KUCHING: Sarawak is usually emphasising innovation and talent development because it moves towards being a developed state simply by 2030. Read full story Continue Reading
When Hellen Obiri moves 14,000 kilometers from Kenya to Colorado later this year, she already knows she’ll miss some of the comforts of home.Continue Reading
Overview * The Ukrainian “offensive” in the south has been underway for 18 days as of today. As an American military intelligence officer observed, “I’m reminded of Lincoln’s comment about McClellan: ‘He has a case of the slows.’” More on this propaganda offensive below. * In the principal theaters of action, the mouth of the Donbas salient, the line of […]
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TOKYO: Stocks fell across Asia and the dollar steadied on Wednesday as investors were reluctant to make moves ahead of the release of U.S. inflation data that could point to the Federal Reserve’s appetite for more aggressive rate hikes. Read full storyContinue Reading
Residents of 26 provinces in the North, Northeast plus East have beenadvised to brace just for heavy rain plus possible flash surges from Thursday in order to Saturday, caused by Hurricane Mulan.Continue Reading
HONG KONG: China’s real estate crisis is casting a darkening cloud over governance and financial prospects of once highly valued property management companies, triggering a rout in their shares and making investors cautious. Already battered share prices have fallen a further 7 per cent this month as investors have reactedContinue Reading
China, a global leader in the exercise of gray-zone warfare, has suffered through what amounts to an ALL OF US government gray-zone strategy involving Taiwan throughout the Trump and Biden administrations. In the consequences of the visit to Taiwan by US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, we are seeing via specific Chinese actions how Beijing details […]
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JAIPUR – India will likely soon restrict Chinese smartphone makers from selling products in lower-tier local markets, a move that will aim to prop and protect competing Indian manufacturers while applying more regulatory pressure on big Chinese producers like Xiaomi Corp, OPPO and Vivo. The move, which is not yet formally announced but reported in […]
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Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd let go of 9,241 employees in the three months to June, according to the company’s latest filing. Read full storyContinue Reading
HONG KONG: Asian shares eked out modest gains on Tuesday as buyers were held back by persistent global cost pressures, with investors turning their focus this week to U.S. inflation data and the prospects for further aggressive Federal Reserve rate hikes. Read full storyContinue Reading