Sports club Suzhou Shishan opened the Chinese city’s first pickleball court in January 2024, according to the company. Suzhou Shishan BEIJING — While the U.S. pickleball craze is still going strong, China’s is only just getting started. Online sales of pickleball paddles and related equipment in China have skyrocketed this year to an average of…
Elizabeth Quay in Perth City Merr Watson/women Who Drone | Photodisc | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose investors assessed the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting of leaders in Tianjin, with tariff uncertainty weighing on sentiment. This comes after a U.S. federal appeals court on Friday ruled that most of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs are…
The Duane Arnold nuclear plant northwest of Cedar Rapids, Iowa is pressing ahead with plans to restart operations by the end of the decade after shutting down for economic reasons in 2020. The plant is the third – and likely the last – mothballed reactor in the U.S. that is in shape to come back…
The sun has set on Nvidia earnings week. Time to close up shop and return in three months when it reports again because nothing else matters, right? Not quite. Grabbing the spotlight from Nvidia in the week ahead is the U.S. jobs market — plus, there are a few noteworthy earnings reports within the broader…
A combination image shows an injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, and boxes of Wegovy, made by Novo Nordisk. Hollie Adams | Reuters New trial data suggests Novo Nordisk‘s weight loss drug Wegovy edges out rival treatments on heart condition risk reduction, in good news for the Danish pharma giant as it…
An employee packages garments for the online Chinese e-commerce company Temu at a clothing factory in Guangzhou, in southern China’s Guangdong province on April 16, 2025. Jade Gao | Afp | Getty Images China’s manufacturing activity unexpectedly returned to growth in August on the back of a recovery in new orders and export business, a…
Despite a July slowdown, BYD retains its lead in China’s competitive EV market. Anna Barclay | Getty Images News | Getty Images Hong Kong-listed shares of BYD slid nearly 8% Monday after the Chinese electric vehicle maker reported a sharp drop in quarterly profit amid an aggressive price war across its domestic industry. The Tesla rival…
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his opening remarks at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Tianjin on Sept. 1, 2025. Evelyn Cheng TIANJIN, China — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday urged members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to strengthen artificial intelligence cooperation, while rejecting what he called a “Cold War mentality.” Xi was speaking…
Ulsan city skyline from the Hamwolru Pavilion. People can enjoy beautiful cityscape for free. Ulsan, South Korea. Insung Jeon | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were poised to open mostly lower Monday as investors assess a U.S. federal appeals court ruling that most of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs are illegal.” The U.S. Court…
The Honey Deuce is the U.S. Open’s most famous cocktail. Nbc | Nbcuniversal | Getty Images While inflation rates have cooled in recent years, U.S. Open attendees may still be experiencing the aftertaste as they sip on the tennis championship’s iconic beverage. The so-called Honey Deuce carries an eye-popping price tag of $23. While the…
