London shares ended slightly lower on Monday, with mining stocks weighing on the benchmark FTSE index after fresh data provided further evidence of a cooling Chinese economy. The FTSE closed 36.78 points — or 0.56 percent — down at 6,520.39 points…
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Chinese manufacturing activity contracted in March to its weakest rate in eight months, data showed Monday, the latest indication of slowing growth in the world’s number two economy. The data is the latest in a string of weak indicators out of Beijing…
Visiting US first lady Michelle Obama toured China’s Great Wall on Sunday, after her arrival at the US embassy in Beijing earlier in the day sparked a minor security alert. She and her daughters strolled along a popular section of the wall and rode…
China has new satellite images of one or more floating objects that could be related to missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, Malaysian Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said Saturday. “The news that I just received is that the Chinese ambassador…
The Chinese and European wine industries have agreed a deal that will see Beijing end an anti-dumping inquiry into imports from the European Union, China’s commerce ministry said Friday. The announcement comes a day before Chinese President Xi Jinping…
Last week, Shao Yang, the Chief Marketing Officer of Chinese handset maker Huawei, said in an interview that the company would be pursuing dual-boot Android-Windows phones, set for release in the United States in the second quarter. As it turns out,…
The Nigerian navy said on Tuesday that it had arrested 22 Chinese nationals for fishing in its territorial waters without permits and travel passports. Four foreign vessels and their crew were held in the operation, Commodore Godwin Ochai told reporters…
Just a week after news that Microsoft had made arrangements to bring dual-boot Windows and Android handsets to customers in India, Chinese smartphone maker Huawei has informally announced its intention to do the same for customers here in the United…
Planes searching an area where Chinese satellites spotted possible debris from a missing Malaysian passenger jet have found no sign of wreckage, officials said Thursday, dimming hopes of a breakthrough in the mystery. China said late Wednesday its satellites…
The Nokia X (code-named Normandy) is finally coming, and there are some more leaked images that seem to prove it. A post on BGR today offers up images first found on Chinese tech forum Coolxap, and they give us a close-up glimpse of the phone’s Windows…
It seems that the next Nexus tablet from Google won’t be made by current partner Asus if a new report out of Asia is accurate. A post on Focus Taiwan cites Chinese newspaper the Commercial Times, which says that HTC has been awarded the contract to…
Gung Hei Fat Choy! Today marks the Chinese New Year, which holds deep-rooted, beautiful traditions that are still practiced today by many Chinese families. As a multicultural country, many of us here in the States (and the West as a whole) celebrate…
Shares in PSA Peugeot Citroen plunged on Monday after it pushed forward with plans for China’s Dongfeng and the French state to invest 3 billion euros into the troubled French auto group. The shares in the automaker slumped 11.11 percent to 10.21 euros…
The latest word out of Chinese tech analyst Sun Chyang Xu (originally reported by Chinese site Tencent) is that Apple is planning on releasing two different sizes of iPhone 6 later this year—both of which are bigger than the current crop of iPhones…
Rare video footage of Liu Xia, the wife of imprisoned Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, reading two self-written poems under house arrest was posted online Wednesday. Chinese authorities have not charged Liu Xia with any crime but have restricted her…
Enlarge Many Chinese firms choose to list shares in the West, instead of limiting themselves to domestic markets (pictured). New York-based research firm Muddy Waters has brought down a handful of them with fraud accusations, making a profit along the…
Japanese carmaker Nissan on Monday unveiled its version of London’s iconic black taxi, a market dominated by Chinese firm Geely. The petrol-engine taxi will be launched in December, Nissan said in a statement. The company enters the market as the original…
US icebreaker Polar Star was Sunday set to sail for the Antarctic to assist a Russian vessel trapped in heavy ice and a Chinese ship which went to its aid, officials said. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority said the US Coast Guard had accepted…
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Say what you will about oddball millionaire Chen Guangbiao — the man has a knack for publicity stunts. Within China, he has made a name for himself as a sort of homegrown Donald Trump. Though not China’s richest man (he has…
A Chinese icebreaker has failed to break through thick ice to free a ship carrying scientists and tourists stranded off Antarctica, forcing Australian authorities to look at other rescue options Saturday. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA…