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China announced Sunday (June 29) that it would conditionally resume seafood imports from 37 prefectures in Japan, effective immediately, ending an almost two-year blanket suspension that has strained trade ties and disrupted major export flows […] Want to keep reading? Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles! sign up Have an…
Jury members retired Monday to decide the fate of an Australian woman accused of murdering three members of her husband’s family with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington lunch. The 12-person panel has been locked away to decide whether Erin Patterson is guilty or not, beginning their deliberations after a nine-week trial intently followed by a…
A Hong Kong woman has been arrested for allegedly disclosing the personal information of a married couple on the internet and through fliers, following a financial dispute that erupted after the husband failed to repay debts owed to her. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said on Monday that the suspect, 36,…
(Bloomberg) — China’s economy surprised with signs of improvement even as deflationary pressures persisted and employment weakened, throwing fresh doubt over the likelihood of further monetary stimulus by Beijing in the face of higher US tariffs. Most Read from Bloomberg Factory activity and construction had their strongest month of the second quarter in June, according…
By Siddhi Nayak MUMBAI (Reuters) -India’s IndusInd Bank has shortlisted three senior bankers – Rajiv Anand, Rahul Shukla, and Anup Saha – for the position of CEO and submitted their names to the central bank for approval, two sources told Reuters. IndusInd Bank took a $230 million hit in the year ended March 31 due…
China continues to expand its military reach around the world as one of its naval ships was seen transiting the Strait of Gibraltar and heading into the Atlantic Ocean over the weekend. The presence of the Chinese navy near NATO member states comes as the United States has dispatched an aircraft carrier-led strike group from…
Managers are getting the chop in Russia’s war economy, too. The country’s largest military aviation contractor has plans to boost fighter jet production by 30% in five years, as its CEO said in the same month that he wants to lay off 1,500 management staff. “We plan to raise production effectiveness 30% by 2030,” Vadim…
HONG KONG (AP) — It’s been years since mass arrests all but silenced pro-democracy activism in Hong Kong. But a crackdown on dissent in the semiautonomous Chinese city is still expanding, hitting restaurants, bookstores and other small businesses. Leticia Wong, former pro-democracy district councillor, arranges books at her bookstore in Hong Kong, Friday, June 20,…
Baidu, the Chinese tech giant, is making its Ernie artificial intelligence (AI) model open-source on Monday. The company announced the move in February, and has already made its chatbot free to use. This is being viewed as a watershed moment in China’s AI space, as this is the first time a major AI player has…
For months the talk in Kyiv was of a much-anticipated Russian offensive that would aim to gobble up more of Ukraine’s eastern regions. So far, it’s been underwhelming – but the Russians have made some gains and vastly reinforced their troop numbers in some areas. Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to pursue territorial gains as…