Baidu pushes business in recession-hit Brazil

Beijing-based technology giant Baidu Inc is hopeful of its prospects in Brazil despite the Latin American country's ongoing economic struggle.

Now, shopaholics double up as Ali's marketing squad

Meng Cui Yi spent almost $90,000 at Alibaba's online mall in the past year. The 33-year-old restaurateur buys pretty much everything there - Burberry apparel, La Mer skincare products, furniture, groceries and more. After Alibaba's annual Singles Day sale last year, Meng's purchases were piled so high outside her Shanghai apartment her businessman husband could barely get in the door.

Making P2P firm globally respected

At the time of this interview, Tang Ning, founder and CEO of CreditEase Corp, one of China's leading peer-to-peer or P2P lending and wealth management firms, was busy with his preparations to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation or APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Lima, Peru, this month.

On the move

Eric Li, Baidu's VP, quits after financial charges

Green is Warriors' wild card

For five months, Draymond Green has worked to block out unrelenting criticism that his Game 5 suspension in the NBA Finals cost Golden State a repeat championship.

Shiffrin feels need for more speed

Skier Mikaela Shiffrin earned 21 World Cup victories, two world championship titles, an Olympic gold medal and a pair of reindeer - that's right, reindeer - by racing within her comfort zone.

Rookies wrangle win for Cowboys

Rookies Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott keep winning for the Dallas Cowboys, even with Kirk Cousins setting records for the Washington Redskins.

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Liverpool legend bows out

After an illustrious playing career full of remarkable cup comebacks alongside jarring Premier League lows, Steven Gerrard is done.

What thay say

"We started at Liverpool together at age 11. He was brilliant then. He went on to be world class. Liverpool's greatest player. Congrats Stevie G."

Resurgent Rooney leads assault against Feyenoord

Wayne Rooney became Manchester United's leading European scorer on Thursday as Jose Mourinho's side enhanced its chances of progressing in the Europa League by sinking Feyenoord 4-0.

Titan CCCC in revenue push abroad

China Communications Construction Co Ltd, one of the country's largest infrastructure project providers by market share, will boost its overseas sales revenue to 50 percent of the total by 2035 via diversified operation models, machinery exports, overseas merger and acquisition, said its top executive.