SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador: Napoleon Osorio is proud of being the first taxi driver to have accepted payment in bitcoin in the first country in the world to make the cryptocurrency legal tender: El Salvador. He credits President Nayib Bukele’s decision to bank on bitcoin three years ago with changing his life.

WASHINGTON: US hiring bounced back in August but missed expectations while the jobless rate crept down, government data showed Friday, paving the way towards central bank rate cuts in the coming weeks.

BEIJING, Sept 7 (KUNA) -- China raised concerns over Washington's Section 301 tariffs, investigations targeting Chinese companies, as well as deploying investment restrictions.

KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) remains steadfast in its support of the “Let’s Be Aware” campaign, an initiative launched by the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) in collaboration with Kuwaiti banks and Kuwait Banking Association (KBA).

BEIJING: As climate envoys from the world’s top two greenhouse gas producers meet in Beijing this week, experts say China’s emissions may finally be nearing their peak.

BEIJING: Hundreds of African political and business leaders filed into China’s Great Hall of the People on Thursday eager to forge new partnerships, sign contracts and make industry connections.

BEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday pledged over $50 billion in financing for Africa over the next three years, promising to deepen cooperation in infrastructure and trade with the continent as he addressed Beijing’s biggest summit since the pandemic.

JEDDAH: Over recent years, many Kuwaiti companies have markedly proved their presence in the Saudi market by means of running investments in various sectors, contributing to the Saudi economic growth, diversification and prosperity.

MAPLE CROSS, UK: Britain on Thursday finished building its longest-ever rail bridge after fitting the final segment of the Colne Valley Viaduct for the new high-speed HS2 train line, company bosses announced.