A Coca-Cola advertisement recently caused a stir on Chinese social media - but not because of its content. The reason for the ad's popularity is the surprising identity of its director - Iceland goalkeeping hero Hannes Halldorsson.
France coach Didier Deschamps hailed young striker Kylian Mbappe for his decisive contribution in Thursday's 1-0 victory over Peru that enabled Les Bleus to progress to the last 16 of the World Cup.
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia - Lionel Messi's frustrating international career may be coming to an early and anti-climactic finish after Argentina's worst loss in the group stage of a World Cup in 60 years on Thursday.
Argentina's media stuck the boot into Lionel Messi and his teammates on Thursday, branding the team's World Cup defeat to Croatia a "catastrophe" and a "humiliation".
BUENOS AIRES - The party at the Buenos Aires fan zone fell flat as a crowd expecting a Lionel Messi-inspired Argentina World Cup revival could only watch in horror as the nadir of Nizhny Novgorod unfolded.
Soccer fans have been bringing plenty of color and comedy to the World Cup finals in Russia
The impact of ongoing trade friction will not only keep Chinese investors away from the United States, but also lead to a shrinking share in the huge Chinese market for US firms, experts warned on Thursday.
China will roll out policies to accelerate the commercialization of 5G, with radio-frequency plans and licenses for the fifth-generation mobile communication technology coming out "in time", the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Thursday.
Chinese banks are being encouraged to lend more to small and micro-sized businesses through "targeted" monetary policy tools, in a bid to ease financial stress and control debt defaults.
MYBank, the online lending affiliate of Ant Financial Services Group, said on Thursday it aims to extend financial services to 30 million small-and-micro enterprises and individual businesses in China over the next three years by teaming up with 1,000 financial institutions.
Researchers and financial practitioners said data released recently by China's central bank and regulators show a solid basis for stabilized financial market operations and firm financial support for the real economy, the part of the economy that produces goods and services.
Shanghai has set up four alliances to better facilitate procurement and preparatory work for the inaugural China International Import Expo that will be held in the city in November.
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