A symposium in Chengdu this week celebrates the accomplishments of Chinese entrepreneurs. A scandal unfolding in the same city appears to highlight how business owners sometimes tie up with officialdom.
The U.S. and Iran held their highest-level talks in 36 years on Thursday, in what some officials present described as a substantial meeting over Tehran's disputed nuclear program that could begin to counter decades of enmity.
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Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesAt least two people died and dozens are feared trapped after a five-story building collapsed in Mumbai on Friday morning, officials said.
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At least eight people were killed by suspected militants who disguised themselves as Indian soldiers and attacked a police station and an army camp in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Tighter credit and falling housing prices in Wenzhou, known as the birthplace of Chinese entrepreneurship, have led to a wave of mortgage defaults and abandoned properties in the city.
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Alibaba Group took its feud with the Hong Kong stock exchange public, questioning why the exchange wouldn't bend its rules to allow the Chinese e-commerce company to list its shares there.
Asian stocks tacked on modest gains after Wall Street snapped a five-day losing streak, though Japan's tepid August inflation reading weighed on the country's shares.The Nikkei fell 0.1%.
The Bank of Japan doesn't have any plans to take additional easing measures to coincide with a planned hike in the sales tax, people familiar with bank's thinking say.
Market watchers who conclude from Friday's consumer price data that Japan is speeding out of deflation could be setting themselves up for disappointment in the months ahead.
If implemented, the steps could signal a sea change in how trillions of yen are invested, unleashing a flood of cash into global markets as well as the Japanese economy.
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gence France-Presse/Getty ImagesA mountaineer discovered the stash of jewels suspected to have been onboard an Air India plane when it crashed high in the French Alps at least 47 years ago.
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Companies including Samsung and Intel are helping to accelerate one of the developing world's fastest-ever economic transformations.
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Amid all the murkiness around the Shanghai free-trade zone, one area has drawn special interest: talk that the Internet will be freer there, with unblocked access to Facebook and Twitter.
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An international arrest notice has been issued for Samantha Lewthwaite, a British woman the Kenyan government is investigating in relation to the Nairobi shopping-mall attack who is also wanted in relation to explosives-related charges connected to a 2011 terror plot.
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Three years after Singapore launched its bold bet on casinos, local residents have become less inclined to try their hands on the glitzy gambling floors in this Southeast Asian financial center.
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Hennes & Mauritz reported a 22% rise in third-quarter net profit, boosted by strong sales in China. The retailer passed the 3,000 mark in its aggressive store-opening strategy, and its stock is at a record high.
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During his trip to New York Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told critics of his defense policies to take a hike. Hours later, he made a wholesale pitch of his economic policies to foreign investors, making it clear he's down with American pop culture by peppering his speech with references to Gordon Gekko, baseball players and even Metallica.
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EPAA quake-affected girl drinks water from a tap in Pakistan, people in India see off their relatives leaving for the annual Haj pilgrimage, an orangutan reaches out to a passenger on a bus in China, and more.
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Chris CorrieGlints of glass and steel are appearing in the New Mexico desert alongside traditional adobe homes; the search for a new Southwestern style
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Nicky Loh for The Wall Street JournalNarelle Kheng, musician. Dr. Martens shoes, pants from Bugis Street, Cotton On tank and chiffon blouse, Solvil et Titus watch, Pandora bracelet.
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Uli Deck/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesIn today's pictures, a dancer performs at an exhibit in Germany, a winemaker stores his wine at sea in Italy, mist hovers of a valley in England, and more.
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JPM StudiosThe former estate of Wayne Newton includes eight homes, a decommissioned jet plane and an unfinished museum.
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ReutersA small island appeared off the coast of the port of Gwadar after a powerful earthquake jolted western Pakistan on Tuesday. Officials warned locals not to try to visit the island.
Sensational Sherwood Country Club Estate with unbelievable views and huge entertainer's yard! Situated...
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Utilities argue that the few (solar homes) are being subsidized by the many (everyone else).
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History teaches us that there is simply no reliable way to predict prices or economies—in China or elsewhere—according to this policy director.
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Some Chinese banks have been bringing off-balance-sheet assets back onto their books. That could open them up to losses down the road.
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Ford got to the China party later than rivals like General Motors. Now it's making up for it.
