A policy for resolving the conflict in Syria that posits Bashar al-Assad as an “alternative” to the Islamic State is simply not viable. But that hasn't stopped Western advocates of such an approach from trotting out one fallacious argument after another.

Ashton Carter, defence secretary, boards aircraft carrier near contested areas of South China Sea

The nation has emerged in the space of a couple of decades as second only to the US

Innovation Works, an early stage venture firm founded by former Google China head Kai-Fu Lee, has filed with Chinese securities regulators to list on the National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ), according to a securities filing. Innovation Works, with offices in Beijing and Shanghai, manages US$500 million across two U.S. dollar fund and RMB funds. […]

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Beijing-based P2P (peer-to-peer) lending platform Meili Jirong has completed US$65 million series A round of financing led by Bertelsmann Asia Investments, according to an announcement posted on the company's Weibo account. Meili Jinrong focuses on providing consumer credit to middle income workers with funding from savers who have extra cash on hand and want to […]

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Intel Capital, Intel Corporation's global investment and M&A organization, has invested US$22 million in ten technology companies, including two Chinese start-ups, says a company announcement. The two Chinese companies receiving investments are Taiwan's Microprogram Information, an Internet of Things (IoT) solution and service provider, and Beijing-based Perfant Technology, which develops imaging and video technologies for […]

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High-profile tech advances obscure doubts over innovation ambitions

How Xi and Ma will avoid awkward diplomatic situations in their historic talks

After entering the South American market in June 2015, Xiaomi now plans to further expand into the African market by launching Hongmi 2 and Xiaomi 4 in the coming weeks. However, the Chinese smartphone company will not fight alone in markets like South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria. It will cooperate with Mobile in Africa Group, […]

Countries will be required to prosecute corporate cyber theft under TPP

Xi advances bold approach to conflict that has loomed large over Asia for decades