A strong relationship at times strained. The United States and Brazil have been trying to mend ties, ever since it was revealed that the U-S was spying on President Dilma Rousseff. A new chapter has started as Rousseff met President Barack Obama here in Washington. […]
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Cuba and the U.S. formally agreed to restore diplomatic relations for the first time in more than half a century. The U.S. already has a sizable presence in Cuba, 60 diplomats and other staff, along with 300 Cuban support staff members working out of what’s […]
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Tunisia’s government says the attack could cost the country more than half a billion dollars in tourism revenue. That’s around a quarter of the money it makes each year from foreign visitors. Thousands of tourists have fled.
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The Chinese mainland will launch a mutual fund recognition with Hong Kong on July 1, a move that facilitates cross border investment and opens up capital markets.
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The traditional financial industry is gradually losing its charm for accounting graduates. According to a survey released by CPA Australia last week, 50 percent of accountants in China believe there is a talent shortage in the accounting industry.
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Cuba has one of the lowest levels of internet penetration in the world and for those who can get access, connections are slow and expensive.
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Greece has become the first advanced economy to miss a payment with the International Monetary Fund in the IMF’s 71-year history. Here’s an abridged roadmap to help you navigate these turbulent waters without an advanced education in economics.
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Americans may not head to the polls until November 2016 but presidential campaigning is already underway in a race with some familiar names.
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In the city of Nanjing, raging floodwaters breached a dike, threatening the safety of towns downstream. 1,500 soldiers rushed to the scene at midnight, building floating bridges on the river to repair the dike.
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China used pipelines with the largest caliber and bearing pressure in the country for the Chinese section of the China-Russia East Route Natural Gas Pipeline, which began construction on Monday.
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Brazil pledged Tuesday to restore millions of acres of forests and expand renewable energy use, as the United States and Brazil worked to build momentum toward a budding global climate treaty.
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Spain’s economy is growing – ever so slightly, rebounding from years of recession, but unemployment remains high at more than 20 percent. This week, the King and Queen of Spain are in Mexico, hoping to shore-up investment opportunities.
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Iran has complied with a key condition of ongoing nuclear talks by significantly reducing its stockpile of enriched uranium that could be used for atomic weapons, diplomats said Tuesday. Its failure to do so would have severely undermined the U.S. and other powers trying to clinch […]
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Greece and its European creditors are to discuss a last-minute proposal by Athens for a new two-year rescue deal, submitted just hours before the country’s international bailout expires and it loses access to billions of euros of European funds.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has hailed the signing of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) agreement as a historic step forward in building the China-initiated multilateral institution.
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An Indonesian air force transport plane carrying military personnel and their families plowed into a residential neighborhood in the country’s third-largest city of Medan shortly after takeoff on Tuesday, killing more than 70.
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The Taliban launched a suicide car bomb attack on a NATO military convoy in Afghanistan’s capital on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding 26 others, including two U.S. soldiers, officials said.
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Cancer has been the leading cause of death for Beijing residents over the past eight years, said the Beijing Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning on Monday.
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Nearly two years after the revelations that the U.S. spied on Brazil, the two countries are still trying to put the past behind them. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will visit Washington this month with the goal to boost trade between the hemisphere’s two largest economies.
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The signing of the Articles of Agreement lays the foundation for the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
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Brazil will make its first appearance in the sport of Badminton at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. It’s one of the few sports that already has its own mascot: a Chinese-Brazilian character, whose name was chosen by public vote to help build interest in a […]
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China’s Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Brussels Sunday for the 17th China-E.U. leaders meeting. Li is co-chairing discussions with the E.U.’s top leaders-Donald Tusk, the President of the European Council and Jean-Claude Juncker, the President of the European Commission. The two sides are expected to […]
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A report from the bank HSBC has found that China is now the third most popular destination for expats.
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The Greek government says it will default on 1.7 billion dollars in payments to the International Monetary Fund, which is likely to further undermine international confidence in the country. The Greek Prime Minister addressed the turn of events Monday, saying it’s up to the people to decide […]
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China’s Public Security Ministry has gathered major internet companies to address the problem of rampant drugs trade available over the cyber space. These companies have pledged to do their part.
