Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is facing international criticism for his bloody war on drugs, said his country was willing to host a “world summit” to tackle how nations can protect human rights. The firebrand leader, who spoke in a news conference late on Thursday while in Vietnam for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting, said […]
Read moreChina’s finance ministry said on Friday that it will expand corporate tax rate cuts for high tech services firms nationwide, adding that the tax rate would be reduced to 15 percent, effective January 1, 2017. China rolled out its trial tax cut program for high tech services firms in 21 major cities in 2014, in […]
Read moreBeijing has a new ship capable of creating artificial islands — potentially the largest of its kind in Asia — raising fears it could be deployed in the tension-laden South China Sea. The world’s second-largest economy is testing a new deep sea dredger, an excavation vessel used for land reclamation, state-run media recently reported. The […]
Read moreThe Commerce Department has revealed the list of the 37 major deals signed between U.S. and Chinese companies around President Donald Trump‘s trip through Asia. The dollar value of those deals is in excess of $250 billion. Catepillar, Boeing, and Goldman Sachs are just some of the notable names on the list of companies that […]
Read moreCongress asks Facebook, Google, and Twitter for information on energy-related ads bought by Russians
It’s not just political advertising bought by Russians that has U.S. internet companies in hot water in Washington. Congress has asked Alphabet unit Google, Facebook and Twitter for information on any Russian-bought ads that either attempted to manipulate U.S. energy markets or criticized fossil fuel production here, according to a new report. Republican Lamar Smith […]
Read moreNvidia’s chips have proven valuable in the mining of digital currencies like bitcoin and ethereum, but it appears that the market is experiencing some cooling. Revenue from crypto-related products dropped by more than half to $70 million in the third quarter from $150 million in the prior period, Nvidia said on Thursday. Cryptocurrencies have been […]
Read moreImagine actually feeling the symptoms of a loved one with a debilitating disease. Soon you might be able to, with help of a device from Toronto-based design consultancy Klick Health. The team of doctors, engineers and designers came up with a way to mimic the feeling of having a Parkinson’s tremor. The device is not […]
Read moreThe increasingly complicated deal talks between AT&T, Time Warner and the Department of Justice didn’t stop CNBC’s Jim Cramer from being bullish on the potential merger. “The combined companies actually have better cash flow than if you break them up,” the “Mad Money” host said during a special Veterans Day show at the U.S. Military […]
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