China’s Anbang Insurance Group has received approval from a U.S. committee for its nearly USD1.6 billion purchase of life insurance company Fidelity & Guaranty Life. This comes on the heels of
The Angola-China Chamber of Commerce is due to be officially set up today (March 17), during a constituent assembly to be held in the Angolan capital, Luanda, the founding committee
Construction of new homes rose in February to the highest level in five months, but applications for new construction were weak for a third month. Housing starts rose 5.2 percent last
The London Stock Exchange and Germany’s Deutsche Boerse say they are merging in an all-stock deal that will leave the German side with a majority in a company worth about
H&M is collaborating with artist and singer M.I.A. on a new music video to support H&M’s latest global initiative, World Recycle Week. According to a statement, H&M aims to collect 1,000
There’s a flavor of “Crisis, what crisis?” about Premier Li Keqiang’s declaration that China can reduce the chronic overcapacity of its steel and coal industries while avoiding “large-scale layoffs.” Li was
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang yesterday promised more market-opening reforms and said Beijing can keep slowing growth on track, seeking to reassure jittery global markets about the outlook for the world’s
The economy dominated the Chinese legislature's annual session, but other challenges cropped up too, including the potential for new instability on the Korean Peninsula, unrest in Hong Kong, the election
North Korea’s highest court sentenced an American tourist to 15 years in prison with hard labor for subversion yesterday, weeks after authorities presented him to media and he tearfully confessed
A U.S. Navy commander warned yesterday that if the United States lost access to international waters claimed by China in the South China Sea, it would have far-reaching implications beyond
New Zealand is renowned for its wondrous scenery, and among the country’s top tourist attractions are two glaciers that are both stunning and unusual because they snake down from the
Donald Trump scored victories yesterday in three states, including the big-prize Florida, but lost Ohio to the state’s governor, John Kasich, as the billionaire continued to move ahead in
Police said 61-year-old Ronnie died at 0907 GMT after being transferred to Wexham Park hospital, Slough, from a hospital in Ascot. The man, once part of the infamous gang “The Firm”,
Fans of H.P. Lovecraft’s writings are trying to use the growing fame of the early 20th century fantasy-horror writer to promote Providence’s weird side. Lovecraft so identified with Rhode Island’s capital
While acknowledging for the first time that votes were bought in past World Cup hosting contests, FIFA is seeking to claim “tens of millions of dollars” in bribe money seized
This weekend’s Formula One season-opening grand prix in Australia should, in theory, be an unpredictable affair. Along with the standard first-race technical glitches with new components, the usual churn of rule
A little more than a decade ago, Hong Kong was the world’s busiest port. Giant vessels competed to get into the city’s berths, waiting to load and unload containers filled
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A Chinese company said yesterday it will resume construction of a USD1.5 billion port city project in Sri Lanka, about a year after it was suspended because of questions about its
The 500-year-old wreckage of Portuguese ship piloted by an uncle of explorer Vasco da Gama has been found off the coast of Oman, archaeologists said yesterday, a discovery that included
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