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Alibaba founder Jack Ma once again topped the list

China's Super Rich Got $1.5 Trillion Richer During Pandemic: Report

China's super rich got $1.5 trillion richer during pandemic: report

Infographic: Chinese Economy Rebounds, Still Trails Pre-Pandemic Growth

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While the latest rebound puts China back on the growth track for the entirety of 2020, the first three quarters of the year were the slowest in terms of growth since 1992 for the notoriously booming economy.

Daryl Morey Net Worth: Resigned Rockets GM Leaves $8M Annual Salary

NBA Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey, whose tweet supporting Hong Kong freedom in 2019 led to a costly China split with the NBA, is stepping down after masterminding the Rockets basketball operations since 2007, according to multiple reports Th

Daryl Morey stepped down as general manager of the Houston Rockets. He signed a five-year extension last year that would have paid him about $8 million annually.

Bitcoin Turns 10

OKEx Withdrawals Still Suspended, OKB Price Plunges: What Happened?

OKEx suspended withdrawals indefinitely after its founder was taken into police custody in China.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures as he arrives to visit the construction site of the future US electric car giant in Gruenheide near Berlin in September

Under The Radar? Tesla Turns Away From Media

Under the radar? Tesla turns away from media

The turmoil facing US agriculture this year reminds Dave Burrier of the 1980s, when low commodity prices, heavy debt burdens and a grain embargo against the Soviet Union ruined American farmers

Is US Farm Support About The November Election?

The Trump administration says aid to the U.S. agricultural sector is necessary to offset the high costs due to the pandemic, though commodity prices are on the rise.

Alibaba's Ant Group, which is planning a Hong Kong and Shanghai listing, operates Alipay, one of China's two dominant online payment systems

Alibaba Spending $3.6 Billion To Compete With JD In Online Grocery Industry

Alibaba is taking a controlling stake in one of China's leading supermarket chains as it tries to fend off rival JD.com in the fast-growing online grocery industry.

Ant Group runs Alipay, one of China's two dominant online payment systems

Alibaba Fintech Arm Gets Nod For Record IPO Listing In Hong Kong

Alibaba fintech arm gets nod for record IPO listing in Hong Kong

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Zookeeper Bear Attack Caught On Video, Shanghai Zoo Says It’s ‘Extremely Distressed’

A bus full of tourists watched a zoo employee get attacked by several bears.

Pakistan said it would lift a recent ban on the video-sharing app TikTok after assurances that "immoral" content would be blocked

Pakistan Lifts TikTok Ban After Pledge On 'Indecent' Content

Pakistan lifts TikTok ban after pledge on 'indecent' content

Workers build an electric bus at a factory in Liaocheng in China's eastern Shandong province in December 2018 as the country moves to limit fossil fuel consumption

Chinese Economy Expanded 4.9% In Third Quarter, But Recovery Has Some Holes In It

China is on the path to become the only major economy in the world to show growth this year

Indian Army vehicles drive on a road near the Chang La pass in northern India's Ladakh region, near the border with China

Amid Tension With China, India Urgently Buys Winter War Gear From US

U.S. and Indian armies have an agreement to cooperate with logistical requirements.

Donald Trump said he would be open to a stimulus package bigger than the $2.2 trillion proposed by Democrats

China Is Importing More Soybean From US: The Timing Couldn't Have Been Better For Trump

China is buying soybean from the U.S. again, bringing relief to soybean farmers who are among the core supporters of President Trump.

China and America to clash on financial issues

China Threatens To Detain US Citizens If Scholars Linked to PLA Are Prosecuted

Around five Chinese scholars who did not disclose their affiliations to the People's Liberatin Army have been arrested in recent months.

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Philippines Lifts Years-Long Ban On South China Sea Energy Exploration

Philippines Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for approving the energy department’s recommendation to lift the ban.

The Taiwanese flag is raised at the Presidential Office in Taipei to mark National Day. Just 15 countries recognise Taiwan, mostly in the Pacific and Latin America

Cake Fight: Taiwan, China Officials Scuffle At Fiji Soiree

Cake fight: Taiwan, China officials scuffle at Fiji soiree

Alibaba has taken control of SunArt which runs hundreds of hypermarkets in China as it expands its grip on the mainland retail sector

Alibaba Pays $3.6 Bn To Take Over China Hypermarket Giant SunArt

Alibaba pays $3.6 bn to take over China hypermarket giant SunArt

China's virus recovery has so far put it on track to be the only major economy expanding this year, according to IMF forecasts

China's Economic Recovery Speeds Up In Third Quarter

China's economic recovery speeds up in third quarter

Climate change amplifies extreme weather like droughts, which create ideal conditions for wildfires

High Stakes For Earth's Climate Future In US Vote

High stakes for Earth's climate future in US vote

China's virus recovery has so far put it on track to be the only major economy expanding this year, according to IMF forecasts

China Economy Grows 4.9% In Q3, Extending Virus Recovery

China's recovery has so far put it on track to be the only major economy expanding this year, according to International Monetary Fund forecasts.

A file photo taken on February 2, 2019, shows Iranians visiting a weaponry and military equipment exhibition in the capital Tehran

Iran Says UN Arms Embargo On Tehran Has Been Lifted

Iran said a longstanding UN embargo on arms sales to and from the Islamic republic expired Sunday.

Ophthalmologist Li Wenliang was at first remprimanded after alerting colleagues to the new coronavirus but an outpouring of grief and anger over his death prompted Beijing to redirect criticism to local officials and subsequently paint him as a hero

China Beefs Up Laws To Handle Epidemics, Protect Whistleblowers

China beefs up laws to handle epidemics, protect whistleblowers

The Yasukuni shrine honours some 2.5 million war dead, mostly Japanese, but also senior military and political figures convicted of war crimes

Japan PM Suga Sends Offering To Controversial War Shrine

Japan PM Suga sends offering to controversial war shrine

With the coronavirus largely under control across the country and most social distancing measures lifted, China's consumers are growing more confident to go shopping again

China's Economy To Pick Up Pace In Q3: AFP Poll

China's economy to pick up pace in Q3: AFP poll

Both the US and Russia still have arsenals of thousands of nuclear warheads, some mounted on missiles like the American Minuteman III tested in February

US Shoots Down Putin Proposal For One-year New START Extension

US shoots down Putin proposal for one-year New START extension

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China Testing Low-Cost “Suicide Drone” That Flies In Swarms

A low-cost “suicide drone” dispatched in swarms to overwhelm a target was tested recently by the Chinese military.

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