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Legend Holdings is the biggest shareholder in the PC maker Lenovo Group and it made its debut Monday on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The listing puts the spotlight squarely on Legend founder Liu Chuanzhi, the mainland entrepreneur now seen as the torch bearer for […]
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Top European security officials paid a somber homage on Tunisian sands Monday to 38 people killed at a beach resort, as Tunisian authorities announced the arrest of seven alleged accomplices of the gunman.
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China and Belgium have signed an array of cooperation deals worth more than 18 billion euro (about $20 billion), Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said at a joint press conference after talking with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michele.
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The Hefei-Fuzhou high-speed railway connecting the east China cities of Hefei and Fuzhou began operations on Sunday, shortening travel times between the two cities from eight hours to four.
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EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker urged Greeks on Monday to back a cash-for-reform package rejected by their government, saying a ‘no’ vote in Sunday’s referendum would mean Greece was turning its back on the European Union.
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In what was a major step for the China-sponsored Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), key documents were signed in Beijing on Monday.
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At least 99 people have been killed and 20 missing since the start of China’s rainy season, with heavy flooding in central and east China forcing tens of thousands to evacuate.
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One of the 498 people injured in a water park blaze on Saturday night in New Taipei City, Taiwan died in hospital on Monday.
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The Supreme Court has upheld the use of a controversial drug that has been implicated in several botched executions.
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In China, the number of self-owned businesses is expanding. The government is trying to create a better environment for start-ups and public innovation. Women are definitely taking advantage of the opportunity.
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In a recreational water park in Taiwan, a cloud of colorful theatrical powder blew over a crowd and ignited into a fireball. The number of injured rose to 498 a day after the chaos at a music party at a water park, according to local health department.
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On the eve of elections in Burundi, the National Assembly President fled to Belgium, as political unrest gets more deadly . He denounced what he called the “illegal and unconstituitional” bid by Burundi’s President for a third term. The opposition says it will boycott Monday’s local and […]
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This year’s NHL draft got underway in the Miami suburbs Friday with the Edmonton Oilers making 18-year-old Canadian Connor McDavid the as-expected top overall pick.
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A senior U.S. official has acknowledged that the Iran nuclear talks will fail to hit Tuesday’s deadline. The admission that the deadline was already slipping has cast a shadow over prospects for the talks. After 18 months of difficult negotiations, it was hoped this round would be […]
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In eastern Pakistan, there are reports of dozens more heat stroke deaths in Karachi.
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An unmanned Space Exploration Technologies rocket exploded about two minutes after liftoff from Florida on Sunday, destroying a cargo ship bound for the International Space Station in the latest in a string of mishaps in supplying the orbiting outpost.
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Suicide bombings, hostages, targeted killings, terrorists – This is all part of a hit new Israeli television series that’s popular with Israelis and Palestinians. Fauda – or “Chaos” in Arabic, takes a look at the decades’ long conflict from both sides, resonating even with viewers […]
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The top suspect in the beheading of a businessman that French authorities are calling a terrorist attack took a “selfie” photo with the slain victim and sent the image via WhatsApp to a Canadian mobile phone number, officials said on Saturday.
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Tom Wolfe is hailed as the author of the 1960s hippie gospel, “The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test” but what’s behind the man in the white suit?
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If authors can paint a picture with words, Vijay Seshadri illuminates intangible emotions through his poetry.
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Freda Lee-McCann takes the idea of “the written word as art” quite literally.
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China held a financial forum in Shanghai. Parallel sessions of the forum focused on the liberalization of the financial sector.
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Eurozone finance ministers have rejected Greece’s request to extend negotiations on emergency funding beyond Tuesday’s deadline. Now, the finance ministers are focused on minimizing potential contagion, from a possible Greek exit from the Eurozone.
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The death toll from the deadly heat wave in Pakistan’s south-eastern city of Karachi continues to rise despite temperatures becoming cooler. Many at the hospitals still remain in critical condition, as authorities struggle to provide relief to the grieving residents.
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China’s central bank cut both the requirement reserve ratio (RRR), the amount of reserves banks required to hold, and benchmark interest rates on Saturday.
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