05.09.2024 13:39 SYDNEY -- Australia and Japan will establish a Pacific digital infrastructure and cybersecurity initiative and expand their defense ties to include more joint training and air force exercises, the countries' defense and foreign ministers said on Thursday.The announcements followed talks in the "two-plus-two" format held in Queenscliff, south of Melbourne, building on the nations' deepening ties in the face of concerns over what is seen as China's increasingly assertive stance in the region.05.09.2024 13:46 Hello everyone, this is Cissy from Hong Kong.While Tuesday saw shares of Nvidia plunge again amid reports that the U.S. Justice Department had subpoenaed the world's top chipmaker (reports that the company later disputed), that is far from the only chip news in recent days, as you'll see in this week's issue.Since Washington began placing curbs on Beijing's access to cutting-edge chips, it is no secret that Chinese companies have been exploring loopholes to get around those restrictions, including procuring through small distributors and renting Nvidia-powered servers at overseas data centers from cloud providers including Google and Microsoft.05.09.2024 13:56 The Russian president said Russia was ready for talks on the basis of an aborted deal between Moscow's and Kyiv's negotiators reached in Istanbul in 2022.05.09.2024 14:00 Two RT employees have been indicted for broadcasting content aimed at dividing America. The American offices of Russian media companies close to the Kremlin have been classified as foreign missions and some 30 internet sites have been frozen.05.09.2024 14:00 President Joe Biden is launching a new phase of his presidency this week.05.09.2024 14:06 Homeowners are afraid to leave behind great deals they locked in years ago, tethered to their property by the rate-lock effect or golden handcuffs.05.09.2024 14:07 Its tough to overstate how much hinges on Fridays employment update, from the path for interest rates to the economic outlook.05.09.2024 14:07 Allan Lichtmans method for predicting election winners has an impressive track record.05.09.2024 14:07 The Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tracks prices and employment, faces scrutiny after several missteps. Some questions have gone unanswered.05.09.2024 14:07 Unemployment is still low, but job seekers are competing for fewer openings, and hiring is sluggish. Thats a big turnaround from recent years.05.09.2024 15:13 A Japanese fishery product importer, the former representative director of the company and two others have been referred to prosecutors over allegations of importing freshwater clams from North Korea in breach of a ban on all trade with the country, police said Thursday.
The company in Saitama Prefecture and the three individuals allegedly imported 17,960 kilograms of freshwater clams from North Korea on Jan. 23, 2020, violating the foreign exchange and trade law, according to a joint police investigative team.
Read full story here05.09.2024 15:32 TOKYO -- Seven & i Holdings, the operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, will send a letter to Canadian convenience store giant Alimentation Couche-Tard to inform it that its proposed acquisition price in a recent takeover offer is too low, and that competition law concerns also remain, Nikkei has learned.According to a source familiar with the deal, Couche-Tard's takeover proposal -- which was preliminary and not legally binding -- included the acquisition of all shares for just under $15 per share in cash, making the total proposed purchase price around $40 billion.05.09.2024 15:34 Polls suggest the presidential contest will be close. Both sides expect a fight over the outcome.05.09.2024 15:56 The latest tragedy resulting in the death of at least 12 migrants on Tuesday is a reminder of the urgent need for France and the United Kingdom to redefine a common policy.05.09.2024 15:57 South Koreas intelligence service says it has detected signs Kim Jong-un ordered executions of 20 to 30 officialsNorth Korea may have executed multiple officials over damage from devastating floods in July that wrecked tho ... 05.09.2024 16:13 A U.S. Marine in his 20s in Okinawa Prefecture was referred to prosecutors on Thursday on suspicion of sexually assaulting and injuring a woman in her 20s in late June, investigative sources said.
The case comes after two other alleged sexual assaults involving U.S. servicemen became known in June in the prefecture, which hosts the bulk of U.S. military facilities in Japan.
