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Beijing has so far avoided direct intervention, a strategy based on trying to limit damage to its international image

Cheap smartphone seller Xiaomi is gambling big by moving into expensive 5G phones.

Wall Street will likely set net record highs this week despite the political discord gripping Washington and the confusing signals from the trade war front.

Hong Kong police fired water cannon and tear gas Sunday as crowds held an illegal march, with hardcore protesters throwing petrol bombs and trashing businesses to cap a week of anger after recent attacks on pro-democracy demonstrators.Authorities had forbidden the rally in Tsim Sha Tsui, a densely-packed shopping district filled with luxury boutiques and hotels, citing public safety and previous violence from hardcore protesters.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he supported freedom of expression in American basketball

Protests are being organised via the 'Democratic Tsunami' website, which in one of its messages used the Hong Kong slogan #BeWater

Handshake: South Sudan President Salva Kiir, right, with ex-vice president and former rebel leader Riek Machar, in Juba on Saturday

China's 'World Internet Conference' has been held yearly in the picturesque ancient canal town of Wuzhen since 2014

Parked: A car used for transporting goods from Benin to Nigeria, pictured in Badagry, near Lagos, after the border closure

New details about the upcoming variants of Samsung Galaxy S11 were recently leaked.

Trade and the impact on global growth overshadowed the discussions of global finance officials gathered for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings

A man handing out leaflets for a Hong Kong pro-democracy protest was attacked by a knife-wielding assailant who slashed his neck and abdomen on Saturday, days after a leading activist was left bloodied in another street attack.The injured 19-year-old, wearing black clothes and a black face mask, was knifed near one of the large "Lennon Walls" that have sprung up around the city during months of demonstrations, police said.

Christine Lagarde, incoming head of the European Central Bank (ECB), called for world leaders to act like grownups and resolve their disputes

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He (C) said an 'important foundation' has been laid for a partial trade agreement with the US

20-year-old Chan Tong-kai has decided that he wants to return to Taiwan in the hope that it may bring some calm to the beleaguered city.

The Houston Rockets are confident about their edge to win an NBA championship this season.

LeBron James and JaVale McGee could make the Los Angeles Lakers the laughingstock of the NBA on and off the court this season.

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin attends a meeting of the finance ministers and central bank governors of the G7 nations during the IMF and World Bank Fall Meetings on October 17, 2019 in Washington

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva welcomed a deal to boost emergency lending resources

European goods covered by a $7.5 billion tariffs that the US announced in retaliation against the EU over Airbus subsidies.

A shopkeeper in Hong Kong watches masked students and protesters gather to form a human chain involving thousands, in opposition to a colonial-era emergency law that bans face masks at demonstrations