WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. job market was much weaker in 2024 and early this year than originally reported, adding to concerns about the health of the nation’s economy. Employers added 911,000 fewer jobs than originally reported from April 2024 through March, the Labor Department reported Tuesday. The department issues the so-called benchmark revisions every…
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] As China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) enters its second decade, its playbook is changing. HSBC Global Investment Research’s latest report describes how the Belt and Road Initiative is moving from state-led megaprojects towards smaller, greener and more tech-focused investments driven by private…
Chinese police have fined fashion giant Dior’s Shanghai subsidiary after finding the company guilty of transmitting data overseas without security screening, according to state media. Citing the National Cybersecurity Notification Centre, state news agency Xinhua reported on Tuesday that the investigation followed media reports of a data breach at the French fashion brand, while users…
Sept. 9 (UPI) — The Federal Communications Commission has launched proceedings against seven laboratories that review and approve electronics for use in the United States for being owned or controlled by China. The FCC announced the launch of the proceedings Monday with the intent to revoke their recognition as accredited test laboratories for testing electronics…
Nepal’s crackdown on social media companies, which led to protests and police killing at least 19 people, is part of a yearslong decline of internet freedoms around the world as even democracies seek to curtail online speech. The Himalayan country’s government said last week it was blocking several social media platforms including Facebook, X and…
Online broker Robinhood Markets will join the S&P 500 index after riding the popularity of cryptocurrencies to profitability and an all-time high stock price. The company is set to join the benchmark index on Sept. 22, along with mobile technology platform AppLovin and construction company Emcor Group. Robinhood is having one of its best years…
Yet the Yangs say they are not criminals. They are simply farmers trying to beg Beijing to stop local officials from seizing their 1 1/2 acres of land in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. “Every move in my own home is monitored,” Yang said, sitting behind black curtains that block him from the glare of police…
Businesses in downtown Los Angeles’ Fashion District have experienced dwindling sales since immigration raids that began in the summer have spooked clientele. The downtown area, known for its array of clothing items and accessories for various occasions, typically experiences bustling crowds on weekends. However, some business owners say they’ve noticed plummeting sales and less foot…
BEIJING (AP) — Over the past quarter century, American tech companies to a large degree designed and built China’s surveillance state, playing a far greater role in enabling human rights abuses than previously known, the Associated Press has found. AP journalists spoke to more than 100 sources, scoured tens of thousands of documents, and obtained…
The AP obtained tens of thousands of pages of classified and internal documents that show how U.S. companies designed and marketed systems that became the foundation for China’s digital cage. (AP Video/Serginho Roosblad, Marshall Ritzel) The AP obtained tens of thousands of pages of classified and internal documents that show how U.S. companies designed and…