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The next round of U.N. climate talks is set for November 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. Countries are expected to submit new 2030 emissions targets.

The U.S. agriculture industry complains that foreign carriers are rejecting its exports in favor of sending back empty containers to be filled with Chinese goods.

Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn has now invested around £100 million ($132 million) of his personal wealth into start-ups.

Covid-19 may have a role to play in spurring banks to roll out commercially viable blockchain products, one expert said.

EU's von der Leyen said European governments should lift coronavirus lockdowns and other social restrictions gradually to avoid a third wave.

The Trump Organization hired Jones Lang LaSalle to shop the hotel to potential buyers last fall hoping for a price of about $500 million.

A series of high-profile defaults involving state-owned enterprises in China — normally a safe pick for investors — have jolted the credit market and rattled investors.

Researchers say the findings are "exciting" because they represent an important step in understanding how Covid-19 immunity may work.

European officials will be entering "intensive" negotiations after Hungary and Poland blocked a deal on the region's $2 trillion stimulus plan.

Mnuchin's decision to allow several of the Fed's emergency lending programs to expire will reduce the central bank's ability to backstop the financial system.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin decided to allow key pandemic relief programs to expire.

With next-generation consoles from Microsoft and Sony now on sale, there's a clear push from both companies deeper into software and subscriptions.

Hong Kong is hopeful its next air travel bubble could be with mainland China, the executive director of the city's tourism board said.

A number of organizations are attempting to protect forests with initiatives focused on replanting and conservation.

Risks for investors as well as developed markets are piling up with debt escalating during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a director at the Institute for International Finance.

Despite the pandemic, marquee brands opened new hotels, resorts and lodges across Asia in 2020.

People are buying wearable products they can use to monitor their health during the coronavirus pandemic, according to Samsung Electronics.

The coronavirus pandemic and ongoing political protests have left Thailand's economy in "pretty bad shape," said Euben Paracuelles of Nomura.

Just over half said they are "more optimistic" and 8.1% are "much more optimistic" given the expected change from President Donald Trump's administration.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert, has praised remdesivir, saying it would set "a new standard of care" for patients.