BEIJING (Reuters) - Real estate loans in China increased 13.1% from a year earlier to 47.40 trillion yuan ($ 6.79 trillion) in the six months to June, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said ) Friday. The new real...
Last fall, Alexion Pharmaceuticals spent over $ 900 million to acquire a company with a drug developing for a rare kidney disease. Thursday he dropped the program.
The Boston-based biotech company said Thursday in the second quarter of earnings...
BEIJING (AP) - China reported over 100 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday as the country continues to fight an outbreak in Xinjiang. The 101 new cases were China's highest daily increase in weeks. The northwestern region of...
SYDNEY (AP) - Australian police revealed that Sydney-based Chinese students were forced to stage photos and videos of themselves tied and blindfolded in an extortion scam described as virtual kidnapping.Eight students fell victim to the scams this year, which...
President Xi Jinping's strategy of expanding his territorial dispute with Bhutan to nail India appears to have brought the small Himalayan kingdom closer to New Delhi. Thimphu, who had been trapped in the India-China crossfire for the last...
Shareholders watch the stock market in a securities business room. Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, July 6 2020.Costfoto | Barcroft Media | Getty ImagesThe recent Chinese stock market rally is arousing fears of being led by retail...
Ten warning signs of dementia: stress, depression and obesity are among the risk factors linked to Alzheimer's, say researchersAn international team led by Fudan University in China...
Asian Pacific markets surged on Tuesday after investor sentiment was supported by a series of positive news on the coronavirus vaccine front.In Japan, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.63% and the Topix index rose 0.17%. The Kospi index of...
The skyline of the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai, China.Hector Retamal | AFP | Getty ImagesSo far, Chinese banks have emerged relatively unscathed when the coronavirus pandemic hit economies around the world, but this could change in...
