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Top 10 influential Chinese business leaders in 2018

MaHuateng,chairmanandCEOofTencentHoldings,isthemostinfluentialChinesebusinessleaderin2018accordingtoFortuneChina.RenZhengfei,founderandCEOofHuaweiTechnologies,a

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Ban Ki-moon elected chairman of BFA's board of directors

FormerUNSecretary-GeneralBanKi-moonhasbeenelectedchairmanoftheboardofdirectorsoftheBoaoForumforAsia(BFA)onMonday.ZhouXiaochuan,formergovernorofthePeople'sBankof

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Angry Birds maker Rovio cuts boardroom pay after profit warning

“AngryBirds”makerRovioproposedcuttingthepayofitschairmanandvicechairmanfollowingadropintheFinnishmobilegamestudio’smarketvalueamidtoughcompetitioninthegameindus

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ESPN President Skipper resigns to deal with substance addiction

WaltDisneyCo’s(DIS.N)JohnSkipperresignedaspresidentofESPN-thecompany’smostimportantnetwork-onMondayduetoaproblemwithaddiction.JohnSkipper,PresidentofESPN,INC,an

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Samsung Electronics announces new senior executives

SamsungElectronics,SouthKorea'stechbehemoth,onThursdayannouncednewseniorexecutivesforthecountry'sbiggestfamily-controlledconglomerate,whereChairmanLeeKun-heewas

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Rio 2016 Olympic committee chief resigns after arrest

ThechairmanofBrazil'sOlympicCommittee,whohelpedorganizetheRio2016Games,submittedhisresignationSaturday,sayinghewantedtoconcentrateondefendinghimselfagainstcorru

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Cash-strapped Leshi names Sun Hongbin as new chairman

China'scash-strappedInternetconglomerateLeshiInternetInformationTechnologyhasnamedSunHongbinascompanychairman.ItcomesafterfounderJiaYuetingsteppeddownfromthecom

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Top 10 most influential Chinese brands

Tencent tops the most influential Chinese brands ranking, according to a recent report by Lishi Business Review.

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Trump renominates two top U.S. military leaders: Pentagon

U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumphasrenominatedMarineCorpsGeneralJosephDunfordaschairmanoftheJointChiefsofStaffandAirForceGeneralPaulSelvaasthevicechairmanoftheJointChie

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Top political advisors approve drafts, regulation

The chairman and vice chairpersons of National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) met Thursday approving drafts and a regulation.

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Businesspeople vie for face time and networking ahead of B20

While government leaders of the Group of 20 nations discuss trade, geopolitics and the environment at their forthcoming annual gathering in Hangzhou, businesspeople at a separate confab will have something more practical on their minds: networking to exploit business opportunities.

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Zhou Mubing elected new chairman of Agricultural Bank of China

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., one of the country's "big four" commercial banks, said Monday its board of directors had elected Zhou Mubing as its new chairm

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Kidnapped son of Pakistan's ex-prime minister is freed three years after abduction

The kidnapped son of Pakistan's former prime minister has been freed three years after gunmen abducted him, his party's chairman said on Tuesday (May 10).

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Iceland names Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson as new PM

Iceland's ruling center-right coalition on Wednesday decided to appoint Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson as new prime minister after its previous leader was forced to resign.

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HK LegCo condemns firesetting outside its office building

The chairman of Hong Kong Legislative Council (LegCo) Commission, Jasper Tsang, Wednesday condemned the "dangerous act" of setting on fire a rubbish bin outside the LegCo office building.

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Romania's main ruling party has new leadership

Romania's Social Democrat Party unanimously validated the elections of Liviu Dragnea as the main ruling party's chairman in an extraordinary congress on Sunday.