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Direct online overseas purchases by S. Koreans more than double in 5 years

Sep 30, 2020 23:30 pm UTC| Business

Direct purchases by South Korean from overseas online malls jumped to $42.99 million in 2019 from $15.84 million in 2015, noted Rep. Park Hong-geun of the Democratic Party, citing data from the Korea Customs Service...

China eyeing antitrust probe on Google

Sep 30, 2020 23:22 pm UTC| Business

China is preparing for an antitrust probe into Google on allegations that it has leveraged the dominance of its Android mobile operating system to stifle competition. A potential probe would also tackle accusations that...

Union eyes probe against McDonald's for denying breaks to 250,000 workers

Sep 30, 2020 23:14 pm UTC| Business

The Retail and Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU) is pursuing an investigation into an alleged denial of break entitlements in McDonalds stores across Australia since September 2014. According to the union, there were at...

VW China, joint ventures to invest $17.5 billion in e-mobility

Sep 30, 2020 23:02 pm UTC| Business

Volkswagen Group China intends to invest together with its joint ventures about $17.5 billion in e-mobility between 2020 and 2024. The investment in China is on top of the $38.7 billion the Volkswagen Group earmarked...

Volkswagen's shift to electric vehicles beset with financial woes

Sep 30, 2020 22:42 pm UTC| Business

Volkswagen is looking if it has the resources to develop electric platforms for smaller cars while investing billions in transforming its mainstream vehicles at a time it faces a short-term investment crunch. EU...

Tesco eyes selling 300% more plant-based meat

Sep 30, 2020 18:39 pm UTC| Business

Tesco targets a 300 percent boost in sales compared with 2018 of plant-based meat, such as sausages and burgers, by 2025. According to analyst firm Mintel, the UK market for products that emulate meat could be worth...

China's Great Wall Motors to invest 542.26 million in Russian plant upgrade

Sep 30, 2020 18:21 pm UTC| Business

Great Wall Motors will spend $542.26 million to upgrade its Russian plant under a special investment contract with the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade. The contract is designed to stimulate large companies to...

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Economy

U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tariffs, Deepening Global Trade Uncertainty

The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a significant portion of President Donald Trumps trade tariffs, ruling that the sweeping measures imposed under emergency powers were unlawful. While the decision marks a major legal...

USMCA Tariff Exemption Eases Pressure on Mexico and Canada, but Trade Risks Remain

Mexico (EWW) and Canada (EWC) received a temporary boost after the White House confirmed that goods shipped under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will be largely exempt from the newly implemented 10%...

Asian Markets React to Trump’s New 10% Tariff After Supreme Court Blocks Key Trade Levies

Asian trading partners are reassessing their positions after U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to introduce a new 10% tariff on imports from all countries, just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down several of...

Trump Meets Vietnam’s To Lam, Signals Easing of U.S. Tech Restrictions and Announces New 10% Tariff

President Donald Trump met with Vietnamese leader To Lam at the White House on Friday, marking their first formal in-person talks and signaling a potential shift in U.S.-Vietnam relations. According to a summary published...

Trump Imposes Temporary 10% Global Tariff After Supreme Court Blocks Earlier Trade Duties

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a temporary 10% global import tariff after the Supreme Court struck down his previous tariff program imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The new...

Politics

Kim Jong Un Reviews Five-Year Achievements at North Korea’s Ninth Workers’ Party Congress

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has begun reviewing the countrys progress over the past five years during the Ninth Congress of the ruling Workers Party, according to state media outlet KCNA. The high-profile political...

USTR Launches New Section 301 Trade Investigations After Supreme Court Tariff Ruling

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced Friday that his office will begin several new investigations under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, signaling a renewed focus on U.S. trade enforcement. The move...

Supreme Court Reviews Trump Administration Policies on Tariffs, Immigration, and Federal Power

Since President Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken up a wide range of high-stakes cases challenging his administrations policies. The rulings and pending decisions touch on...

Pedro Sanchez Challenges U.S. Policy as Spain Navigates Tensions with Trump Administration

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has adopted an increasingly defiant stance toward U.S. policy, a move that resonates with many Spanish voters but risks straining SpainU.S. relations. As one of Europes few prominent...

Yoon Suk Yeol Apologizes After Life Sentence for Martial Law Decree in South Korea

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has issued a public apology following his life sentence for orchestrating what a Seoul court described as an insurrection linked to his brief declaration of martial law in...

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

Microsoft Gaming Leadership Overhaul: Phil Spencer Retires, Asha Sharma Named New Xbox CEO

Microsoft has announced a major leadership transition in its gaming division, as longtime executive Phil Spencer retires after 38 years with the company. The move marks a significant shift for Microsoft Gaming at a time...

OpenAI Targets $600B Compute Spend as IPO Valuation Could Reach $1 Trillion

OpenAI is reportedly planning a massive expansion of its artificial intelligence infrastructure, targeting approximately $600 billion in total compute spending through 2030. According to a source cited by Reuters, the...

Alibaba, Baidu, BYD Shares Slide After Pentagon Military List Update

Alibaba Group, Baidu, and electric vehicle giant BYD saw their Hong Kong-listed shares fall sharply on Friday after the companies were briefly included on a U.S. Pentagon list of firms allegedly linked to the Chinese...

Nvidia Nears $30 Billion Investment in OpenAI, Replacing Previous $100 Billion AI Partnership

Nvidia is reportedly close to finalizing a $30 billion investment in OpenAI, marking a major shift in the companies artificial intelligence partnership. According to a Financial Times report published Thursday, the new...

Meta Platforms Cuts Equity Awards Again Amid Massive AI Investment Push

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) has reduced equity-based compensation for most employees for the second consecutive year, according to a report by the Financial Times. The tech giant has trimmed its annual stock option...