U.S.-China relations are at a critical juncture and a summit between their leaders next week must produce real action, on real issues such as trade, climate change and North Korean nuclear proliferation, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jan 15, 2011
U.S.-China relations are at a critical juncture and a summit between their leaders next week must produce real action, on real issues such as trade, climate change and North Korean nuclear proliferation, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday.
Wenwen Meng
Jan 14, 2011
Green Day will release its new live CD/DVD, Awesome As F**k, on March 22, the band confirmed Wednesday. The set, whose title Green Day officially announced earlier this week in a YouTube trailer, was recorded during the punk trio's
Samantha Nolan
Jan 14, 2011
China's first capsule hotel is set to open in Shanghai, targeting budget-conscious travelers in the country's glitzy commercial capital -- with rooms divided into different zones depending on snoring.
Wenwen Meng
Jan 14, 2011
China said that six-party talks were more suitable than the U.N. Security Council for solving the nuclear standoff on the Korean peninsula, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Friday, days before a summit with President Barack Obama.
Wenwen Meng
Jan 14, 2011
A U.S. military presence in the Pacific is essential to restrain Chinese assertiveness, Washington's defence chief said on Friday, describing China's technology advances as a challenge to U.S. forces in the region.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jan 14, 2011
U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Friday held out the possibility of a resumption of six-party talks if North Korea ceases provocations and meets its obligations, but said there was no sign of it changing its ways.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jan 14, 2011
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates' call for China's military to communicate better with its civilian leaders underscores the policy disconnect in Beijing and raises questions over who really wields control in China.
Wenwen Meng
Jan 14, 2011
A U.S. military presence in the Pacific is essential to restrain Chinese assertiveness, Washington's defense chief said on Friday, describing China's technology advances as a challenge to U.S. forces in the region.
Wenwen Meng
Jan 14, 2011
Advances by China's military in cyber and anti-satellite warfare technology could challenge the ability of U.S. forces to operate in the Pacific, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday during a visit to Japan.
Wenwen Meng
Jan 13, 2011
The tablet industry took a chunk out of PC shipments in the fourth quarter according to two separate reports.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jan 13, 2011
After Chinese President Hu Jintao and Barack Obama show the world smiles and handshakes next week, the wait will begin for the next of the feuds that have regularly sapped trust between the two powers.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jan 13, 2011
Worries about China's military buildup and aggressive diplomacy are bolstering its neighbors' desire to see Washington stay committed to the region while pushing them to hedge their bets against waning U.S. influence.
Wenwen Meng
Jan 12, 2011
After Chinese President Hu Jintao and Barack Obama show the world smiles and handshakes next week, the wait will begin for the next of the feuds that have regularly sapped trust between the two powers.
Wenwen Meng
Jan 12, 2011
Veteran rocker Steven Tyler on Tuesday denied that his new role as a judge on 'American Idol meant the death of his band Aerosmith, and said he wanted to start work on a much-delayed new album later this month.
Samantha Nolan
Jan 12, 2011
Talking to people in the Chinese market over the weekend, writes Jeff Toshima, Tokyo director of the World Gold Council, in today's Nikkei Money, I was amazed to discover the number of gold saving accounts at Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has grown above 1,000,000 within a year of ICBC launching the service.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jan 12, 2011
As we take our first steps into 2011, here are some science and technological breakthroughs that the world witnessed in 2010.
Satya Nagendra Padala
Jan 12, 2011
Stocks pushed modestly higher, buoyed by some better-than-expected earnings results from prominent companies like Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA).
Palash Ghosh
Jan 11, 2011
Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to the American Farm Bureau on January 10, 2011.
Palash Ghosh
Jan 11, 2011
As the European debt crisis worsens there appears to be more help coming from Asia, with Japan on Tuesday offering to buy Irish bonds coming up for sale this month.
Jijo Jacob
Jan 11, 2011
Dr. David Lynn, author of a book on commercial real estate investing in emerging market countries (specifically China, India and Brazil), shares his insights with IBTimes regarding why this class of asset is an attractive investment.
Hao Li
Jan 10, 2011
The “suburbanization” of Manhattan will continue -- the 7-Eleven convenience store franchise plans to operate an astounding 100 stores in the borough by the year 2015, according to a report in Crain’s New York Business.
Palash Ghosh
Jan 10, 2011
