Federal Reserve may cut interest rates

The US Federal Reserve may cut interest rates to boost the economy amid a slowdown in domestic hiring, sluggish global growth and continuing trade tensions with other countries.

W. African 'bootcamp' gets green entrepreneurs into shape

TORI-BOSSITO, Benin - Machetes in hand and wearing a straw hat against the sun, the participants of an "agro-bootcamp" in the farmlands of the West African nation of Benin harvest maize, cowpeas and rice.

World's water security melts away

Water security is fast becoming a major issue for countries around the world where long-term drought and nonseasonal rainfall are becoming the norm, making reliable water supply uncertain. Many of the world's glacier systems are melting at a much faster rate than scientists had anticipated, and the cause is global warming.

G20 finance chiefs pledge to protect global growth

FUKUOKA, Japan - Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 major economies wrapped up a meeting in Japan on Sunday with a pledge to use all the policies they can to protect global growth from disruptions due to trade and other tensions.

Trump and Lopez Obrador declare US-Mexico agreement to avert tariffs

TIJUANA, Mexico - US Presidents Donald Trump and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador each declared the deal averting US tariffs on Mexico a win on Saturday, as markets breathed a sigh of relief - though rights groups condemned what they called a draconian crackdown on migration.

Mounting uncertainty for Chinese investors

A new US law that tightens scrutiny of foreign investment has created a "much more hostile environment" for Chinese investors, and its definition of what is sensitive has increased uncertainties, two former senior officials said on Thursday at the launch of a report on China's outbound capital flows.

IN BRIEF (Page 12)

BROTHERS IN ARMS:

Adorned in their different uniforms, some leaning slightly, others standing with the help of their walkers and sticks, all eight veterans aged between their mid-80s and late-90s, stood with pride and solemnity as the national anthems of the United States and China rang out.

The hi-tech recipe for success

Artificial intelligence has in the past few years completely reshaped how businesses operate. Financial institutes use it to forecast trends in the stock markets. Law enforcement use it to identify suspects.

A HISTORY OF SHANGHAI FASHION

Shanghai fashion may have evolved over the centuries, but it has till this day always retained its philosophy of being delicate, refined and inclusive.

Experts consider IP protection imperative

Xu Kunlin, the deputy mayor of the Shanghai government, said at a May 23 meeting regarding the development of the city's fashion industry that the successful trademark registration of the Shanghai Fashion Week's logo demonstrates the importance of the event as well as the country's commitment to protecting intellectual property rights.The trademark application was approved by the Trademark Office of the State Market Supervision and Administration on March 13.

Human rights protected 'at every level'

What the Chinese government is doing in its Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, including efforts to root out terrorism by launching vocational education facilities, is actually protecting human rights, Chinese ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai said on Tuesday.