Memorial marks year since Chinese scholar went missing

CHICAGO - Bunches of flowers, several teddy bears, a garland and an envelope flanked a tree near a bus stop at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Students protest university inaction on doctor abuse claims

Around 20 students, volunteers and members of the community gathered at the University of Southern California on Saturday to show solidarity for alleged victims of a former gynecologist and to hold the university accountable for its failure to protect students.

Prince Philip turns 97 in typical no-fuss style

LONDON - Britain's royal patriarch Prince Philip turned 97 on Sunday, his first birthday since retiring after a lifetime of public service.

G7 summit ends in acrimony, criticism

The G7 summit ended in disarray as the US President Donald Trump pulled out of a joint statement while accusing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of making "false statements".

Knife attack on bullet train leaves 1 dead

TOKYO - A knife attack on a Japanese bullet express train near Tokyo left one passenger dead and two others injured, police said on Sunday, as they arrested a suspect who was on top of a man lying unconscious.

Guatemala's Volcano of Fire sparks fresh evacuations

ESCUINTLA, Guatemala - Guatemala's Volcano of Fire released a flow of burning sediment and rock on Saturday, causing authorities to order new preventive evacuations almost a week after the initial eruption left at least 110 people dead and about 200 missing.

UK to force companies to publish pay details

LONDON - Britain's biggest companies will from 2020 be legally required to publish the gap between the salary of their chief executive and what they pay their average UK worker, under proposed new government rules.

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Foreign trade shows momentum

China's foreign trade surged 8.8 percent year-on-year to 11.63 trillion yuan ($1.82 trillion) in the first five months of this year, customs data showed on Friday.

Alibaba's Ant Financial raises $14b funding

Ant Financial Services Group has raised $14 billion in its latest funding round, as the payment giant continued to drum up its overseas deployment and invest more in technologies.

Nation moves up the FDI ladder in 2017

China became the world's second-largest recipient of foreign direct investment in 2017, moving up from third place in 2016, a new United Nations report said.

Abe in last-ditch move for influence

With the highly-anticipated summit between the US President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, just four days away, Japan is busy oiling the wheels of diplomacy.