CHINA

From a Mandarin version of “The Lion King” to the use of Chinese choreography, Disney says its new Shanghai park respects Chinese culture.

Not only are investors bidding up the price of the Swiss government’s ultra-secure long bonds, but gold prices are soaring.

ISIS “is probably exploring a variety of means for infiltrating operatives into the West, including refugee flows, smuggling routes, and legitimate methods of travel,” he said.

The country’s biggest ride-hailing company now has about $10.5 billion in disposable funds compared to rival Uber’s $11 billion.

Authorities in Geneva made the arrest following a complaint by law firm Mossack Fonseca, which is at the center of a massive data leak.

Chinese leaders hailed the park as a symbol of China’s openness, but Obama said Beijing needed to become more attractive to investors.

Movies such as “Spotlight” and “The Big Short,” which would not get past China’s censors, play in Shanghai.

But the World Health Organization’s research arm also said drinking “very hot” beverages could raise the cancer risk, and classified them as “probably carcinogenic.”

Beijing will stop the export of technology and materials with potential military use to North Korea, in compliance with U.N. sanctions.

The eight-day drills in the western Pacific Ocean began Friday and are being seen as a counter to growing Chinese military strength in the region.

The statement from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was issued following a China-ASEAN meeting in the southern Chinese city of Yuxi.

CEO Bob Iger said Disney’s first park in mainland China will be “authentically Disney, distinctively Chinese” — and the company is already planning to expand it.

Concerns that Britain may vote to leave the European Union in a referendum next week continued to rattle global financial markets and policymakers.

The planned White House meeting is certain to anger China, which considers the exiled Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader a dangerous separatist.

NBA standout Stephen Curry and sports apparel maker Under Armour have been facing scathing criticism over their latest sneaker collaboration.

The Tibetan spiritual leader is currently in the U.S. for a series of lectures and public talks, while the new Taiwan president is scheduled for stopover during her impending trip to Panama.

Deputy U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations David Pressman urged the 193 member countries to not only condemn the Orlando shooting but also protect their LGBT communities.

China’s economy grew at its slowest pace in a quarter of a century last year, weighed down by weak demand at home and abroad.

Respondents in nine of 10 European countries surveyed said they saw the militant group as the greatest danger, ahead of climate change and economic instability.

The agreement, signed Sunday, aims to increase collaboration between NASA and the UAE Space Agency on, among other things, exploration of Mars.

The price of a bitcoin surged over the weekend towards the $700 mark, a price last seen over two years ago.