(AP) World stocks rise as China slowdown jitters easeBy COLLEEN BARRYAP Business WriterMILANEasing fears of an economic slowdown in China pushed world markets higher on Tuesday . World stocks received a boost after Chinese Premier Li Keqiang indicated the government
Public records show that Chinese company Huawei, a company accused of passing “intimate” information to the Chinese government, employed 18 lobbyists on Capitol Hill in 2012, including former Democratic Congressman Don Bonker of Washington. Former CIA and NSA director and
(AP) Strong earthquake in western China kills 56 peopleBy CHRISTOPHER BODEENAssociated PressBEIJINGA shallow earthquake struck a dry, hilly farming area in western China early Monday, killing at least 56 people, injuring more than 400, and destroying thousands of homes, the
We are now in the fourth or fifth consecutive “recovery summer,” and a sustainable level of growth for the American economy is as elusive today as it was during the prior recovery summers. There are many reasons why the economy
(AP) Media: Japan ruling bloc wins upper house electionBy ELAINE KURTENBACHAssociated PressTOKYO Japanese broadcasters projected that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition won a majority of seats in the upper house of parliament in elections Sunday, giving it control of
There is no doubt that the U.S. economy has been struggling for five years and that upcoming burdens such as Obamacare will not make things better for the private sector. But on the bright side, there is reason to think
(AP) Bomb detonated at Beijing airport; 1 injuredBy DIDI TANGAssociated PressBEIJINGA man in a wheelchair who was airing grievances set off a homemade bomb in a crowded terminal at Beijing’s main airport on Saturday evening, injuring himself but no one
GlaxoSmithKline, the UK’s largest drug maker, has joined the ranks of drug makers who have been found acting illegally in China to spur their growth. Chinese police say that Glaxo used bribes and sexual favors amounting to $489 million to increase its
Egypt presents unpleasant choices and is emblematic of challenges confronting U.S foreign policymakers across the globe. U.S. policy should adjust in ways once viewed as unthinkable. Through most of the twentieth century, the United States enjoyed preponderant economic and military
Russian President Vladimir Putin gave some stiff advice to critics of Russia’s record-breaking success at the World University Games: Use Viagra. Critics of Russia’s dominance at the event suggested Russia violated the spirit of the event by using Olympic-level athletes,
(AP) Mattel 2Q profit falls, Barbie sales slide againBy MAE ANDERSONAP Business WriterNEW YORKVampy teen Monster High dolls are taking a bite out of squeaky-clean Barbie. Mattel said Wednesday its second-quarter net income fell 24 percent, hurt by a continued
California Governor Jerry Brown (D) is leaving the state to Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom (D) for two weeks. He will fly with his wife to visit Ireland and Germany, the homelands of two of his great-grandfathers. Brown said he intends
Britain has issued export licences worth £12 billion ($18 billion, 14 billion euros) for the sale of military equipment to states deemed possible rights violators including Syria, Iran and China, lawmakers said Wednesday. A report by a group of parliamentary
Israel has apparently backed out of a lawsuit at China’s request. The parents of a 16-year old killed in a terror attack filed suit against China for laundering money to Palestinian terror groups and ignoring Israel’s warning that attacks were
On July 27, 1953 the Korean War ended in armistice with 80,000 South Korean soldiers unaccounted for. According to the Washington Post, North Korea returned about 8,300 South Korean troops as part of the armistice, leaving the fate of the
Chinese General Li Shuangjiang’s son Li Tianyi “is among five suspects who allegedly gang-raped a woman in a hotel” in February. The AFP reports Tianyi has been charged with rape, and this is not the first time he has been part
Ben Bernanke has convinced financial markets easy money policies will continue as long as needed. That may be forever, and those place American prosperity and sovereignty at grave risk. The economy is as sick today as it was prior to
(AFP) – Boasting its own artificial sun and a floor area three times that of the Pentagon, the “world’s largest building” has opened in southwest China to mixed reviews from its first visitors. The towering 100-metre (330-foot) high New Century
Death by China may be Peter Navarro’s directorial debut, but he’s already learning how the movie criticism game works. Navarro’s film, available now on DVD and soon via Netflix, tracks how unfair trade practices embraced by China are killing American
(AP) Peace out: Lakers waive Metta World PeaceEL SEGUNDO, Calif.It’s Peace out for the Los Angeles Lakers. They waived Metta World Peace on Thursday under the NBA’s amnesty provision, which will save the team about $15 million in luxury tax.
The New York Times, in a piece chastizing conservatives, reports that Chen Guangcheng, the blind legal advocate who has been manipulated by American conservatives to stand with them on issues such as abortion, same-sex marriage, and stem-cell research. Chen dramatically
AP: Flooding in western China has triggered a landslide that buried up to 40 people on Wednesday and destroyed a high-profile memorial to a devastating 2008 earthquake. It is the worst flooding in 50 years in some areas. (July 10)
China’s new government isn’t going to stop attacking the Dalai Lama. Yu Zhengsheng, who runs ethnic affairs for the Chinese Communist Party and is the fourth highest official in the government, said that the Dalai Lama’s support for splitting Tibet
A massive fire on Saturday that destroyed a large portion of a Canadian town and may have killed as many as forty people has also ignited debate about the wisdom of shipping crude oil by rail rather than pipeline. The
(AP) Officials probe why crashed SF jet flew too slowBy JASON DEAREN and JOAN LOWYAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCO Officials investigating a jetliner crash in San Francisco have determined that Asiana Airlines Flight 214 was traveling “significantly below” the target speed during
