China's richest man has continued his Hollywood shopping spree - snapping up the company that runs the Golden Globes.
China’s HNA Group, controlled by billionaire Chen Feng, is acquiring about 25 per cent of Hilton Worldwide Holdings from Blackstone Group in a deal valued at about US$6.5 billion.
Mr Daniel Russel, the most senior US diplomat for Asia, said on Monday (Oct 24) President Rodrigo Duterte’s brash foreign policy statements were creating “consternation” in the US and other nations, but that deep ties between Manila and Washington are providing stability.
China will never allow the US to run amok in South China Sea waters, the People’s Daily asserted in a commentary on Sunday after a US Navy guided-missile destroyer, the USS Decatur, sailed through the waters of the Xisha Islands on Friday without the Chinese approval.
US Ambassador to China Max Baucus traveled to Jiangxi province on October 20-21, fulfilling the personal promise he made to President Xi Jinping to visit each of China's provinces, according to a press release from the US Embassy.
Humanity may still be years if not decades away from producing sentient artificial intelligence. But with the rise of machine-learning services in our smartphones and other devices, one type of narrow, specialised AI has become all the rage. And the research on this branch of AI is only accelerating.
Chinese currency hovers around lowest level in over six years; Thai Baht rallies after losing 1.85pc this month, after King’s death
China and Russia announced on Tuesday that they will conduct an anti-missile joint exercise next year as the United States plans to deploy a missile defense system near them.
Asian shares wobbled on Tuesday (Oct 4) after fading hopes for a reduced Deutsche Bank fine and rising expectations of a US interest rate hike pressured Wall Street.
From November 29, 2016, all China passport holders carrying a 10-year visa will be required to have a valid Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS) enrollment when traveling to the United States, otherwise they will not be able to get their boarding passes, said the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Wednesday.
The way Canadian English is pronounced is close to the US accent – but it’s still utterly unique and the product of singular forces, writes Thomas Rogers.
From real estate, to high-tech firms to entertainment giants, Chinese investments in the US, notably California, are moving at a dizzying pace and are on course to smash records again this year.
From real estate, to high-tech firms to entertainment giants, Chinese investments in the US, notably California, are moving at a dizzying pace and are on course to smash records again this year.
China to keep pushing reforms, premier assures business executives
A US judge said on Friday he will grant Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd provisional protection from creditors in the United States, enabling some vessels to dock and unload at US ports.
A rocket fired by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) at US forces in Iraq may have carried a chemical agent, a US defence official said on Wednesday (Sept 21).
The number of Chinese traveling to the United States during China's National Day holiday in October is expected to rise remarkably, in keeping with an expected overall increase for the whole year, tourism industry insiders said.
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