US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron both believe a bomb may have downed a Russian plane in Egypt, with reports on Friday suggesting their view was based on intercepted communications between militants.
Germany said on Thursday it will speed up the repatriation of rejected asylum-seekers as new figures showed the country inching closer to the million-migrant mark and EU forecasts showed even more people seeking refuge in Europe next year.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has said it should be included in any deal reached between the Republic of Korea and Japan over Korean "comfort women" - sex slaves forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War II.
Regulator swears by reforms and says it is aware of the situation
A major Chinese film studio has struck a deal that will funnel $235 million into a slate of six tentpole 20th Century Fox Film Corp's movies including this summer's The Martian, as China's burgeoning entertainment industry deepens its courtship with Hollywood.
Apple Inc, the United States-based tech giant, has shipped nearly 7 million of its smartwatches worldwide since launching the device earlier this year, while Chinese vendors led by Xiaomi Corp made aggressive strides in the inexpensive wearables market, a new study said.
State-owned China National Nuclear Corp is inching closer to a $6 billion deal with Argentina to build the Latin American country's fourth nuclear plant.
Will smartphone maker Vivo Electronics Corp be China's first super-brand in the mold of, say, Apple Inc of the US, Sony Corp of Japan and Ikea of Sweden? The question might appear a bit premature, even impertinent, but Vivo's maverick approach to business development, bold brand building and global ambitions warrant it.
The country's top economic planner said on Thursday it has been tasked to draft six antitrust guidelines to further clarify the existing laws and rules, so as to give the market clearer expectations and improve transparency in antitrust enforcement.
Food company wants to invest for next 50 years, or even 100 years, says its chief
Marks & Spencer, the United Kingdom-based retailer, showed that efforts to boost profitability in its troubled clothing business are starting to pay off even though sales fell again in the latest quarter.
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