Global Business

Silicon Valley lab jumpstarts innovative products

Luxury bomb shelter business thrives amid conflict fears

The reality of growing threats in the DPRK, political instability in the U.S. and on-going doomsday theories is stoking fears, and it’s triggering some to prepare for the worst.

Tech experts weigh pros, cons of artificial intelligence

Artificial Intelligence continues to make worrisome headlines with Tesla CEO Elon Musk calling for the need to regulate Artificial Intelligence before it becomes a danger to humanity.

China to become the biggest buyer of U.S. almonds

China has bought over sixty million kilograms of almonds so far this year, and it’s expected to become California’s biggest market by the end of 2017.

US visa changes leave hospitality industry short-staffed for summer

With the tight labor market and changes to special H-2-B visas in the United States, employers in the hospitality industry are having a hard time filling some low-skilled jobs this summer season.

Trump administration delays release of food labels showing added sugar

Like many parents Alec Bourgeois wants to feed his kids healthy food, but most food labels on food in the United States don’t reveal how much sugar has been added to an item.

China’s Ambassador to US talks trade with governors

China’s foreign trade is expanding at its fastest pace since the second half of 2011. China’s trade surplus with the U.S. is at a 20-month high. These issues are bound to come up at the Comprehensive Economic Dialogue in Washington, D.C. next week.

Chinese delegation buys 12.5 million tons of US soybeans

This signing ceremony involving U.S. and Chinese companies comes at a time of occasional trade tensions between the two countries. These visits and deals, said a China delegation member, are a good way to strengthen agricultural ties.

U.S. China beef for chicken deal only half-done

Under the 100-day action plan, Beijing agreed to accept U.S. beef imports in exchange for Washington accepting cooked chicken from China. But while U.S. beef has already arrived in China, Chinese chicken has not made it to the U.S..