Tongue-lashings from North Korea’s Kim underscore shift in focus to economyNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un's strident rebukes of officials during recent trips to industrial sites were aimed at rallying support at home for his economic drive and convincing outsiders about his...
Chinese president visits UAE amid push to increase influenceChinese President Xi Jinping was to arrive Thursday in Abu Dhabi on his first trip to the United Arab Emirates as the leader of China at a time when the two countries look to strengthen trade ties and...
General Electric’s power unit faces threat in Saudi ArabiaOne of General Electric Co's largest and most valuable customers, Saudi Arabia, is lining up competitors to bid against GE for lucrative power plant work, according to five people familiar with the si...
Uruguay marks a year of pot pharmacies — ‘it’s like selling aspirin’Enrique Curbelo is delighted. Selling cannabis has allowed the affable 76-year-old to keep his privately owned pharmacy in Montevideo open in a market dominated by big chains. "I had to sell what they...
Trump says EU officials want to negotiate trade deal in Washington visitUS President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that European leaders were coming to Washington next week to try to hammer out a deal focused largely on car tariffs, while his top economic adviser accused...
SoftBank’s Son says Japan is ‘stupid’ for not allowing ride-sharingSoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son slammed on Thursday the Japanese government's ride-sharing ban and said the country had fallen behind overseas rivals in areas such as artificial inte...
Japan trade balance returns to surplus after dipJapan logged a trade surplus in June, after booking a deficit the previous month, official data showed Thursday, with exports rising despite ongoing international trade tensions. Finance ministry data...
Alibaba to buy minority stake in Focus Media to tap digital marketingChinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd on Wednesday said it has agreed to acquire a minority stake in China's Focus Media Information Technology Co Ltd to tap into the digital marketing se...