Economy

Tokyo (AFP) - Small and medium-sized firms like Mitsuwa Electric that form the backbone of Japan's economy have weathered many...

Beijing (AFP) - China has a "plentiful" toolbox to avoid an economic slump in the second half of the year,...

Beijing (AFP) - China has a "plentiful" toolbox to avoid an economic slump in the second half of the year,...

Brasília (AFP) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday slammed Donald Trump's threat to impose 50 percent...

Tokyo (AFP) - Rice prices in Japan soared 99. 2 percent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further...

Washington (AFP) - The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed three landmark cryptocurrency bills, fulfilling the Trump administration's commitment...

Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The EU executive is preparing a list of proposed restrictions on US services companies -- including...

Durban (South Africa) (AFP) - G20 chair South Africa warned Thursday that abandoning the rules-based global order and declining cooperation...

Washington (AFP) - The US Senate approved early Thursday a package of spending cuts proposed by President Donald Trump that...

Beijing (AFP) - Chinese officials are seeking to tame the country's swelling electric vehicle industry with policies to prevent "irrational...