Bloomberg A drop in South Korean exports to China and another weak figure for semiconductor shipments add to concerns over the strength of global trade amid the economic conflict between Washington and Beijing. Preliminary trade data for the first 20 days of November showed a 4.3 percent slip in exports to China, the first fall outside holiday-affected months since late ...

Bloomberg Sea Ltd., operator of Southeast Asia’s biggest gaming platform, reported a wider third-quarter loss on rising investments at e-commerce unit Shopee. Net loss increased to $218 million in the three months ended on September 30 from $132.8 million a year earlier, the company said. Total revenue rose to $204.9 million from $94.1 million. Sea has been struggling to keep ...

Bloomberg China’s plan to judge each of its 1.3 billion people based on their social behaviour is moving a step closer to reality, with Beijing set to adopt a lifelong points program by 2021 that assigns personalised ratings for each resident. The capital city will pool data from several departments to reward and punish some 22 million citizens based on ...