Bloomberg Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s brother and two powerful former intelligence chiefs were sentenced on Wednesday to 15 years on charges of conspiring against the military, in an expedited trial authorities hoped would reflect a commitment to purging the old guard. The sentences against Said Bouteflika, retired Ltt Gen Mohamed Mediene and Maj Gen Athmane Tartag came just two ...

Bloomberg China’s economy in the third quarter was the weakest it has been this year, according to the China Beige Book, with manufacturing, property and the services sectors all worsening, even as borrowing picked up. Manufacturing revenue, profits, volumes and sales prices fell by double-digit paces from the previous three months, although borrowing remained at its highest level, according to ...

Bloomberg Vietnam’s campaign to tamp down the Trump administration’s trade gap ire has come to a coastal commune better known for growing dragon fruit along one-lane potholed roads. The community could soon be home to a $5 billion liquefied natural gas project that would include an import terminal and gas-fired power plant and eventually import billions of dollars of US ...