Jeremy Renner undergoes surgery after snow plow accident
A publicist for Jeremy Renner said in a statement that the 51-year-old Avengers star is in an intensive care unit...
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China’s manufacturing activity drops despite lifted COVID-19 restrictions
BEIJING: China's manufacturing activity contracted sharply in December for the third month in a row, according to official figures released...
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Cristiano Ronaldo joins Al Nassr: What we know of his new Saudi Arabian club
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on a two-and-a-half year deal, a month after the...
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Covid travel curbs against Chinese visitors ‘discriminatory’, says state media
BEIJING: Chinese state-media said Covid testing requirements imposed by several places around the world in response to a surging wave...
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China ends Covid quarantine for travellers in January
China will scrap quarantine for travellers from 8 January, officials said, marking the last major shift from the country's zero-Covid...
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From ‘fanboy’ to critic: Why Singapore-based billionaire Leo KoGuan and others are losing faith with Elon Musk’s Tesla leadership
CEO Elon Musk’s preoccupation with Twitter after taking over the tech firm in late October and his sell-off of Tesla...
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China’s Sinopec appoints new chief for trading arm Unipec
SINGAPORE : Chinese refining giant Sinopec Corp has appointed Zhong Fuliang, vice president of its trading arm Unipec, as the...
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Putin expects China’s Xi to visit soon; Xi holds his line on Ukraine
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday (Dec 30) he was expecting Chinese President Xi Jinping to make a...
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Samsung Elec to expand chip production at largest plant next year – media
SEOUL : Samsung Electronics plans to increase chip production capacity at its largest semiconductor plant next year, despite forecasts of...
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Beijing, Shanghai residents back to work as China eases into living with COVID-19
BEIJING: Mask-wearing Beijing and Shanghai commuters crowded subway trains on Monday (Dec 26), with China's two biggest cities moving...
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Toyota’s Nov global vehicle production rises 1.5% to record 833,104
TOKYO : Toyota Motor Corp reported on Monday a 1.5 per cent rise in November global vehicle output, reaching a...
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Indian stocks top Asian markets, strong economic growth fuels hope
SINGAPORE : In a year when Indian equities emerged as the best performers in Asia and the country took advantage...
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Tesla offers discount on some car models in US, Canada
Tesla Inc is offering discounts on Model 3 and Model Y vehicles delivered in the United States and Canada this...
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Ten Hag sees future for defender Wan-Bissaka at Man Utd
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said right back Aaron Wan-Bissaka has a future at the club after the defender...
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Fury, Usyk agree to heavyweight unification bout, says promoter Arum
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have agreed to have a bout early next year to decide the undisputed heavyweight world...
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Musk to step down as Twitter CEO once he finds ‘someone foolish’ enough as successor
NEW YORK: Billionaire Elon Musk said yesterday he will step down as chief executive of Twitter Inc TWTR.N once he...
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Sources: Zelensky may visit Washington to meet Biden, congressional leaders
WASHINGTON: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to visit the White House and the US Capitol today, though security concerns...
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Haruhiro Shiraishi
Haruhiro Shiraishi is currently a graduate student at the University of Tokyo. Since his undergraduate days, he has been conducting...
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Hajime Shiraishi
Hajime Shiraishi received a Ph.D. (1996) in engineering from Fukuoka University. Currently, He is a professor at Kurume University of...
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In Covid-hit Beijing, funeral homes with sick workers struggle to keep up
BEIJING: Funeral homes across China’s Covid-hit capital Beijing, a city of 22 million, scrambled today to keep up with calls...
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