Lu Wei, China's top Internet regulator, may not welcome Facebook to his house, but he's certainly welcome at Facebook. Lu, the minister of China's Cyberspace Administration, recently toured the campuses of U.S. tech giants Facebook Inc, Apple Inc and Amazon Inc, according to a report and pictures posted on a Chinese government website on Monday.
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Australian tech listing boom raises red flags
Australia is experiencing a record-shattering boom in technology listings as start-ups starved of venture capital funding pursue backdoor listings, a trend that has regulators concerned companies are trying to take short cuts to get to market.
Alipay says mobile deals grow to over half of transactions in year to October
The share of mobile transactions on Alipay, the online payment platform affiliated with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, jumped to 54 percent of all transactions in the first 10 months of the year from 22 percent during the whole of last year, the company said.
Len Goodman leaving "Dancing with the Stars" but not "Strictly Come Dancing," Maksim Chmerkovskiy to replace him as judge?
Len Goodman is leaving "Dancing with the Stars" but not the British show "Strictly Come Dancing." It is rumored that Maksim Chmerkovsky will be replacing him as judge in the American show.
Obamacare helps private equity get its rehab clinic fix
Investors are pouring money into the operators of U.S. rehab centers as many more Americans get health care coverage for addiction treatment, driving up valuations and triggering a consolidation of businesses in the fragmented sector.
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European stocks and government bonds dipped on Monday as weak data from Asia, a rating downgrade for Italy and the slump in oil prices stoked concerns about global growth.
Perrie Edwards is worried about Zayn Malik's health after missing "One Direction" engagements, while Malik doesn't want fame and just wants to spend time with Perrie. As for their marriage, the two are not in a hurry.
Amarilis Sinchi visited Macy's at a New Jersey mall on Black Friday, but she waited until this week to purchase the red fleece pajamas she had her eye on.
Merck & Co Inc's drug that harnesses the immune system to fight cancer showed promise in Hodgkin lymphoma patients whose disease had progressed following prior therapies, according to data from a small, early stage trial being presented at a medical meeting.
From his sleepy village in eastern India's Bihar state, Ram Narain arrives at Gulab Bagh market to sell a truckload of corn that will fetch him enough money to buy a motorbike for his son, school uniforms for his daughter and a gift for his wife.
Sudden swings in financial markets recently suggest they are becoming more fragile and sensitive to unexpected events, the global organization of central banks said on Sunday, warning that a rising U.S. dollar could have a "profound impact" on emerging markets in particular.
Ukraine expects Russia to resume supplies of gas from Monday after Kiev transferred a pre-payment of $378 million to Gazprom, its energy minister said on Sunday.
The average price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States has dropped one dollar since early May, the lowest price in more than four years, according to the Lundberg survey released Sunday.
‘Kingdom Hearts III’ co-director and game designer Tai Yasue thinks that putting in characters from Marvel and Star Wars into the 3rd sequel of the hit role-playing game isn’t far-fetched. She also explained in an interview the shift from Luminous Unreal Engine 4.
