South Korea’s suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol did not respond on Wednesday to a second summons by anti-corruption authorities who, along with prosecutors, are investigating his short-lived martial law decree issued early this month. Yoon had not appeared for questioning as of 10 am (0100 GMT) on Christmas Day as requested by the Corruption Investigation […]
Read MoreUber, Delivery Hero and Foodpanda did not immediately respond to requests for comment outside regular business hours. Taiwan has blocked Uber Technologies’ $950 million purchase of Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda business on the island because of anti-competition concerns, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing Taiwan’s official Central News Agency (CNA). Uber, Delivery Hero and Foodpanda did […]
Read MoreThe world’s second-biggest economy has struggled this year, mainly due to a property crisis and tepid domestic demand. The World Bank raised on Thursday (26 December) its forecast for China’s economic growth in 2024 and 2025, but warned that subdued household and business confidence, along with headwinds in the property sector, would keep weighing it […]
Read MoreChina’s Defense Ministry has called the United States a war-addicted country. China believes that Washington has become the biggest threat to global security. Beijing has also accused the US Defense Department of distorting China’s defense policy and presenting it to the world. Ministry spokesman Zhang Xiaogang said that the US Defense Department report released this […]
Read MoreSouth Korea’s military said on Monday it has detected signs of North Korea preparing to send more troops and weapons, including suicide drones, to Russia to support its war against Ukraine. Pyongyang has already provided 240mm multiple rocket launchers and 170mm self-propelled howitzers to Russia, and was seen preparing to produce more suicide drones to […]
Read MoreThe Exoskeleton Laboratory team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said their goal is to create a robot that seamlessly integrates into the daily lives of individuals with disabilities. South Korean researchers have developed a lightweight wearable robot that can walk up to paraplegic users and lock itself onto them, enabling […]
Read MoreChina has provided information and documents to a joint investigation into two severed Baltic Sea undersea cables, and has invited Germany, Sweden, Finland and Denmark to participate in the probe, the foreign ministry said on Monday. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks at a news briefing when asked about a Financial Times […]
Read MoreThe Chinese government has strongly criticized the recent US military aid and arms sales to Taiwan. Beijing warned on Sunday that supporting and supplying arms to Taiwan is like ‘playing with fire’ and its consequences could be harmful to the United States. Earlier on Friday, the White House approved $571.3 million in military aid and […]
Read MoreChina said on Sunday it was taking countermeasures against two Canadian institutions and 20 people involved in human rights issues concerning the Uyghurs and Tibet. The measures, which took effect on Saturday, include asset freezes and bans on entry and the targets include Canada’s Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project and the Canada-Tibet Committee, China’s foreign ministry […]
Read MoreEight people have died in fires in three Japanese cities. The incidents occurred in Tokyo, Noshiro, and Fukuoka on Saturday, the country’s police said. The Chinese media outlet Xinhua News reported this news, citing Japanese media outlet Kyodo News. Two people died in a fire at a two-story house in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo. It […]
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