CHINA

Members of the public queued to lay flowers outside Chirac's home in Paris

Conscious of China's ambitions with its Belt and Road programme, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker inked their accord on coordinating major projects connecting Europe and Asia

Chief commercial officer for Airbus, Christian Scherer, insisted that "a company like ours has the technology to identify, repel and protect ourselves against any such attacks"

Many big banks are striking partnership deals or buying a stake in fintech start-ups. The Sibos financial services conference held in London recently revealed these trends and the reasons behind such partnerships.

Airbus has long been considered a tempting target because of the cutting-edge technologies that have made it one of the world's biggest commercial plane manufacturers

A video containing a two-second clip of what looks like a new type of supersonic cruise missile was released by China’s military just days before the Oct. 1 National Day celebration of the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China. The clip may have been unintentional as it was quickly withdrawn and replaced by another video with the mysterious two-seconds omitted.

The ATP has put Aussie tennis star Nick Kyrgios on a six-month probation.

Suning has bought Carrefour's China business as it seeks to move into online food sales and expand its physical presence

President Donald J. Trump, who is known for his tweets was the subject of one himself on Wednesday when Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said in a tweet that Trump had told him that he “loves” Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, whom he called “Frank Sinatra.”

Los Angeles Lakers will travel to China in October and play two games against Brooklyn Nets in Shanghai and Shenzhen.

Pitched battles with police have become commonplace during the summer of rage

A growing number of revolutionary themed restaurants are springing up in China

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and US President Donald Trump meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly

Income inequality in the United States has zoomed to its highest level in 50 years ago, per new data by Census Bureau.

Trade talks to end Trump's trade war against China resume Oct. 10 even as Trump struggles against a snowballing impeachment investigation.

President Donald Trump's upbeat comments on trade deals with China and Japan boosted markets

A television screen at the Trump Bar inside Trump Tower in New York shows Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as she announced an impeachment inquiry into the president on September 24, 2019

Hong Kong's embattled leader endured a barrage of criticism at a town hall meeting Thursday night that laid bare anger coursing through the city after months of huge, sometimes violent pro-democracy protests.Chief Executive Carrie Lam faced more than two hours of grilling at a public "dialogue session", the first time her pro-Beijing administration has sat down with its critics in 16 consecutive weeks of unrest.

US companies spent even less on factories in the April - June period than previously thought

Facebook, whose "war room" on misinformation is seen in a 2018 picture, remains the platform of choice for social media manipulation campaigns, according to global study by Oxford University researchers

Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said some European countries have 'clear hostility' towards Iran