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US, South Korea Agree to Disagree on Trade

US, South Korea Agree to Disagree on Trade

South Korea this week pushed back against the United States’ demand to renegotiate the free trade agreement (FTA) between the...

S. Korea Pushes Back on US Call to Renegotiate Trade Pact

S. Korea Pushes Back on US Call to Renegotiate Trade Pact

South Korea this week pushed back against the United States’ demand to renegotiate the free trade agreement (FTA) between the...

Vietnamese Consumers Resist China as Officials Try to Get Along

Vietnamese Consumers Resist China as Officials Try to Get Along

When Ha Tran of Ho Chi Minh City shops for food, clothes or electronics, she avoids merchandise she can tell...

Samsung Leader Jay Y. Lee Given 5-Year Jail Sentence for Bribery

Samsung Leader Jay Y. Lee Given 5-Year Jail Sentence for Bribery

The billionaire head of South Korea’s Samsung Group, Jay Y. Lee, was jailed for five years for bribery on Friday...

Tesla’s ‘Long-haul’ Electric Truck Aims for 200 to 300 Miles on a Charge

Tesla’s ‘Long-haul’ Electric Truck Aims for 200 to 300 Miles on a Charge

Tesla next month plans to unveil an electric big-rig truck with a working range of 200 to 300 miles, Reuters...

High-tech Yarn Shows Promise as Energy Generator

High-tech Yarn Shows Promise as Energy Generator

A new, high-tech yarn that generates electricity when stretched or twisted could use ocean waves and human motion to lower...

US Space Company Makes History with Client from China

US Space Company Makes History with Client from China

In recent years, the U.S. space program has been supporting a broader range of commercial interests, which has led to...

Trump’s NAFTA Termination Comment Falls Flat in Arizona

Trump’s NAFTA Termination Comment Falls Flat in Arizona

President Donald Trump’s comments at a Phoenix rally that he will probably end up terminating the North American Free Trade...

Britain Seeks Close EU Relationship on Data Protection After Brexit

Britain Seeks Close EU Relationship on Data Protection After Brexit

Britain will set out a plan to cooperate closely with Europe on data protection rules after it leaves the European...

US Federal Spending, Debt Ceiling: What You Need to Know

US Federal Spending, Debt Ceiling: What You Need to Know

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he was willing to shut down the government to get funding for a U.S.-Mexico...

Lab-made ‘Mini Organs’ Helping Doctors Treat Cystic Fibrosis

Lab-made ‘Mini Organs’ Helping Doctors Treat Cystic Fibrosis

Els van der Heijden, who has cystic fibrosis, was finding it ever harder to breathe as her lungs filled with...

US Defense Department Invests $17M in Laser Technology

US Defense Department Invests $17M in Laser Technology

The U.S. Defense Department is making another multimillion-dollar investment in high-energy lasers that have the potential to destroy enemy drones...

Egypt Pins Export Hopes on New Leather Production City

Egypt Pins Export Hopes on New Leather Production City

Just beyond the outskirts of Cairo on a desert road to the Suez Canal, a sprawling industrial zone is coming...

With Tax Talk Heating Up, Republicans Modify Plan for Businesses

With Tax Talk Heating Up, Republicans Modify Plan for Businesses

Congressional Republicans, seeking to address the complaints of small businesses, are floating changes to their controversial proposal to eliminate business...

Chieftain: Indigenous People Seize Some Facilities on Peru Oil Field

Chieftain: Indigenous People Seize Some Facilities on Peru Oil Field

Indigenous people living on Peru’s largest oil field concession have seized some facilities operated by Frontera Energy demanding that the...

Researchers: Robot Makers Slow to Address Danger Risk

Researchers: Robot Makers Slow to Address Danger Risk

Researchers who warned half a dozen robot manufacturers in January about nearly 50 vulnerabilities in their home, business and industrial...

Jordan Opens First Job Center in Syrian Refugee Camp

Jordan Opens First Job Center in Syrian Refugee Camp

Jordan has opened its first job center inside a refugee camp, unlocking work opportunities across the country for thousands living...

Ford, Chinese Partner Look at Possible Electric Car Venture

Ford, Chinese Partner Look at Possible Electric Car Venture

Ford Motor Co. and a Chinese automaker said Tuesday they are looking into setting up a joint venture to develop...

Ford Offers Brits Incentives to Trade in Older Cars

Ford Offers Brits Incentives to Trade in Older Cars

Ford Tuesday became the latest carmaker to launch a car scrappage scheme in Britain, joining the likes of BMW and...

New App Helps Relieve Stress Through Guided Meditation Exercise

New App Helps Relieve Stress Through Guided Meditation Exercise

A common complaint for busy, stressed out people is not being able to find the time and place to unwind....

US Air Force Awards Contracts to Boeing, Northrop for ICBM Replacement

US Air Force Awards Contracts to Boeing, Northrop for ICBM Replacement

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing and Northrop Grumman separate contracts to continue work on the replacement of the...

Venezuela’s Maduro Warns of Action Against Price Gouging

Venezuela’s Maduro Warns of Action Against Price Gouging

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says new measures will be rolled out this week to combat economic speculation in the crisis-ridden...