Fence-jump intruder sparks White House alert

2014-09-20 20:11:07

The US Secret Service is coming under intense scrutiny after a man who hopped the White House fence made it all the way through the front door before being apprehended.

Xi praises contributors to China-India friendship

2014-09-20 03:59:11

Manorama Kotnis, the 93-year-old younger sister of an old friend of the Chinese people, the late Dr Dwarkanath Kotnis, traveled from Mumbai to New Delhi to meet visiting President Xi Jinping on Friday.

Li seeks to fast track green cards in FTZ

2014-09-20 03:45:50

A plan to make it easier for foreigners to obtain a Chinese green card is to be considered by the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone.

Chinese queue up for iPhone 6

2014-09-20 03:00:36

Another Apple iPhone, another wave of queuing. The tech giant's latest product release — the iPhone 6 — drew long lines at Apple stores in Manhattan on Friday.

Alibaba jumps more than 40% in trading debut

2014-09-20 00:01:16

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's shares surged by more than 40 percent in their first day of trading on Friday as investors jumped in to buy what looks likely to be the largest IPO in history.

Alibaba shares surge 46% in their debut

2014-09-20 00:01:16

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's shares rose as much as 46 percent in their first day of trading on Friday, lifting the Chinese online retailer's value to $244 billion.

Alibaba to rise more than 30% in trading debut

2014-09-19 22:28:42

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's shares are expected to rally in their first day of trading on Friday as many investors that received fewer shares than they had hoped lined up orders to buy in the open market.

Alibaba expected to open at $80-$83 in debut

2014-09-19 22:28:42

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's shares are expected to rally in their first day of trading on Friday as many investors that received fewer shares than they had hoped lined up orders to buy in the open market.

China's e-commerce giant Alibaba debuts at NYSE

2014-09-19 22:11:02

China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group on Friday morning rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), marking its initial public offering (IPO) on Wall Street.

Alibaba makes its mark on Wall Street

2014-09-19 21:55:00

China's e-commerce giant has begun to sell public shares on the NYSE in what experts claim could be the biggest IPO in history.

Chinese porcelain vase sets US auction record

2014-09-19 16:50:33

A Chinese vase from the Qing Dynasty was sold for $24.72 million at a Skinner's auction in Boston, topping all sales of Qing Dynasty vases in the US.

Scottish voters have rejected independence

2014-09-19 13:42:58

Although the nationalists won Scotland's biggest city, Glasgow, they failed to meet expectations in a clutch of other constituencies, keeping the UK whole.