China launches high-tech aircraft carrier in naval milestone

China has launched its third aircraft carrier, the first such ship to be designed and built entirely within the country

World shares mostly lower as US rate hike relief rally fades

Global shares are mostly lower after the Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate by three-quarters of a point and signaled more rate hikes were coming to fight inflation

Asia shares mixed after Fed assurance on rates lifts Wall St

Asian shares are mixed after the Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate by three-quarters of a point and signaled more rate hikes were coming to fight inflation

N. Korea reports another disease outbreak amid COVID-19 wave

North Korea has reported the outbreak of another infectious disease in addition to its ongoing wave of COVID-19

Asian shares gain after Fed assurance on rates lifts Wall St

Asian shares have advanced after the Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate by three-quarters of a point and signaled more rate hikes were coming to fight inflation

Europe stocks up, Asia mixed ahead of Fed rate hike decision

Asian stock markets are mixed while Europe opened higher ahead of a Federal Reserve decision on how sharply to raise interest rates to cool inflation

China's factory activity rebounds as anti-virus curbs ease

China’s factory output rebounded in May, adding to a recovery from the latest economic slump induced by COVID-19 curbs

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World shares steady after Wall Street sinks into bear market

Shares have opened mostly higher in Europe after Asian shares recovered from the worst of their losses following Wall Street's tumble into what’s called a bear market

Worries about S. Korean economy grow amid truckers' strike

South Korea’s prime minister has warned that the disruption of cargo transport could cause “irrecoverable” damages on the country’s economy, as a strike by truckers entered its eighth day