Japan is examining how to evacuate its roughly 60,000 citizens from South Korea in the event of a crisis that closes airports, with military ships being used as shuttles, a Japanese newspaper reported on Tuesday. North Korea’s pursuit of its military and nuclear programs in defiance of U.N. Security Council and other sanctions escalated tensions […]
Read moreAustralia’s Qantas Airways said on Tuesday it had amended its website to no longer refer to Taiwan and Hong Kong as countries, rather than Chinese territories, after China issued a warning to foreign airlines last week. China has stepped up efforts to police how foreign businesses refer to parts of China, or territories claimed by […]
Read moreChina’s central bank on Tuesday set its official yuan midpoint at the highest level in more than two years, to 6.4372 per dollar, underpinned by a solid spot yuan performance a day earlier. Tuesday’s official midpoint was 202 pips, or 0.31 percent, firmer than the previous fix of 6.4574 on Monday and was the strongest […]
Read moreSouth Korea’s capital has unveiled emergency measures to combat a thick layer of smog coating the city. Beginning Monday, Seoul officials waived public transport fees during commuter hours as the daily average density of ultra-fine dust remained above 50 micrograms per cubic meter — a level that’s widely considered harmful. Authorities have also limited car […]
Read moreA Chinese consumer group has asked Apple for information about the slowing of older iPhones after operating system updates, demanding a reply before Friday, state news agency Xinhua reported. The query from the Shanghai Consumer Council came in response to consumer feedback that old iPhones became sluggish after upgrading the software to iOS 10.2.1, it […]
Read moreChinese companies have moved beyond copying others’ technologies as the world’s second-largest economy now leads the way in many areas, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. “Even today, there is still a lot of thinking and belief that China is a copycat, which is not true,” said Raymund Chao, PwC’s chairman for Asia Pacific and Greater China. China […]
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