The European Union approved Paramount's $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery this week, effectively clearing another regulatory hurdle for a mega merger that could vastly reshape the entertainment and media landscape worldwide.But the greenlight comes with certain conditions.The European

U.S. stock indexes barely budged on Wednesday after oil prices climbed another 3% as fighting continues in the war with Iran.The S&P 500 edged down by 0.1%, coming off its best day in three weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 6 points, or less than 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite fell

Chinese company Binzhou Group has achieved the commercial-scale production of 6N-grade high-purity hydrogen fluoride – commonly known as "chip's chemical etching knife", which is needed in advanced semiconductor manufacturing.

China's shipbuilding industry posted strong growth in the first half of 2026, maintaining a leading share of the global ship market, data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) showed on Thursday.

China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) directly administered by the central government have intensified efforts to achieve breakthroughs in key technologies, with their investment in research and development (R&D) rising 3.8 percent year on year in the first half of 2026 (H1).

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 27 pips to 6.7906 against the US dollar Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.