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Dec 6, 2023

Volkswagen-commissioned audit finds no signs of forced labor at plant in China's Xinjiang region

An audit commissioned by Volkswagen has found no indication of forced labor at its plant in China’s Xinjiang region, where Western governments have accused the Chinese government of human rights violations against the Uyghur ethnic minority

Dec 5, 2023

Stock market today: Asian shares slip ahead of key US economic reports

Asian shares declined Tuesday on heavy selling of property and technology shares

Dec 5, 2023

Stock market today: Global shares mixed after Moody's downgrade of Chinese credit rating

Global shares are mixed, with Chinese benchmarks falling after Moody’s Investor Service downgraded China’s sovereign debt rating, reflecting concern that the country’s property crisis is spilling into its local government and private financing

Dec 4, 2023

Stock market today: Global shares trade mostly lower ahead of updates on jobs, inflation

Global shares are mostly lower as investors await a slew of U.S. economic data set for release later in the week

Dec 1, 2023

Stock market today: World shares mixed after Wall St ends its best month of '23 with big gains

World shares are mixed after Wall Street closed out its best month of the year with big gains in November

Nov 30, 2023

China factory activity contracts in November for 2nd straight month despite stimulus measures

An official survey of Chinese manufacturers shows that factory activity contracted for a second straight month in November

Nov 28, 2023

Chinese AI firm SenseTime denies research firm Grizzly's claim it inflated its revenue

SenseTime, a major Chinese artificial intelligence company known for its facial recognition technology, has rejected claims by a research company that it has inflated its revenue

Beijing police investigates major Chinese shadow bank Zhongzhi over suspected crimes

Nov 27, 2023

Police are investigating a Chinese wealth management company owned by Zhongzhi Enterprise Group days after the firm told investors it was insolvent

Nov 27, 2023

Beijing court begins hearings for Chinese relatives of people on Malaysia Airlines plane

A Beijing court is holding compensation hearings for Chinese relatives of people who died on a Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared in 2014 on a flight to Beijing

Nov 27, 2023

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly decline, as investors watch spending, inflation

Asian shares have opened the week lower as investors await updates on U.S. consumer spending and inflation