BEIJING, CHINA – FEBRUARY 5: Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People on February 5, 2025 in Beijing, China. Wu Hao | Getty Images News | Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech […]
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China’s Xi speaks to entrepreneurs as state media says law on ‘private sector growth’ is in the making
BEIJING, CHINA – FEBRUARY 5: Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People on February 5, 2025 in Beijing, China. Wu Hao | Getty Images News | Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech […]
Gen Z battling with phone anxiety are taking telephobia courses to learn the lost art of a call
Nottingham College in the U.K. is offering a telephobia course to help students with phone call anxiety. Jamie Grill | Photodisc | Getty Images There was once a time when picking up a phone call was the main mode of communication, but now with endless choices available, some tech-savvy Gen […]
China’s Xi speaks to entrepreneurs in a rare meeting, signaling support for private sector
BEIJING, CHINA – FEBRUARY 6: Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) speaks during a bilateral meeting with Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People on February 6, 2025 in Beijing, China. Andres Martinez Casares | Getty Images News | Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping […]
Japan’s fourth-quarter growth tops estimates on higher exports; domestic consumption remains a worry
Commercial and residential buildings at dusk in the Minato district of Tokyo, Japan. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s economic expansion in the fourth quarter beat analysts’ expectations for quarter-on-quarter and annualized growth, boosted by a jump in exports. Preliminary government data showed Monday that GDP grew 0.7% quarter […]
China’s Xi Jinping speaks to entrepreneurs in a rare high-profile meeting amid economic headwinds
BEIJING, CHINA – FEBRUARY 6: Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) speaks during a bilateral meeting with Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People on February 6, 2025 in Beijing, China. Andres Martinez Casares | Getty Images News | Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping […]
Japan’s fourth-quarter economic expansion tops expectations as exports rise; full-year growth slows
Commercial and residential buildings at dusk in the Minato district of Tokyo, Japan. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s economic expansion in the fourth quarter beat analysts’ expectations for quarter-on-quarter and annualized growth, boosted by a jump in exports, preliminary government data showed Monday. GDP grew 0.7% quarter on […]
Here’s how much it can cost for one person to live in 12 major cities globally in 2025
It can cost on average of $2,050 to live in Tokyo for a month as a single person, according to Numbeo’s data. Jackyenjoyphotography | Moment | Getty Images Moving to a major city often comes with big benefits and opportunities, but it’s important to figure out if it makes sense […]
Japan’s economy expands 0.7% in fourth quarter as exports rise sharply; full-year growth slows
Commercial and residential buildings at dusk in the Minato district of Tokyo, Japan. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s economic expansion in the fourth quarter beat analysts’ expectations for quarter-on-quarter and annualized growth, boosted by a jump in exports, preliminary government data showed Monday. GDP grew 0.7% quarter on […]
Trump’s broadside against wind industry threatens projects that could power millions of homes
A view of the turbines at Orsted’s offshore wind farm near Nysted, Denmark, September 4, 2023. Tom Little | Reuters President Donald Trump promised to unleash U.S. energy dominance, but his sweeping executive order targeting wind power puts a pipeline of projects at risk that would generate enough electricity for […]