(ATF) Following news that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) aims to increase its control of the private sector by inserting or recruiting party cells for private companies, today’s edition of the state's leading news outlet, The Peoples' Daily, outlined in part what other practical steps will be taken. The "new ...

(ATF) Hong Kong: Asian markets advanced on Friday, finishing with broad gains lead by Chinese stocks as investors expect the streak of upbeat economic data to translate into better corporate performance. Investors are however watching US-China tensions after a report that tech giant Tencent is under scrutiny by the US ...

Twitter announced on Thursday that it is tightening security of high-profile politicians, campaigns and journalists as a "critical preventative step" ahead of the US presidential election. Twitter will be implementing more sophisticated systems to detect suspicious activity and ramp up defences intended to thwart hackers from taking over accounts, according ...

A Chinese energy company is in talks to build a billion-dollar railway in Argentina that would move crude oil and natural gas from the massive Vaca Muerta shale region to the port city of Bahia Blanca, its president for Argentina said on Thursday. PowerChina is in talks with Argentina's state-owned ...

US biotech firm Moderna, one of nine companies in the late stages of clinical trials for a Covid-19 vaccine, became the first to publish the complete blueprints of its study after calls for greater transparency. Pfizer, the other American company currently carrying out Phase 3 trials in the US, followed ...

Japan's new prime minister will pursue economic structural reforms through a mixed bag of policies that target specific industries, rather than a grand strategy to reshape society and boost long-term growth. Armed with a strong grip on Japan's bureaucracy, Yoshihide Suga knows which levers to pull to get results, say ...

Walmart-controlled Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) overseas as soon as next year, a move that could value the firm at up to $50 billion, sources familiar with the company's plans told Reuters. Bengaluru-based Flipkart, which vies with players such as Amazon.com's local unit ...