CHINESE DEVELOPER DECLARED NEW RICHEST TYCOON
FILE – In this Wednesday, June 19, 2013, file photo, Wanda Chairman Wang Jianlin applauds in front of the logo for Dalian Wanda Group during an event at a hotel…
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AUTOMAKERS BET ON ALTERNATIVE-FUEL CARS FOR FUTURE
By DAVID McHUGH BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer gets out of the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car during its world premiere at the first press day of the 65th Frankfurt…
DEATH TOLL FROM CHINESE EXPLOSION RISES TO 7
Firemen work at the site of an explosion that destroyed a warehouse in Baiyun district in Guangzhou in southern China’s Guangdong province Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. Police say four people…
APPLE EXPECTED TO EXPAND SELECTION OF IPHONES
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE FILE – In this April 2, 2013, file photo, a man smokes near the logo of Apple in Shanghai. Apple is expected to unveil its latest version…
RODMAN RETURNING TO NORTH KOREA, WITH OTHERS
By BRIAN MAHONEY Former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman speaks to the media during a news conference in New York, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. Rodman is going back to North…
CITIES MAKE FINAL PITCHES AHEAD OF 2020 VOTE
By STEPHEN WILSON Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan arrives to attend the Istanbul 2020 bid presentation during the International Olympic Committee session, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.…
CHINESE SHIPS VISIT HAWAII FOR EXERCISES WITH US
By AUDREY McAVOY T Chinese guided missile destroyer Qingdao, left, and Linyi, are docked at the pier in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013. Three Chinese ships with…
JAPANESE ANIMATION MASTER MIYAZAKI BIDS FAREWELL
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MARI YAMAGUCHI Hayao Miyazaki, one of animation’s most admired and successful directors, smiles during a press conference on his retirement in Tokyo Friday, Sept. 6, 2013.…