Business

Economy and business news. Business is the practice of making one’s living or making money by producing or buying and selling products (such as goods and services). It is also “any activity or enterprise entered into for profit”

Ambassador: China Will Respond in Kind to US Chip Export Restrictions 

Ambassador: China Will Respond in Kind to US Chip Export Restrictions 

If the United States imposes more investment restrictions and export controls on China’s semiconductor industry, Beijing will respond in kind,...

North Korea’s Kim Shows off Banned Missiles to Russian Minister

North Korea’s Kim Shows off Banned Missiles to Russian Minister

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – Russia’s defense minister accompanied North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to a defense exhibition that featured...

Blinken Says Door Open for New Zealand ‘to Engage’ in AUKUS Pact

Blinken Says Door Open for New Zealand ‘to Engage’ in AUKUS Pact

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday raised the possibility of New Zealand and other...

North Korea’s Kim Meets Russian Defense Minister 

North Korea’s Kim Meets Russian Defense Minister 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday. Shoigu was on a rare...

Provocative Irish Singer Sinead O’Connor Dies at 56

Provocative Irish Singer Sinead O’Connor Dies at 56

Sinead O’Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s but was known as much for her...

EU Divisions Over Ukraine Grain Exports Set Stage for Bigger EU Battles

EU Divisions Over Ukraine Grain Exports Set Stage for Bigger EU Battles

The past year has lifted Poland’s image in the European Union from rule-of-law defier to leading Ukraine champion, welcoming more...

VOA Interview: Dr. Ricardas Daunoravicius, Lithuanian ‘Tank Man’

VOA Interview: Dr. Ricardas Daunoravicius, Lithuanian ‘Tank Man’

When people hear the phrase “tank man,” they often think of the man who blocked advancing tanks in China’s Tiananmen...

Schools, Educational Aspirations Crushed in Ukraine War Zones

Schools, Educational Aspirations Crushed in Ukraine War Zones

Thousands of schools have been damaged and hundreds destroyed during Russia’s war on Ukraine. And for many students living near...

In Photos: Deadly Wildfires the Mediterranean Destroy Homes, Threaten Nature Reserves

In Photos: Deadly Wildfires the Mediterranean Destroy Homes, Threaten Nature Reserves

Major fires raging in Greece and other European countries have advanced. The flames have caused additional deaths, destroying homes and...

Jury Acquits Kevin Spacey in London on Sexual Assault Charges Dating Back to 2001

Jury Acquits Kevin Spacey in London on Sexual Assault Charges Dating Back to 2001

A London jury acquitted Kevin Spacey on sexual assault charges on Wednesday after a four-week trial in which the actor...

Japan Imposes Microchip Export Ban, Angering China

Japan Imposes Microchip Export Ban, Angering China

Japan imposed export controls on advanced microchip technologies this week, mirroring recent moves by the United States and the Netherlands....

Deadly Wildfires Across the Mediterranean Destroy Homes, Threaten Nature Reserves

Deadly Wildfires Across the Mediterranean Destroy Homes, Threaten Nature Reserves

Major fires raging in parts of Greece and in other Mediterranean countries advanced Wednesday, causing additional deaths, destroying homes and...

Latest in Ukraine: Britain Says Russia Could Be Preparing Black Sea Blockade

Latest in Ukraine: Britain Says Russia Could Be Preparing Black Sea Blockade

A former U.S. Marine who was freed by Russia last year in a prisoner swap has been injured while fighting...

US Works With Artificial Intelligence Companies to Mitigate Risks

US Works With Artificial Intelligence Companies to Mitigate Risks

Can artificial intelligence wipe out humanity? A senior U.S. official said the United States government is working with leading AI...

Russian Defense Minister in North Korea to Mark War Anniversary

Russian Defense Minister in North Korea to Mark War Anniversary

North Korea is receiving invited delegates from Russia and China this week for the 70th anniversary celebrations of its self-proclaimed...

US Rejoins UNESCO Cultural and Educational Organization  

US Rejoins UNESCO Cultural and Educational Organization  

First Lady Jill Biden Tuesday marked the United States’ return to the United Nations’ cultural organization after five years away,...

US Rejoins UN Cultural and Educational Organization

US Rejoins UN Cultural and Educational Organization

U.S. first lady Jill Biden heralded her nation’s return to the United Nations’ cultural and educational body, UNESCO, at its...

Wildfires Bring Death and Destruction to Sun-Scorched Mediterranean

Wildfires Bring Death and Destruction to Sun-Scorched Mediterranean

Large areas of the Mediterranean sweltered under an intense summer heat wave on Tuesday, and firefighters battled to put out...

Latest in Ukraine: US to Send Additional $400 Million in Aid to Ukraine

Latest in Ukraine: US to Send Additional $400 Million in Aid to Ukraine

Latest Developments:    A former U.S. Marine who was freed by Russia last year in a prisoner swap has been injured...

Former US Marine Freed from Russia Is Injured While Fighting for Ukraine

Former US Marine Freed from Russia Is Injured While Fighting for Ukraine

A former U.S. Marine who was freed by Russia last year in a prisoner swap has been injured while fighting...

Russia Declares Independent TV Channel ‘Undesirable,’ Bans it From Country

Russia Declares Independent TV Channel ‘Undesirable,’ Bans it From Country

The Russian prosecutor-general’s office on Tuesday declared independent TV channel Dozhd to be an undesirable organization, continuing the country’s wide...

Jury Finds 6 Guilty of Terrorist Murder in 2016 Brussels Attacks That Killed 32

Jury Finds 6 Guilty of Terrorist Murder in 2016 Brussels Attacks That Killed 32

A jury on Tuesday found six people guilty of terrorist murder for extremist attacks in Brussels in 2016 that killed...