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It sounds like Obama doesn't have any friends on the world stage

The New York Times reported on Tuesday that President Barack Obama's relatively aloof approach to diplomacy has left him few — if any — close, personal relationships with world leaders."Personal...

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A developer in China built a complete 57-story skyscraper in just 19 days

A developer in China built an entire 57-story mixed-use building brick by prefabricated brick at a rate of three full stories a day. The entire building took only 19 days to complete, according to...

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The top smartphone trends in major mobile markets around the world

The global smartphone market at large is still growing at a strong, steady pace. But those numbers are being driven by very different trends on a market-by-market basis. Countries with massive...

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Chinese officials just confirmed they're building a second aircraft carrier

Chinese officials have confirmed that the country is currently building a second aircraft carrier, according to a number of Chinese and Taiwanese media sources. The former political commissar of the...

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Snowden: New Zealand spies on its own trade partners including China

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Electronic surveillance by New Zealand's government extends from China, its biggest trading partner, to Antarctica and is shared with the United States and other international...

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Asian stocks fall to a 2-month low

TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks fell to a two-month low on Wednesday as nervous markets recoiled on worries about an earlier U.S. interest rate hike, while such a prospect helped send the dollar to a...

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Chinese economic data was weaker than expected for the start of this year

BEIJING (Reuters) - Growth in China's investment, retail sales and factory output all missed forecasts in January and February, leaving investors with little doubt that the economy is still losing...

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China is about to 'crack a hard nut' and reform its state-owned industrial...

China's government is pursuing a massive reform of its sprawling empire of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) according to the Wall Street Journal.According to the WSJ's sources inside the Chinese...

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A Chinese family claims their son died a 'sudden death' in an iPhone factory...

A Chinese factory worker helping build iPhones has died suddenly after working excessive overtime hours, according to the Daily Mail. The report comes just months after Apple defended business...

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Fake Apple Watches are already on sale in China

Fake Apple Watches have gone on sale in China. Devices that look much like Apple's new luxury product, but cost a lot less, are all over the Chinese online marketplace Taobao, the Financial Times...

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President Xi now wants every powerful Chinese person who goes to Macau to...

Beijing's top man on Macau affairs has issued a "you are being watched" warning to mainland officials who still fancy taking a chance at the city's casino tables.As pressure on Macau to clean up and...

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Chinese official: The Dalai Lama matters less and less — but he must...

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is becoming less influential, both abroad and in Tibet, but his suggestion he will not reincarnate is still a "betrayal" of the religion and the country,...

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There's a suburb in Australia with 27 percent unemployment

There's a growing concern among analysts and economists that resource-rich Australia could tumble into recession this year, and it's really starting to show in some parts of the country.Specifically,...

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Australia posts a solid jobs number for February: 15,600 jobs added

The Australian economy added 15,600 jobs in February with the unemployment rate ticking down to 6.3%, seasonally adjusted.A Bloomberg survey of 27 economists had the market expecting 15,000 jobs...

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Asian shares jump after South Korea's central bank cuts rates

TOKYO (Reuters) - A surprise interest rate cut by South Korea's central bank on Thursday helped lift an index of Asian stocks away from the previous session's seven-week lows, while the prospect of...

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Chinese factory workers making Nike, Timberland, and Kenneth Cole are trying...

A strike at a Chinese factory that makes shoes for Nike, Timberland, Kenneth Cole and other popular brands grew on Tuesday to about 5,000 workers who are demanding their employer pay its...

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4 forces are driving Chinese stocks higher

This is the Year of the Goat in China. This could be the year of the bull for stock investors given the big 32.8% gain in the Shanghai A-Share Index (in yuan) since November 14 of last year. However,...

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China just subtly told Wall Street to mind its own business

The word has finally come down from inside the ever-so-restrained People's Bank of China: One member of the bank's monetary policy team told Reuters that no major intervention would be taken to pump...

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Lumber Liquidators will test your laminate flooring for free (LL)

Lumber Liquidators–the largest hardwood retailer in the US–is offering free testing of its flooring to customers following a "60 Minutes" report that raised doubt about the company's laminate...

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The US wants China to release 5 detained women's rights activists

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States called on China on Thursday to immediately release five women's rights activists, who were detained for apparently planning to demonstrate against sexual...

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