KELVIN CHAN

AP Business Writer
Europe shows challenges for US regulators targeting Big Tech
As U.S. regulators prepare to investigate big tech companies like Google and Amazon, they’ll look to Europe for lessons. European Union regulators have led global efforts to rein in Big Tech with only mixed results.
 
Europe looks to remold internet with new copyright rules
The European Union has approved a copyright overhaul that aims to give more protection to artists and news organizations. Critics, however, say it will stifle freedom of speech and online creativity and punish smaller web companies.
 
UK report finds technical risks in Huawei network gear
British cybersecurity inspectors have found significant technical issues in Chinese telecom supplier Huawei’s software that they say pose new risks for the country’s telecom companies.
 
Big tech companies cast as monopolies in UK government study
Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple are once again being cast as monopolies that have become too powerful for society’s good, a recurring theme that’s increasing the pressure to rein in the technology companies.
 
China-US row over tech giant Huawei overshadows trade talks
A bitter dispute between China and the U.S. over Huawei has intensified as Beijing demanded Washington back off its sweeping “crackdown” on the telecom giant the U.S. has charged with stealing technology secrets and violating Iran sanctions.
 
Oxford suspends research funding from China’s Huawei
Oxford University says it is suspending research grants and funding donations from Huawei amid growing security concerns about the Chinese telecom giant.
 
China’s Huawei faces new setbacks in Europe’s telecom market
The U.S. dispute with China over a ban on tech giant Huawei is spilling over to Europe, the company’s biggest foreign market. Some European countries are also starting to shun Huawei’s network systems over data security concerns.
 
British man seeks China state TV ban for forced confession
A British corporate investigator has complained to U.K. regulators about Chinese state TV, saying its British license should be revoked because it broadcast his forced confession when he was imprisoned in China.
 
European privacy search engines aim to challenge Google
 
Pocket money apps aim to help kids in cashless world
 
China, Airbus investigating blown-out windshield on plane
Chinese authorities and Airbus are investigating why a plane’s cockpit window detached during a flight, forcing an emergency landing.
 
China tech giant sidelined, US imports held amid trade spat
A Chinese tech giant has been brought to its knees. Tougher inspections at Chinese ports are holding up cars, apples, lumber and other agricultural products imported from the U.S.
 
Researchers: Silk Road projects give China strategic benefit
China says its funding and building of seaports, roads, railways and power plants in other countries is solely meant to promote economic development, but a U.S.
 
Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing retires shy of 90th birthday
Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, whose rags-to-riches story paralleled the spectacular rise of the Asian financial center, is retiring as chairman of his sprawling conglomerate and handing control to his eldest son.
 
Asian shares waver as market mulls Kudlow, trade tensions
Asian shares are mixed as investors assess President Donald Trump’s pick for his new economic adviser amid nagging worries over the prospect of a possible global trade war.
 
Hong Kong democracy movement loses ground in key by-election
Hong Kong pro-democracy candidates have won back only two of four seats in a crucial by-election seen as a test of the semi-autonomous city’s appetite for defying Beijing.
 
19 killed, dozens hurt in Hong Kong double-decker bus crash
A double-decker bus has lost control and crashed in a Hong Kong suburb on Saturday evening, killing 19 people and injuring dozens more. Local media reports say the bus tipped over and quoted passengers as saying it was full and traveling very fast.
 
Asian shares extend global losses after Wall Street’s rout
Asian shares are sharply lower, extending global losses after Wall Street’s big sell off on investor anxiety over rising bond yields and disappointing quarterly earnings.
 
China factory activity slows to 8-month low on softer demand
A monthly index shows that Chinese manufacturing started the year off at a slower pace as factory activity eased on softer demand, especially for exports.
 
Stocks rise despite looming US government closure
Stock markets were rising Friday as investors looked past the threat of a U.S. federal government shutdown.
 
Huawei wins China patent lawsuit against rival Samsung
A Chinese court says tech giant Huawei has won a patent infringement lawsuit against South Korea smartphone rival Samsung.
 
Taiwan investigates man over illegal North Korean oil sales
Prosecutors in Taiwan say they’re investigating a man suspected of involvement in illegal oil sales to North Korea. In a statement late Wednesday, prosecutors said they questioned a man surnamed Chen before releasing him on bail.
 
Most Asian shares lower as US tax passage fails to impress
Most Asian stock markets fell Thursday as investors were underwhelmed by final passage of a sweeping U.S. tax revamp.
 
Survey: US firms losing confidence in China business climate
A survey finds that U.S. companies in China are seeing their sales improve but are frustrated by policies and regulatory barriers that block better access to the country’s lucrative market. The U.S.
 
World shares mixed as investors watch Trump’s China visit
World shares are mixed after Japan’s stock benchmark failed to sustain a strong rally and as investors monitored U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing.
 
Asia shares drift on Wall St retreat; ECB meeting in focus
Asian shares are drifting as Wall Street’s retreat from recent record highs and a widely awaited European Central Bank meeting gave investors reason to pause on Thursday.
 
End of an era as Hong Kong stock trading floor set to close
Hong Kong’s last remaining stock market floor traders are taking their final orders as the exchange prepares to shut its trading hall.
 
Hong Kong leader: Reject threats to China’s sovereignty
Hong Kong’s leader has said residents are obliged to reject threats to China’s sovereignty, in what appeared to be a veiled warning aimed at rising separatist sentiment.
 
Stocks gain as investors assess economic data, earnings
World stock markets are advancing as investors assess a fresh round of corporate earnings reports and data releases for indications of where the global economy is headed.
 
Stock markets slide as tech earnings underwhelm
Global stocks slid on Friday as underwhelming earnings from Amazon and Twitter weighed on technology companies.
 
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