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China skeptic Lai Ching-te wins Taiwan’s presidential election

TAIPEI — Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party won an unprecedented third-straight presidential term, as incoming leader Lai Ching-te pledged to…

China’s annual exports drop for the first time in seven years

BEIJING — China’s annual exports fell for the first time in seven years in 2023, even as shipments in December…

Alibaba CEO Eddie Wu to lead Taobao and Tmall e-commerce business in latest reshuffle

BEIJING — Alibaba Group CEO Eddie Wu is taking over the top role at the company’s Taobao and Tmall e-commerce…

Earth is ‘big enough’ for U.S. and China to succeed, Xi says as he meets Biden

BEIJING — U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met Wednesday outside of San Francisco in their first…

China retail sales, industrial data grow faster than expected in October

BEIJING — China on Wednesday reported better-than-expected retail sales and industrial data for October, while the real estate drag worsened. …

China’s exports and imports drop again in September

BEIJING — China reported a smaller-than-expected decline in exports in September from a year ago, while imports missed, according to…

China’s retail sales surprise with faster growth in August, but real estate drag worsens

BEIJING — China’s retail sales and industrial production picked up pace in August with better-than-expected growth, according to National Bureau…

Kim and Putin talks end after two hours, leaders hail alliance stretching back to Cold War era

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See here for the latest updates.  North Korean…

Vice President Harris will face doubts and dysfunction at the Southeast Asian nations summit

Vice President Kamala Harris will deepen her outreach to Southeast Asia this week at an international summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, where she’ll…

China reports big data miss in July, stops releasing youth unemployment numbers

BEIJING — China reported July data that broadly missed expectations. The National Bureau of Statistics report also did not include…