Yellen criticizes China's 'punitive' actions against U.S. companies, urges market reforms
By Andrea Shalal and Joe Cash BEIJING U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday called for market reforms
2023-07-07 15:59
AIIB refutes allegations over Chinese Communist Party control
BEIJING The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank said on Friday it had found no evidence to support or validate
2023-07-07 15:55
Robodebt: Illegal Australian welfare hunt drove people to despair
The previous government's "Robodebt" scheme drove people to despair, a landmark inquiry finds.
2023-07-07 15:52
China's Alibaba unveils AI image generator to take on Midjourney and DALL-E
By Josh Ye HONG KONG Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd announced on Friday an artificial intelligence (AI) image generator,
2023-07-07 15:50
World’s Largest Pension Fund Posts Quarterly Gain, Record Assets
Japan’s state pension fund, the world’s largest, posted its strongest quarter in more than two years as gains
2023-07-07 15:47
Italian retirement home fire in Milan leaves six dead and dozens hurt
The fire was contained to one room but many of the residents suffered smoke inhalation.
2023-07-07 15:28
Threads by Instagram – live: Meta’s new Twitter rival app gets 10 million sign-ups in first hours of launch
Meta’s new Twitter rival Threads has racked up over five million signups within the first four hours of its launch, the tech giant’s chief Mark Zuckerberg said. Threads arrives at a particularly difficult time for Elon Musk’s Twitter. The site has faced a range of technical issues in recent days, which it has blamed on AI services scraping its site. “Threads, an Instagram app” is already listed on the App Store. It aims to take on the app with a range of features that are similar to those offered by Twitter, according to its App Store listing. “Threads is where communities come together to discuss everything from the topics you care about today to what’ll be trending tomorrow,” it reads. “Whatever it is you’re interested in, you can follow and connect directly with your favourite creators and others who love the same things — or build a loyal following of your own to share your ideas, opinions and creativity with the world.” It is the latest in a long line of apps to try and take over from the increasingly troubled Twitter in offering text-based updates. Read More Meta responds to Elon Musk’s lawsuit threat as Threads becomes most rapidly downloaded app Mark Zuckerberg trolls Elon Musk by posting Spider-Man meme on Twitter after launching rival Threads People cannot leave Instagram’s Threads app without deleting their whole account, rules warn I tried Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter rival, Threads – I’m not impressed
2023-07-07 15:26
What is the South China Sea dispute?
Overlapping claims in the South China Sea threaten to turn the region into a flashpoint of global concern.
2023-07-07 15:18
Hungarian Inflation Slows for Fifth Month But Remains Above 20%
Hungary’s inflation rate dropped for a fifth month after the fastest price-growth in the European Union led to
2023-07-07 14:59
Alibaba Surges on Report China to Unshackle Ant With Fine
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. shares jumped in Hong Kong trading after Reuters reported that China is likely to
2023-07-07 14:58
Tesla offers new China rebate as price cuts rock EV market
BEIJING (Reuters) -Tesla on Friday offered a new incentive to boost electric vehicle sales in China as it notified some
2023-07-07 14:56
Yellen expresses 'concern' about China's export curbs on strategic raw materials
Beijing's newly unveiled export controls on two strategic raw materials critical to the global chipmaking industry are a "concern," US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told a group of executives in China on the first day of her trip to the country, where she will try to stabilize bilateral relations after a particularly difficult period.
2023-07-07 14:51