Is China the new Japan? The monumental debts of Evergrande, the Chinese real-estate developer, may signal the beginning of a slow property crash in China, which could engulf its ageing population much ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s universities tightening background checks on foreign students
Japan's major universities including those with close ties with China are moving to tighten background checks on foreign students seeking to study civil-military technologies, according to a Kyodo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s universities tighten background checks on foreigners studying military technologies
A survey of 56 universities, some with close China ties, found many had increased checks. About 40 per cent of Japan’s foreign students are Chinese. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher as China property giant default fears recede
Tokyo stocks opened sharply higher Friday, with the Nikkei index briefly climbing over 2 percent, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street as concerns receded over the potential collapse of Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
TikTok trend that has students vandalizing school property hits Coeur d’Alene
A new viral TikTok trend has students vandalalizing school property and posting video proof on the social media app. ( read original story ...)
Asian shares mostly extend losses on China property worries
Asian shares mostly declined Tuesday, with Tokyo down 2.2% as worries about heavily indebted Chinese real estate developers weighed on sentiment. On Monday, U.S. stocks logged their biggest drop since ... ( read original story ...)
Dow jumps 400 points after Chinese property giant Evergrande promises to pay on $300 billion debt
The gains come after Evergrande, a Chinese property developer who's stock dropped over 20 percent in the last five days, promised to pay interest payments to the US on a $300 billion debt. ( read original story ...)
China goes on an intellectual property offensive
Foreign businesses in China are becoming key targets in a growing number of intellectual property lawsuits filed by Chinese companies. Enhanced IP legislation, which has led to high amounts of damages ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks sink as investors cautiously await Fed meeting outcome
Tokyo stocks fell Wednesday as caution prevailed before the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting, but the decline was limited with temporary relief provided by Chinese property ... ( read original story ...)
Kanye West splashes whopping $57.3MILLION on massive Malibu mansion amid divorce from Kim Kardashian
The 44-year-old mogul dropped a whopping $57.3million on a sprawling beachside home in Malibu in an off-market according to real estate transaction website Dirt. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends with biggest fall in 3 months on China property fears
Japan's Nikkei stock index ended sharply lower on Sept. 21 with its biggest one-day point decline in three months, in a global market rout on concerns that a potential default by a giant Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei stock index down 2% on China property fears
Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower Tuesday, with the benchmark Nikkei sinking over 2 percent at the outset, as concerns over a potenti ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea cracks world’s top 5 innovators while China edges Japan
South Korea has placed among the top five technological innovators for the first time, according to the latest global ranking, as other Asian economic powers moved up the hierarchy. South Korea jumped ... ( read original story ...)
Global stocks fall as Chinese property developer Evergrande’s scramble to avoid default rattles investors
Dow futures lost 500 points as worries grew about the looming default by Evergrande, whose shares plunged to an 11-year low in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng index drops more than 3% as Evergrande shares plunge 10%, other property stocks fall
The Hang Seng index dropped 3.3% to close at 23,099.14. Shares of China Evergrande Group in the city plummeted 10.24%, after falling as much as 17% earlier. The Hang Seng Properties index dropped to a ... ( read original story ...)
Stocks sink, World’s most indebted property developer teeters on brink
Chinese South Korean and Japanese stock markets were closed on Monday with their respective countries enjoying a public holiday ... ( read original story ...)