China suspends economic dialogue with Australia

China has suspended an economic dialogue with Australia, stepping up a pressure campaign that began over Australian support for an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus

Nintendo profits boom as people stuck at home play games

Nintendo’s says its profit for the fiscal year that ended in March jumped 86% on healthy sales of the Switch handheld machine as people staying at home due to the pandemic turned to video games

China rejects G-7 criticism on human rights

China’s government has rejected criticism of its human rights and economic record by foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major economies and accused them of meddling in its affairs

Global markets mixed after Wall Street decline

Global stock markets are mixed after Wall Street sank

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World shares mixed as economic data cloud outlook

Shares are higher in early European trading after retreating in Asia as the latest batch of economic data provided mixed signals about the global recovery from the pandemic

Asian shares slip on pandemic worries despite Wall St rally

Asian shares are mostly lower Friday amid uncertainty about the prospects for a global economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic

Chinese manufacturing rises in April but growth might slow

Two surveys show Chinese manufacturing expanded in April but growth appeared to be slowing after a rebound from the coronavirus pandemic

China says population grew in 2020 after report of decline

China’s government says the country's population grew last year, following a news report a once-a-decade census might have found a decline, possibly adding to downward pressure on growth in world’s second-largest economy

China launches main part of its 1st permanent space station

China has launched the main module of its first permanent space station that will host astronauts long term