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Asian markets Thursday: Nikkei rallies 3.1%; Shanghai slides 2%
Asian markets Thursday: Nikkei rallies 3.1%; Shanghai slides 2%

TOKYO, Japan - Asian stock markets ended Thursday with starkly contrasting performances, as South Korea's KOSPI index posted a staggering...

Target sees biggest comparable sales gain since early 2022
Target sees biggest comparable sales gain since early 2022

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Target reported its strongest comparable sales growth in four years on May 20, offering early signs that changes...

Amazon phases out support for Kindles released in 2012 and earlier
Amazon phases out support for Kindles released in 2012 and earlier

SAN FRANCISCO, California: Amazon is ending support for Kindle e-readers released in 2012 and earlier, prompting frustration among...

U.S. stocks surge, Dow Jones adds 645 points
U.S. stocks surge, Dow Jones adds 645 points

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. and global stock markets closed on a mixed but largely positive note Wednesday, with U.S. indexes posting...

Report says U.S. investigating Chinese shipping container makers
Report says U.S. investigating Chinese shipping container makers

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The United States is investigating whether Chinese companies deliberately reduced global production of shipping containers...

StanChart plans 7,000 job cuts, cites AI and automation drive
StanChart plans 7,000 job cuts, cites AI and automation drive

HONG KONG: Standard Chartered said on May 19 that it will eliminate more than 7,000 jobs over the next four years as the bank increases...

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Report says U.S. investigating Chinese shipping container makers
Report says U.S. investigating Chinese shipping container makers

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The United States is investigating whether Chinese companies deliberately reduced global production of shipping containers...

China, US move to expand farm trade after leaders' talks
China, US move to expand farm trade after leaders' talks

BEIJING, China: China said on May 16 that it had reached preliminary agreements with the United States to reduce tariffs on agricultural...

Myanmar’s gemstone heartland unearths 11,000-carat ruby
Myanmar’s gemstone heartland unearths 11,000-carat ruby

BANGKOK, Thailand: Miners in Myanmar have found a very large and rare ruby. It is believed to be the second-largest ruby ever found...

FRANCE-PARIS-CHINA-EUROPE-SEMINAR ON HUMAN RIGHTS
FRANCE-PARIS-CHINA-EUROPE-SEMINAR ON HUMAN RIGHTS

(260521) -- PARIS, May 21, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Dominique Barjot, permanent secretary at the Academy of Overseas Sciences of France, speaks...

Ukraine and the road to ruin
Ukraine and the road to ruin

The fate of the conflict, part 1: The state that forgot how to live without war 2025 can be seen as the year in which the united...

Hit film brings overseas Chinese remittance letters back into spotlight
Hit film brings overseas Chinese remittance letters back into spotlight

GUANGZHOU, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Near the end of 2022, while searching for ideas for his third film, director and screenwriter Lan Hongchun...