Yi Gang, President of the People's Bank of China, has said China's own digital currency would be associated with electronic payment systems, such as the popular WeChat and AliPay phone apps
The Cupertino-based tech giant is currently under fire after reports surfaced that it is sending more than 1 billion data from iPad and iPhone users to Chinese conglomerate Tencent.
A subway poster in Mexico City talks about food labeling as the Mexican Congress discusses changes in the labeling of "junk food"
A suspected meteorite appeared over northeast China last week and illuminated the sky. Local authorities and experts in the area are still trying to confirm if the massive fireball was caused by a meteorite.
TikTok is taking a shortcut to high growth by hiring emploeyes of its competitors.
The United States slapped sanctions on Turkey Monday as it demanded an end to the deadly incursion against Syrian Kurdish fighters, accusing its NATO partner of putting civilians at risk and allowing the release of Islamic State extremists.The actions came hours after Syrian regime troops returned for the first time in years to northeastern parts of the country, invited by Kurdish fighters desperate for protection as the United States pulls out.
Farms such as this one in Des Moines, Iowa, have been hard-hit by the trade war with China
China says there is no phase one deal and demands new talks to iron out this part of the proposed deal.
Hotfoot from success in Shanghai Daniil Medvedev arrives back in Moscow
The pound gave up much of last week's gain as optimism about reaching a deal this week has faded
Turkish soldiers and Turkey-backed Syrian fighters gather on the northern outskirts of the Syrian city of Manbij
US President Donald Trump has authorized sanctions and imposed steel tariffs against Turkey
China denied the allegations of having apps that give Beijing superuser privileges to invade their users' privacy.
Japan dedicated its Rugby World Cup win against Scotland to victims of Typhoon Hagibis
Faraday Future founder and CEO, Yeuting Jia, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Hong Kong is sliding towards becoming a police state, US senator Josh Hawley warned Monday, as tens of thousands filled the strife-torn city's streets waving American flags and calling on Washington to punish China over sliding freedoms.The international finance hub was battered by another weekend of unrest as hardcore pro-democracy protesters and police fought running battles with officers warning the violence had now reached "life-threatening levels". rotests pushing for greater democratic freedoms and police accountability have raged for the last 19 weeks and there is little end in sight as Beijing and local leaders refuse concessions.
U.S. President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to sign the phase 1 deal at next month's APEC summit in Chile.
"We also must strengthen our laws to ensure that no future president can ever again use the office for personal gain," the proposal says.
Beijing's current levels of PM2.5 -- tiny particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs -- are still four times higher than those recommended by the World Health Organization
Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors is awed by the vaunted firepower up front for the purple and gold this NBA season.
German car exports to Britain fell sharply
Hong Kong's more hardline pro-democracy protesters have embraced increased violence towards private property, businesses and even people, triggering some soul-searching within the movement. But few moderates are willing to abandon their more radical comrades.Even by the standards of Hong Kong's summer of rage, the last fortnight has been brutal.After months of focusing their anger towards police, local government and symbols of Beijing's rule, hardcore protesters went on an unprecedented city-wide vandalism spree after the city's leader invoked emergency powers to ban face masks.