Yesterday marked the 70th anniversary of the Potsdam Declaration, which was issued by the United States, the United Kingdom and China in 1945 demanding Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II. As a cornerstone of the post-war international order and Japan's pacifist Constitution, the document makes it clear that the war Japan waged more than 70 years ago was an act of aggression.
1 We-the President of the United States, the President of the National Government of the Republic of China, and the Prime Minister of Great Britain, representing the hundreds of millions of our countrymen, have conferred and agree that Japan shall be given an opportunity to end this war.
US President Barack Obama is in Kenya this week.
A key economic survey has predicted China's July manufacturing activity to contract the most in 15 months, driven by rising industrial deflation and dropping commodity prices.
China's securities regulator vowed on Friday to intensify the crackdown on insider trading and market manipulation as the government intervention to prevent a market crash appeared to have taken root.
China's decision to allow the renminbi to trade in a wider range against the US dollar will help boost exports and improve use of the currency globally, experts said.
South Korea, one of the popular destinations for Chinese tourists, may see a resurgence in tourism that was badly hit by an outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, thanks to the efforts of two Chinese companies.
Tmall.com, e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's business-to-customer platform, is aggressively boosting its online supermarket offering with a massive national discount campaign, starting in Beijing.
Wang Xiangyu started driving for Uber Technologies Inc in late June. Soon enough, he received his first order from the car-hailing platform. But to Wang's surprise, the "passenger" was not looking for a ride.
Danone plans to sell the Dumex infant formula brand to a unit of China Mengniu Dairy Co amid a downturn in demand for locally made baby food in that market.
With the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index successfully leveling off above 4,000 points nowadays after plummeting more than 30 percent in weeks, the Chinese authorities have seemingly succeeded in shoring up investors' confidence.
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