Stock market today: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on July 30, 2025. Spencer Platt |…
Aesop illuminates cave-like Hainan store with ceiling oculi
Skincare brand Aesop‘s first store in Hainan Island, China, was designed to evoke an underwater cave and features…
Baidu unveils AI computing platform powered by Chinese chips to push a domestic tech stack
The Beijing-based AI and internet search giant’s upgraded platform delivers a speedier network connection, increased computing power, and…
Europe markets on Thurs Aug. 28: Nvidia beat,
European stock markets opened higher on Thursday, as investors assess an above-consensus quarterly earnings report from tech giant…
World’s first method turns plastic into fuel with 95% efficiency
Scientists in the United States and China say they have developed a one-step method to convert mixed plastic…
Even as China’s economy suffers, stocks soar. What’s going on?
For Chinese investors, the grass is almost always greener elsewhere. The country’s stockmarket chronically underperforms, meaning that local…
China steps up Belt and Road Initiative funding with focus on Central Asia
Investments under China’s Belt and Road Initiative surged in the first half of the year – particularly for…
For China, Trump’s furniture-tariff threat could complicate efforts to reassemble trade
US President Donald Trump’s renewed threat to impose tariffs on imported furniture could erode some of China’s exports…
China tests meltdown-proof tech for nuclear waste-recycling fast reactor
China has tested a new residual heat removal system that could make its next-generation, radioactive waste-recycling nuclear power…
China’s rise in biotech to potentially lower healthcare costs, life science investor says
China’s rise in biotech innovation offers the world a potentially cheaper alternative to costly healthcare products from Western…
Chinese stocks rally despite Evergrande collapse
In early 2024, the Evergrande property empire was put into liquidation and Chinese stocks plunged. On Monday, however,…
Asia’s energy future: green revolution or carbon catastrophe?
Electricity is the backbone of the modern economy – the operating system of the digital age. As the…