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China has launched an ambitious effort to challenge the US dominance in blockchain technology, which it could use for everything from issuing digital money, to streamlining a raft of government services and tracking Communist Party loyalty.The technology received a crucial endorsement from President Xi Jinping last week, a signal that the government sees blockchain as an integral part of the country's plan to become a high-tech superpower.

The absence of end-to-end encryption among telecom companies was exploited by APT41 group.

The Cupertino-based tech giant is once again asking the Trump administration for the Apple Tariff relief.

US regulators have proposed rules to block telecom carriers from buying from Chinese tech companies Huawei and ZTE

Using a pair of scissors, a blow pipe and small metal tools, Hong Kong shopkeeper Louis To whittles a chunk of molten sugar into a dragon, a talent he began honing during China's Cultural Revolution.To's shop on Cheung Chau, a small island in the waters west of Hong Kong's famous Victoria Harbour, has become a must-see for visiting tourists.There they can watch a man locals dub "The Candyman" sculpt sugar into a host of animals and fantastical creatures.

US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (L) and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He line up for a group photo at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing in February 2019

The Trophy protective weapon system is the most technologically advanced available of its type and already combat-tested by the Israeli army.

Chart showing US Federal Reserve interest rates, inflation and unemployment rates since 2005.

US authorities are reportedly investigating national security concerns around TikTok, a popular short-form video-sharing app

A stronger jobs reading than expected gave stocks a boost

The Apple Watch has shaken up the market for wearable tech and pressured Fitbit, which had been the leader in the segment

It's the first time the WTO has cleared China to impose tariffs in a trade dispute

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is expected on November 3, 2019 to formally launch a long-anticipated stock offering of Saudi Aramco, a person close to the matter said on November 1, 2019

With winter approaching, Xu Yan brought some warm clothes and money for her husband to a detention centre in eastern China, though she's not even sure the arrested human rights lawyer is still being held there.Xu, 37, has travelled some 20 times from Beijing to Xuzhou in Jiangsu province in a vain struggle to get any information about Yu Wensheng after he was taken into custody last year.Her plight highlights the frustrations, fears and obstacles faced by the families of lawyers and activists who fall foul of the communist authorities and vanish into China's selectively opaque legal system.

Economic adviser Larry Kudlow says nothing formal is in place but President Trump would like to trot out a tax cut proposal during the 2020 presidential campaign despite a budget deficit approaching $1 trillion.

National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow speaks to reporters at the White House on November 1, 2019

The WTO rejected the U.S. method of determining whether Chinese goods are being illegally dumped on U.S. markets.

GM workers react on October 25, 2019 after learning that UAW workers had voted to ratify a bargain with the automaker

FitBit co-founder and CEO James Park, seen at a presentation at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show, said Google is an ideal partner to advance the mission of the wearable tech maker

The Department of Labor said U.S. employers added 128,000 jobs last month.

Hong Kong's protesters are demanding the right to elect their leaders