar bonds,
2023-06-16 11:47
Shanghai Plant Burns 800 Tons of Coal an Hour to Keep City Cool
On a sprawling riverside industrial complex about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from Shanghai’s gleaming downtown skyscrapers, a massive
2023-06-16 11:47