The US-China relationship is ending 2016 on its most ominous note in years. President-elect Donald Trump has questioned the one-China policy that has been the default American position and angered mainland China by taking a congratulatory call from Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-Wen. China has reciprocated with barely veiled aggression, adding visible anti-aircraft systems to the artificial islands it has ...

  Time for some extra cash for investors, Superman. People the world over like to build up their nest eggs as they age. Li Ka-shing, the 88-year-old Hong Kong billionaire who earned that superhero moniker for his canny investing, is no different. Thanks to strategies every retiree will appreciate — from buying income-producing investments like utilities to adopting a geographically ...

  Apologists for a despot will invariably mention his ability to maintain stability. Congo’s President Joseph Kabila is falling short of even this dismal standard, which may be the most compelling reason for him to give up his unconstitutional effort to stay in power. Neighboring Burundi, where President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bloody bid for an illegal third term has created more ...