Top China, U.S. military leaders hold first meeting in more than a year
This conversation occurred just weeks after President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping agreed to resume high-level military communication.
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China's EV and chip giants need workers — not necessarily college grads
China's vocational school push is producing workers the country's electric car and semiconductor industries want to hire.
Asia’s year in review: Who had it good — and who had it bad — in 2023
As 2023 comes to a close, we take a look at the year that was in Asia and the Pacific region.
Boeing hands over first 787 Dreamliner to China since 2019
Boeing hasn't delivered an aircraft from its factories directly to a Chinese airline since 2019.
China revokes Taiwan tariff concessions, piles on pressure ahead of elections in the island
Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party-led government has often accused Beijing of election interference.
Singapore's latest Covid spike may be peaking, but don't stop vaccinating, health minister says
Singapore's health minister has urged the public to continue receiving Covid vaccinations as cases in the city state remain high.
Spain is the No. 1 country for digital nomads in 2024—Portugal and Norway also land in the top 10
VisaGuide.World, an online information guide to worldwide visas, ranked the best countries for digital nomads in 2024.
Bank of Japan sticks to ultra-easy policy amid 'extremely high' uncertainties; yen tumbles
Governor Kazuo Ueda says Japan's central bank won't make a policy decision just to front run the U.S. Federal Reserve.
China reports fastest industrial expansion in nearly 2 years; retail sales growth misses estimates
Economists are approaching this month's China activity data with some caution, given a low base effect.
China vows to boost domestic demand in bid for 2024 recovery
China's leaders vowed to boost domestic demand and tackle the country's real estate crisis after a meeting that laid out economic priorities for the new year.
I was a teacher in NYC for 17 years—now I live in Mexico City on $2,000 a month
Keith Brown was a New York City public school teacher for 17 years before quitting and moving to Mexico City in 2022.
European Union leaders agree to open membership talks with Ukraine
Ukraine has seemingly moved one step closer to EU membership after leaders in Brussels agreed to open membership negotiations with the war-torn nation.
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz on China, Microsoft and the SEC
The cybersecurity firm has seen its stock price surge more than 130% this year, beating out larger rivals and the broader indexes.
IEA expects oil demand slowdown to persist in 2024 as prices fall on oversupply concerns
The International Energy Agency on Thursday said evidence of softening global oil demand is mounting and a slowdown is expected to continue in 2024.
She's got one of the world's 'worst' passports but still managed to visit more than 100 countries
Maliha Fairooz wants to visit every country in the world, despite having a Bangladeshi passport, which is ranked eighth worst globally.
COP28 climate summit ends with deal to transition away from fossil fuels
The COP28 climate summit took place in Dubai against a backdrop of controversy, geopolitical conflicts and increasing extreme weather events.
Developing nations spent record $443.5 billion on public debt in 2022, World Bank says
The World Bank said it provided about half of $115 billion that multilateral banks provided in new forms of low-cost financing for developing countries in 2022.
Anger and frustration as COP28 draft text omits fossil fuel phaseout
The draft text for a COP28 climate deal that does not include the phasing out of fossil fuels has drawn widespread criticism.
Chinese property developer Country Garden reportedly set to avert yuan bond default
Country Garden may avoid a default on its yuan-denominated bonds after most holders of a local note agreed not to demand repayment this week, according to Bloomberg.
U.S. pension funds heavily invested in China complicate Washington's crackdown, new analysis finds
U.S. efforts to clamp down on investments in China may be undermined by continued funding from some of the country's institutional investors, analysis shows.
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