External Pressures, Population Threaten China Growth, Key Official Says
External pressures and China’s aging population are two key economic hurdles facing the country over the medium to longer term, according to a top mainland policymaker.
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Gen Z’s Clean Living Means £14 Billion in Lost ‘Sin Tax’ for UK
Generation Z’s reputation for monkish living — smoking and drinking far less than their predecessors — is turning into yet another problem for the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt.
50 Years Since Women Trailblazers Joined London Stock Exchange
When Susan Shaw finished her first day on the floor of the London Stock Exchange in March 1973, a newspaper photographer wanted to take her picture. He was coming from a job at London Zoo.
UK Outlook Brighter as Recession and Cost of Living Fears Recede
The gloom cloaking the UK economy is starting to lift, giving another potential boost to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Singapore PM Lee Says World Can’t Afford US-China Conflict
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong sounded the alarm over worsening relations between the US and China, particularly as China’s political and economic clout in the world grows.
Gordon Moore, Intel Co-Founder Who Coined Chip Rule, Dies at 94
Gordon Moore, the Intel Corp. co-founder whose theory on computer-chip development became the yardstick for progress in the electronics industry, has died. He was 94.
Malaysia Says Ex-Astro CEO Returned $10 Million Linked to 1MDB
Malaysia’s anti-graft agency said Rohana Rozhan, the former chief executive officer of Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd., had returned $10 million related to the troubled state fund 1MDB.
Microsoft Threatens Data Restrictions In Rival AI Search
Microsoft Corp. has threatened to cut off access to its internet-search data, which it licenses to rival search engines, if they don’t stop using it as the basis for their own artificial intelligence chat products, according to people familiar with the dispute.
Apple CEO Cook Stresses Ties With China at Beijing Event
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook returned to China to attend the high-profile China Development Forum to celebrate the iPhone maker’s ties to the region even as tensions grow between Beijing and Washington.
