China announces major economic and social reforms
China released a raft of detailed reform plans on Friday, promising sweeping changes to the economy and the country's social fabric as it seeks to unleash new sources of growth after three decades of breakneck expansion show signs of faltering.
U.S. says China must do more to safeguard trade secrets
China faces steep intellectual property rights challenges which undercut Beijing's efforts to boost innovation, the U.S. ambassador said on Thursday, comments that drew a rebuke from China's Foreign Ministry.
Asian shares stabilize, focus turns to China reform plan
Asian shares held steady on Tuesday, with investors turning their attention to the Chinese Communist Party policy-meeting for clues to China's economic agenda for the next decade, while the dollar's two-day rally against the euro came to a halt.
Iranian foreign minister blames West for snag in nuclear talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif rejected U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's pinning of blame on Iran for the lack of a deal on its nuclear program last week, saying splits between Western powers prevented a breakthrough.
Khamenei controls massive financial empire built on property seizures
A Reuters investigation details a key to the supreme leader’s power: a little-known organization created to help the poor that morphed into a business juggernaut worth tens of billions of dollars.
Iran nuclear talks in Geneva to resume Saturday morning
Negotiations between Iran and six world powers will resume on Saturday morning after top diplomats from the United States, Iran and European Union made progress during talks on Tehran's nuclear program, a senior U.S. State Department official said.
U.S. panel hears trade complaints, hope for China reform meeting
U.S. trade officials and industry groups on Friday aired concerns about Chinese trade protectionism while voicing hope that an economic agenda-setting meeting of China's top leaders this weekend would launch deeper reforms.
Russia sees chance of road map on Iran nuclear dispute
Six world powers and Iran could agree on a "road map" for ending the dispute over Tehran's nuclear program at talks in Geneva on Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
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