WUHAN, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Liu Yi is among China's 7 million ride-hailing drivers. A 36-year-old Wuhan resident, he started driving part-time this year when construction work slowed in the face of a nationwide glut of unsold apartments. Now he predicts another crisis as he stands next to his car watching neighbours order driverless taxis. Everyone will go hungry, he...

Aug 8 (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom reported a 7.8% increase in its second quarter core earnings on Thursday, in line with analysts' consensus, boosted by strong growth in its Europe division that excludes Germany. Telekom, which is Europe's biggest telecoms provider by market capitalisation and also owns T-Mobile US ( TMUS ) in the United States, posted adjusted earnings before...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German industrial gear maker Siemens posted better-than-expected earnings growth during the April-to-June quarter, buoyed by customers who are upgrading their electricity infrastructure and by demand for production software. For its fiscal third quarter, Siemens on Thursday reported an 11% increase in operating profit before certain items to 3.0 billion euros ($3.3 billion), beating the average analyst forecast...

* Exports +3.1% y/y vs +6.13% forecast in Reuters poll * Exports to China -13.5% y/y (prior month +7.3%) * Exports to U.S. +70.3% y/y (prior month +74.2%) reach record $11.45 bln in July * Sees gradual upward slope in exports growth rate in H2 -ministry By Jeanny Kao and Faith Hung TAIPEI, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports rose...