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US company simplifies Alipay payment process

ChinesemobilepaymentgiantAlipayreachedadealearlierthismonthtoallowitsuserstomakepurchasesatfourmillionUSmerchantsservedbypaymentsprocessorFirstDataCorp.Butthere

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Asean internet economy worth $50B, home to 230M digital consumers

SoutheastAsia'sdigitaleconomyisnowworthmorethanUS$50billion,butremainshighlyfragmentedwithmultipleplayersbattlingfortheincreasinglylucrativeregion.Fuelledlargel

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Exports propel Japan to third straight trade surplus

JapanpostedatradesurplusforthethirdstraightmonthinAprilhelpedbyafurtherriseinexportsincludingtotheUnitedStates,officialdatashowedMonday.AmericanPresidentDonaldT

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China, US top diplomats hold phone call on Korean Peninsula

ChineseStateCouncilorYangJiechiandUSSecretaryofStateRexTillersonexchangedviewsonbilateraltiesandthesituationontheKoreanPeninsulaviaphoneonSaturday.Thephoneconve

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Trump arrives in Saudi Arabia for first foreign trip as president

USPresidentDonaldTrumponSaturdayarrivedintheSaudicapitalofRiyadh,thefirstlegofhisfirstinternationaltripsincetakingofficeinJanuary.SaudiKingSalmanbinAbdulazizAlS

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Apple to invest in Softbank fund

NHKhaslearnedthatUStechgiantAppleandotherinvestorswillcontributetoafundbeingsetupbyJapanesetelecomfirmSoftbankGroup.SoftbanksaidlastOctoberthatitwillestablishaf

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Toshiba to close 2nd round of bids for chip unit

StrugglingelectronicsmakerToshibaplanstoselloffitschipbusiness.ThedeadlineforthesecondroundofbiddingisonFriday,butthesalefacesanumberofuncertainties.AJapan-USco

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UN climate talks wrap up under threat of US exodus

UNclimatetalksconcludedinBonnThursdaywithenvoysputtingonabravefacedespitethethreatofanAmericanexodushangingovertheirprizedglobalpacttostemglobalwarming."Weareal

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US and UK remain Chinese students’ favorite study destinations

TheUnitedStatesandtheUnitedKingdomarestillthetopchoicesforChinesestudentswhoseekoverseaseducation.ThisisdespiterisinguncertaintyafterbothBrexitandDonaldTrumptak

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Trump 'asked FBI to halt Flynn inquiry'

President Donald Trump asked FBI chief James Comey to end an inquiry into links between his ex-national security adviser and Russia, US media report.

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Trump to address religious divides in first trip abroad

USPresidentDonaldTrumpwillurgeunitybetweentheworld'smajorfaithsonanambitiousfirstforeigntripthatwilltakehimtoSaudiArabia,theVaticanandJerusalem,theWhiteHousesai

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Trump, Erdogan vow friendship despite anger at US arming Kurds

PresidentsDonaldTrumpandRecepTayyipErdoganstoodsidebysideattheWhiteHouseonTuesdayandpromisedtostrengthenstrainedtiesdespitetheTurkishleader'ssternwarningaboutWa

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Jack Ma overtakes Wang Jianlin to become China's richest man

Jack Ma, founder and chairman of China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, has overtaken Wanda Group's Wang Jianlin to become the richest person in China.

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Jack Ma overtakes Wang Jianlin to become China's richest man

JackMa,founderandchairmanofChina'se-commercegiantAlibabaGroup,hasovertakenWandaGroup'sWangJianlintobecometherichestpersoninChina.AccordingtoForbes,Maranked21stg

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US wants to participate in Belt and Road projects, says top envoy

TheUnitedStateswantstoparticipateintheBeltandRoadInitiative,MattPottinger,SpecialAssistanttoUSPresidentDonaldTrumpsaidattheBeltandRoadForumforInternationalCoope

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Ant Financial's takeover of MoneyGram draws US lawmakers' criticism

Chinese firm Ant Financial’s 1.2-billion-dollar acquisition of US cash-transfer group MoneyGram is in doubt after US lawmakers criticized the deal as a threat to national security.

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Ant Financial's takeover of MoneyGram draws US lawmakers' criticism

ChinesefirmAntFinancial’s1.2-billion-dollaracquisitionofUScash-transfergroupMoneyGramisindoubtafterUSlawmakerscriticizedthedealasathreattonationalsecurity.Repub