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The best way to respond to Iran protests

Iran’sdeadlywaveofprotestshastakenthegovernmentandsecurityforcesbysurprise.WhatstartedoffintheholycityofMashhadasdemonstrationsoverunpaidwagesandinflationquickl

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Commentary: The best way to respond to Iran protests

Iran’sdeadlywaveofprotestshastakenthegovernmentandsecurityforcesbysurprise.WhatstartedoffintheholycityofMashhadasdemonstrationsoverunpaidwagesandinflationquickl

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China box-office back to strong growth in 2017

China'sbox-officerevenuessurgedin2017afterslowingsharplytheprecedingyear,officialmediareported,astheworld'ssecond-largestmoviemarketedgesclosertoovertakingtheUS

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China, Georgia free trade agreement takes effect

Thefreetradeagreement(FTA)betweenChinaandGeorgiatookeffectonMonday.ItledQuarantineauthoritiesinChina'sShandongProvincetoissueacertificateoforiginforabatchofmirr

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Beijing launches first property program with elderly care

Beijinghaslaunchedacommonpropertyrightspilotprogramfortheelderly,aimingtodevelopthecity’shome-basedcaresystemfortheaged,People’sDailyreported.Thehousingprogrami

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US stocks rebound on first trading day of 2018

WallStreetkickedoff2018witharallyonTuesday,astheNasdaqCompositeIndexclosedabove7000pointsforthefirsttimeever.TheDowJonesIndustrialAveragerose104.79points,or0.42

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China, Georgia FTA takes effect

QuarantineauthoritiesofChina'sShandongProvinceissuedacertificateoforiginforabatchofmirrorboardstobeexportedtoGeorgia,thefirstsuchcertificatesignedunderthefreetr

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Indonesia posts lower poverty, inflation in 2017

ByAPDwriterMaverickJAKARTA,Jan.2(APD)—Indonesiapostedlowerpovertyandinflationrateslastyear,withpovertyraterecordedthebiggestdropinthelastsevenyears,Indonesianst

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China’s 2017 movie ticket sales rise 13.5 percent to $8.6 billion

China’stotaldomesticmovieticketsalesrose13.5percentin2017to55.9billionyuan($8.6billion),astatenewsagencysaidMonday.Thetop-grossingtitlewasthemainland-madeaction

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Alibaba will beat Amazon to become 1st trillion-dollar internet company

MKMPartnerspredictsAlibabawillreachthevauntedtrillion-dollarvaluationaheadofitsinternetpeers."Itseemslikelytousthatwewillhavemultiple$1trillionvaluationcompanie

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Dollar heads into 2018 on a weaker note, Asia stocks mixed

ThedollarsufferedfreshpressureonFridayastraderscashintherecentgainsfuelledbyDonaldTrump'staxcuts,whileAsianequitieswereoncoursetoendastrongyearintepidfashion.As

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Ex-footballer Weah wins landmark Liberia presidential vote

Ex-footballsuperstarGeorgeWeahwasannouncedthewinneronThursdayofLiberia'spresidentialrun-off,beatingVicePresidentJosephBoakaiinthefirstdemocratictransferofpoweri

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Japan factory output edges up in November

JapanesefactoryoutputroseforthesecondstraightmonthinNovember,accordingtoofficialdatareleasedonThursday,astheworld'sthird-biggesteconomycontinuestopickupsteam.In

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China extends purchase tax exemption for new energy vehicles

Chinawillcontinuetowaivepurchasetaxesonnewenergyvehicles(NEVs)forthenextthreeyearsinitslatestattempttoencouragegreentransportation,anofficialstatementsaidWednes

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S.Korean actor Gong Yoo found to be most favored ad model in 2017

Koreans'threefavoriteadvertisingmodelsfor2017werefoundtobeGongYoo,SongJoong-kiandSeolHyun,accordingtoarecentsurveyonconsumerbehavior.TheKoreaBroadcastAdvertisin

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Actor Gong Yoo found to be most favored ad model in 2017: survey

Koreans'threefavoriteadvertisingmodelsfor2017werefoundtobeGongYoo,SongJoong-kiandSeolHyun,accordingtoarecentsurveyonconsumerbehavior.TheKoreaBroadcastAdvertisin

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S. Korea's gov't sets 2018 growth forecast at 3 pct

SouthKorea'sgovernmentonWednesdaysetits2018growthforecastfortheeconomyat3percent.Realgrossdomesticproduct(GDP),adjustedforinflation,waspredictedtogrow3percentin