HondaJet flying high in elite light jet market

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Honda Aircraft Company has launched an upgraded version of its Elite model business jet, a move expected to keep it at the leading edge of the light jet market. Honda Aircraft’s headquarters and factory are located next to Piedmont Triad International Airport, near Greensboro, North Carolina. The HondaJet Elite II was unveiled on October 17 […]Continue Reading

Joseph Schooling, Amanda Lim, Teong Tzen Wei fined for breaching conduct rules during SEA Games: SNOC

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SINGAPORE: Fines have been imposed on national swimmers Joseph Schooling, Amanda Lim and Teong Tzen Wei for breaching rules in the Singapore National Olympic Council’s (SNOC) code of conduct during the SEA Games.  The three athletes recently confessed to consuming controlled drugs overseas, prompting the SNOC to launch disciplinary proceedings toContinue Reading

‘Cult deprogrammer’ lawyers and Abe’s assassination

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All of a sudden, after the assassination of Shinzo Abe, even non-Japanese media became familiar with a group called the National Network of Lawyers Against Spiritual Sales. The network, now including some 300 lawyers, was established in Japan in 1987 to combat the Unification Church – although it occasionally targeted other religious movements as well. […]Continue Reading

This Chinese con man met with President Trump

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This article was first published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. It is the second of two parts. Read part 1. In July 2018, President Donald Trump met at his New Jersey golf club with a Chinese businessman who should never have gotten anywhere near the most powerful man in the world. Tao Liu […]Continue Reading