Trump's China visit receives high marks

China watchers in the United States have spoken positively of US President Donald Trump's visit last week.

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Express delivery for fans of classic murder mystery

ISTANBUL - Agatha Christie's spirit is alive and well in Turkey. Aficionados and movie buffs had the chance to see the latest adaptation of the late author's classic thriller Murder on the Orient Express at a premiere at Istanbul's historic Sirkeci railway station where the famous train started its journey in the film.

Labels have designs on the rental market

PARIS - Fancy hitting the town in the latest Dior dress with an outrageously expensive Louis Vuitton bag on your arm - but haven't the cash to afford even the clasp?

Craft brewers edge their way into Lebanon beer market

BATROUN, Lebanon - For decades, beer in Lebanon has meant just one thing: the ubiquitous local pilsner, Almaza. But now a crop of local microbrews is making headway in the home market.

Norway's e-retailers jump on Singles Day sales campaign

OSLO - Inspired by the highly successful Singles Day shopping extravaganza in China, many of Norway's online retailers also launched sales promotion on Saturday to celebrate being alone.

Bollywood 'failing to follow' US lead

MUMBAI - When Indian actress Divya Unny flew into the southern state of Kerala in 2015, she thought it was for a business meeting with an award-winning director about a role in his upcoming film.

Financial sector opened up further

Foreign ownership limits in JV firms will be raised from 49% to 51%

Honeywell bets big on growth in China

Industrial conglomerate Honeywell said on Friday that China is currently the single largest contributor to its global growth and it was committed to expanding business in the country.

NDRC to deepen pricing reforms in monopoly sectors

The National Development and Reform Commission, the country's top economic planner, will further deepen the pricing reform in monopoly industries, such as electric power, natural gas and railroads, as part of the government efforts to perfect the market-oriented pricing mechanism by 2020.

Report: Beauty, cleaning products top shopping choices for Nov 11

Beauty, personal care and home cleaning products are expected to be the most popular items purchased during the Singles Day shopping festival, a retail research said.

Westinghouse eyes more cooperation in nuclear projects

Westinghouse Electric Co said it's looking forward to more cooperation in the nuclear sector with Chinese partners as power demand in the country is spurred by economic growth and concerns over environmental protection increase in the country.