SANAMXAY, Laos - The floodwater struck his village as 35-year-old Chanxay Phaivongthe was about to go to sleep.
LONDON - Tens of thousands of fans will flock to giant stadiums later this year to watch pop icon Paul McCartney in his latest tour.
SAKUHO, Japan - Kaori Shibo bent her head down and peered through a magnifying glass in a forest in central Japan, emitting a delighted gasp. The object of her adoration? Moss.
ARINJ, Armenia - When Tosya Gharibyan asked her husband to dig a basement under their house to store potatoes, she had little idea the underground labyrinth he would eventually produce would prove to be one of Armenia's major tourist draws.
BRUSSELS - For four centuries, the opulent, exuberant nudes of Peter Paul Rubens have been known to shock and delight in sometimes equal measure. And now, even in 2018, his Baroque paintings are still jolting the internet.
The United States' latest accusations against China of unfair trade practices are untenable and flawed, China's Ambassador to the WTO said in a recent response to the charges raised by the US in a paper.
Li & Fung Ltd, a leading global supply chain solutions partner for consumer brands and retailers, has been reallocating its production to other markets beyond the United States, to mitigate the potential effects of China-US trade tensions, according to a company executive.
E-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd announced on Thursday it will launch the Global E-commerce Talent Network in cooperation with renowned universities and training agencies, both domestic and overseas, to cultivate e-commerce professionals with global perspectives for China and economies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Microsoft Corp is partnering with Chinese tech heavyweights such as Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and Tencent Holdings Ltd to expand the presence of its smart chatbot Xiaoice in both hardware and software.
Local government officials are stepping up measures to further improve the business environment and make it easier for the public to access administrative services as part of the ongoing efforts to attract more domestic and foreign investment.
The initial success of Chinese online discounter Pinduoduo Inc's Nasdaq debut suggested Wall Street's vote of confidence in its social-commerce business model, but the 3-year-old firm needs to watch out for issues ranging from counterfeits to portfolio limits that could drag on profitability in the long run, analysts said.
Coworking and community service provider WeWork Companies Inc announced on Thursday a $500 million series B funding for WeWork China.
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