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World's tallest prefab skyscrapers to rise in Singapore now being built in Malaysia

Aug 10, 2020 17:39 pm UTC| Business

A pair of 630-feet-tall skyscrapers set to rise in Singapore and become the tallest prefabricated buildings in the world are being built over the border in Malaysia. Dubbed the Avenue South Residences, the project will...

S. Korea aims to cut maritime accidents by 30% with marine navigation services

Aug 08, 2020 15:11 pm UTC| Business

South Koreas Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) is targetting a 30 percent reduction in maritime accidents by utilizing a smart marine navigation system in offering the worlds first marine navigation services starting...

Korean Air inks deal to supply Kawasaki Heavy with aircraft parts

Aug 07, 2020 01:39 am UTC| Business

Korean Air Lines Co. inked an estimated US$299 million deal from Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. to further supply the aft wheel well bulkhead component for B787 planes through 2030. The deal is an extension of a 2005...

Hyundai teams up with British firm to build urban air mobility infrastructure

Aug 07, 2020 01:33 am UTC| Business

Hyundai Motor Co. will work with British firm Urban-Air Port to build urban air mobility (UAM) infrastructure and recharging stations and conduct maintenance and repair works. The UAM is for handling takeoff and...

UK's AstraZeneca inks COVID-19 vaccine deal with China's Shenzhen Kangtai

Aug 07, 2020 01:30 am UTC| Business

British drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc announced that Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products would produce its potential COVID-19 vaccine in mainland China. Under the agreement, Shenzhen Kangtai will ensure that it produces...

Google deletes China-linked YouTube channels for posting fake news

Aug 07, 2020 01:23 am UTC| Business

Google announced it deleted over 2,500 YouTube channels tied to China between April and June to weed out disinformation. The Alphabet-owned company said the move was part of its ongoing investigation into China-linked...

Korean Air posts 162-B won Q2 profit due to cargo business

Aug 07, 2020 01:19 am UTC| Business

Korean Air Lines Co. shifted to a net profit of 162.4 billion won in the second quarter, due to a strong cargo demand that offset a sharp decline in passenger travel. It endured a 380.78 billion won net loss in the same...

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Economy

Gold Prices Pull Back from Three-Week High as Dollar Strengthens and Trade Tensions Resurface

Gold prices retreated in Asian trading on Tuesday after reaching a three-week high, as investors locked in profits and the U.S. dollar strengthened amid renewed concerns over U.S. trade tariffs. Despite the pullback,...

China Stock Market Rallies After Lunar New Year as Tariff Relief and Holiday Spending Boost Sentiment

Chinas mainland stock markets opened higher on Tuesday following the extended Lunar New Year holiday, supported by easing U.S. trade tariff concerns and strong consumer spending data. The Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 Index...

Oil Prices Hover Near Seven-Month High as U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks and Trade Tensions Stir Market Uncertainty

Oil prices remained just below a nearly seven-month high on Tuesday as investors closely monitored renewed U.S.-Iran nuclear talks and ongoing uncertainty surrounding U.S. trade policy. Heightened Middle East tensions and...

Dollar Stalls as Trump Tariff Turmoil Shakes Global Markets

The U.S. dollar weakened on Tuesday as Asian markets reacted to renewed uncertainty surrounding President Donald Trumps tariff policy and its potential fallout on global trade. Investors reassessed currency positions after...

China Holds Loan Prime Rates Steady as PBOC Maintains Cautious Monetary Policy

Chinas central bank kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged in February, marking the ninth consecutive month of steady policy as officials navigate mixed economic signals and subdued domestic demand. The Peoples Bank of...

Politics

Venezuela Amnesty Law Frees Nearly 2,200 Prisoners, Says Jorge Arreaza

Nearly 2,200 people have been released from Venezuelan prisons following the implementation of a new amnesty law, according to lawmaker Jorge Arreaza. The measure, which officially came into effect on Friday, marks a...

Albanese Backs Move to Remove Prince Andrew from Line of Succession Amid Ongoing Investigation

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed he would support legislation to remove Prince Andrew, also known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, from the line of succession to the British throne. In a letter sent...

Australia Launches Royal Commission Into Antisemitism After Bondi Beach Hanukkah Attack

Australia will formally begin a government-backed Royal Commission into antisemitism on Tuesday, following the deadly Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack that left 15 people dead last December. The mass shooting at a Jewish...

Democrats Warn Trump’s China Tech Security Pause Threatens U.S. National Security

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are raising alarms over the Trump administrations decision to pause key technology security measures targeting Beijing, arguing the move could weaken U.S. national security...

Mexico Kills ‘El Mencho’ in Major Military Raid, Escalating War on Cartels

Mexicos military has killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, the powerful leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), in a dramatic raid that could reshape the countrys fight against organized crime....

Science

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Technology

Meta Encryption Plan Sparks Child Safety Concerns Amid New Mexico Lawsuit

Meta executives moved forward with plans to implement end-to-end encryption across Facebook Messenger and Instagram Direct despite internal warnings that the change could significantly reduce the companys ability to detect...

Apple to Begin Mac Mini Production in Texas Amid $600 Billion U.S. Investment Plan

Apple is set to shift part of its Mac Mini production to the United States, marking a significant expansion of its domestic manufacturing footprint. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, the tech giant will...

Nvidia Earnings Preview: AI Chip Demand, Data Center Growth and Blackwell Shipments in Focus

Nvidia is poised to report another quarter of strong growth, with Wall Street anticipating upbeat guidance driven by accelerating demand for AI infrastructure, rising shipments of next-generation Blackwell chips, and...

DeepSeek AI Model Trained on Nvidia Blackwell Chip Sparks U.S. Export Control Concerns

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is reportedly preparing to release a new artificial intelligence model trained on Nvidias most advanced AI chip, the Blackwell, raising serious concerns about potential violations of U.S. export...

xAI’s Grok Secures Pentagon Deal for Classified Military AI Systems Amid Anthropic Dispute

Elon Musks artificial intelligence company, xAI, has signed a significant agreement with the Pentagon to deploy its Grok AI model within classified U.S. military systems, according to a report by Axios citing a defense...