The United States, Japan and South Korea will hold two days of missile tracking drills starting on Monday, Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force said, as tensions rise in the region over North Korea’s fast-developing weapons programs. The United States and South Korea conducted large-scale military drills last week, which the North said made the outbreak of […]
Read moreWith its smog-prone north desperate to slash coal consumption, China is looking to deploy nuclear power to provide reliable winter heating, raising public safety concerns — though developers say the risks are minimal. State-owned China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC) recently conducted a successful 168-hour trial run in Beijing for a small, dedicated “district heating reactor” […]
Read moreArab foreign ministers late on Saturday urged the United States to abandon its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, saying the move would increase violence throughout the region. The announcement by President Donald Trump on Wednesday was a “dangerous violation of international law,” had no legal impact and was “void,” the Arab League said […]
Read moreBitcoin investor Cameron Winklevoss — one half of the twins reported to have just become the world’s first bitcoin billionaires — says the skyrocketing cryptocurrency is primed to head higher. Winklevoss and his brother Tyler famously settled with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in 2008 over the claim that he stole the idea for the social […]
Read moreUber Technologies and a woman who accused top executives of improperly obtaining her medical records after a company driver raped her in India have agreed to settle a civil lawsuit the woman filed against Uber in June, according to a U.S. federal court filing on Friday. The Uber driver was convicted of the rape, which […]
Read morePresident Donald Trump has signaled his intention to tighten immigration policies, but that has not stopped Chinese students from enrolling in the University of California, an executive from the university said Friday. In 2016, nearly 20,000 students from China enrolled in the university, almost 10 times more than 2000, said Christine Gulbranson, senior vice president […]
Read moreChina could take the lead in the self-driving car market because of its ability to make regulatory decisions relatively quickly, according to an investment advisory firm. Driver-less technology is one of several sources of disruption that traditional automakers are facing today. While many U.S. start-ups and large companies have been extensively working on this new […]
Read moreBitcoin dropped to as low as $14,566.81 Friday just after 1:30 p.m. SIN/HK, according to industry site CoinDesk. That was a nearly 14 percent decline from earlier high’s on the day of $17,153.94, according to the site which averages prices from major exchanges. In fact, bitcoin had actually rocketed above $19,000 on Thursday on the […]
Read moreAustralia and China are at loggerheads over Beijing’s attempt to influence politics Down Under. Last week a prominent Australian lawmaker was forced out amid accusations about his involvement with Beijing, and, earlier this week, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull cited “disturbing reports about Chinese influence” while announcing proposals to clamp down on foreign meddling in […]
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You can do almost anything now on a single mobile device. But in China, you can do almost anything on just one single app: Weixin — known as WeChat outside of China. Tencent, the company behind the massively popular app, is China’s biggest social network and gaming company. It’s now one of the most valuable […]
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