SEOUL: Hwang Min-yong, a 37-year-old South Korean businessman, recently received his black Porsche Cayenne coupe with red leather seats after a seven-month wait and took it out for a spin on a scenic road overlooking a river near Seoul. “Porsche has been my dream car … I don’t really feel […]
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Japan’s Fujitsu develops new AI-video recognition technology to check proper handwashing TOKYO: Three months after the World Health Organization recommended singing “Happy Birthday” twice during hand washing to fight the coronavirus, Japan’s Fujitsu Ltd has developed an artificial intelligence monitor it says will ensure healthcare, hotel and food industry […]
WASHINGTON, DC: US House of Representatives Democrats on Thursday (Jun 18) unveiled a US$1.5 trillion infrastructure bill that they will seek to pass in coming weeks, arguing it has been made more urgent by the coronavirus pandemic. The legislation would spur construction or improvements of roads, bridges, ports, clean energy, […]
With limited options, Beijing could be pushing New Delhi to a closer Western embrace, says Yogesh Joshi. SINGAPORE: India and China share a legally undemarcated frontier along the high Himalayas. After the 1962 Sino-Indian War, China and India settled with perceptions of a boundary which they called the Line of […]
NEW YORK: SoftBank Group Corp will invest US$2 million or more in 14 U.S. start-ups led by black founders and other underrepresented groups, the company said on Thursday (Jun 18), as part of its effort to fund more a more diverse array of entrepreneurs. The investments will back the inaugural […]
State borders were allowed to open from June 10. KUALA LUMPUR: Although the Malaysian government has allowed domestic tourism to resume, industry players are expecting a slow pace of recovery as people remain wary of travelling due to COVID-19. Casa Del Mar Resort in Langkawi told that although there […]
LONDON: Colgate-Palmolive on Thursday (Jun 18) said it was working to review and evolve its Chinese toothpaste brand, Darlie, the latest in a string of brand reassessments amid a US debate on racial inequality. Darlie is a Chinese brand owned by Colgate and its joint venture partner Hawley & Hazel. […]
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 58,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 1.508 million for the week ended Jun 13. WASHINGTON, DC: The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week, but the pace of decline has stalled amid a second wave of layoffs as companies battle weak […]
The World Trade Organisation has thrown out the final legal challenge to Australia’s tobacco plain packaging laws. Now more countries across the world can implement this game-changing public health policy, says a University of Sydney researcher. SYDNEY: The decision, handed down on Jun 9 by the World Trade Organization’s appeals […]
TOKYO: Japan lifted all coronavirus-related curbs on domestic travel on Friday (Jun 19), with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calling on people to go sightseeing or attend concerts and other events to help the nation’s economy bounce back from a pandemic recession. Japan began lifting its pandemic lockdown in May as […]