Read full story here05.09.2024 16:44 The Crown Prosecution Service said it decided to discontinue proceedings against the former Hollywood produce because there is 'no longer a realistic prospect of conviction.'05.09.2024 17:09 Too many bus and subway passengers dont pay. The best solution is more policing.05.09.2024 17:14 KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian state energy group Petronas said on Thursday that its net profit for the six months through June dropped 19% from a year earlier to 32.4 billion ringgit ($7.5 billion) amid weaker gas prices."In the first half of this year, the global macroeconomic environment continued to be beset by intensifying challenges," CEO Tengku Muhammad Taufik told reporters after the company reported its earnings. "Political tensions, material policy changes and a fragile global economy have weighed heavily on demand and growth." 05.09.2024 17:19 HONG KONG -- Major Hong Kong developers are grappling with sinking property values, as the darkening economic outlook in the city and mainland China depresses market sentiment.Sun Hung Kai Properties, one of the top four developers in the city, announced on Thursday evening that its net profit for the full year ended in June was 19.04 billion Hong Kong dollars ($2.44 billion), down 20% year on year.05.09.2024 17:55 Some of the most institutionally destabilizing aspects of Trump-style populism may be inseparable from its core appeal.05.09.2024 18:02 Macron charged Barnier with forming a government on Thursday, according to an announcement shared by the Elysee Palace.05.09.2024 18:03 Honor is ramping up its challenge to Samsung in the fast-growing foldable smartphone market. 05.09.2024 18:37 This blog is now closed, you can read more of our Israel-Gaza war coverage herePalestinian news agency Wafa reports that three people have been killed in an apparent Israeli strike on Gaza City in the north of the territory. The at ... 05.09.2024 18:40 The Spanish capital announced on Thursday the rental scooters would be off the city's streets by October because of the risks they pose to pedestrians.05.09.2024 19:00 Detentions involve Chinese citizens who marketed cancer drugs for firms oncology divisionChinese police have reportedly detained five current and former AstraZeneca employees as part of an investigation into possible breaches re ... 05.09.2024 19:06 The U.K.'s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the way tickets were sold for next year's reunion concerts from iconic Britpop band Oasis.05.09.2024 19:10 Olympian sustained 80% burns during attack in KenyaPolice say former boyfriend attacked her amid disputeThe family of a Ugandan athlete who died in Kenya after allegedly being set on fire by her former boyfriend has called for just ... 05.09.2024 19:23 Takumi Minamino hit a brace and Junya Ito returned with a goal and two assists as Japan demolished China 7-0 at home to begin their 2026 World Cup final-round Asian qualifiers on Thursday.
Goals from Wataru Endo and Kaoru Mitoma gave the home team a 2-0 lead at the break at Saitama Stadium, where late goals from Daizen Maeda and Takefusa Kubo completed the rout in the Group C opener, a fixture that Japan had lost in their last two final-round campaigns.
Read full story here05.09.2024 19:27 Major Japanese retailer Seven & i Holdings Co. plans to turn down a takeover bid proposed by Canadian convenience store giant Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., as its offer price is not high enough, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday.
The Japanese company's board concluded that the deal does not benefit its shareholders, and it is expected to send a notification letter to the Canadian firm soon, the sources said.
Read full story here05.09.2024 19:31 Japan's top government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi on Thursday dismissed the idea of acquiring nuclear-powered submarines amid the tough regional security environment, which had been suggested by one of the ruling party's candidates to become the next prime minister.
Taro Kono, who currently serves as digital minister under the government of outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, said earlier in the day that nuclear-powered submarines, capable of remaining underwater for long periods of time, will be necessary, apparently in view of aggressive behavior by China.
Read full story here05.09.2024 19:39 As the Biden administration nears a decision to block the proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel, the debate over national and economic security is being dwarfed by presidential politics. Страницы: 707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110
SYDNEY -- Australia and Japan will establish a Pacific digital infrastructure and cybersecurity initiative and expand their defense ties to include more joint training and air force exercises, the countries' defense and foreign ministers said on Thursday.The announcements followed talks in the "two-plus-two" format held in Queenscliff, south of Melbourne, building on the nations' deepening ties in the face of concerns over what is seen as China's increasingly assertive stance in the region.
Hello everyone, this is Cissy from Hong Kong.While Tuesday saw shares of Nvidia plunge again amid reports that the U.S. Justice Department had subpoenaed the world's top chipmaker (reports that the company later disputed), that is far from the only chip news in recent days, as you'll see in this week's issue.Since Washington began placing curbs on Beijing's access to cutting-edge chips, it is no secret that Chinese companies have been exploring loopholes to get around those restrictions, including procuring through small distributors and renting Nvidia-powered servers at overseas data centers from cloud providers including Google and Microsoft.
The Russian president said Russia was ready for talks on the basis of an aborted deal between Moscow's and Kyiv's negotiators reached in Istanbul in 2022.
Two RT employees have been indicted for broadcasting content aimed at dividing America. The American offices of Russian media companies close to the Kremlin have been classified as foreign missions and some 30 internet sites have been frozen.
President Joe Biden is launching a new phase of his presidency this week.
Homeowners are afraid to leave behind great deals they locked in years ago, tethered to their property by the rate-lock effect or golden handcuffs.
Its tough to overstate how much hinges on Fridays employment update, from the path for interest rates to the economic outlook.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tracks prices and employment, faces scrutiny after several missteps. Some questions have gone unanswered.
Unemployment is still low, but job seekers are competing for fewer openings, and hiring is sluggish. Thats a big turnaround from recent years.
A Japanese fishery product importer, the former representative director of the company and two others have been referred to prosecutors over allegations of importing freshwater clams from North Korea in breach of a ban on all trade with the country, police said Thursday.
The company in Saitama Prefecture and the three individuals allegedly imported 17,960 kilograms of freshwater clams from North Korea on Jan. 23, 2020, violating the foreign exchange and trade law, according to a joint police investigative team.
Read full story here
TOKYO -- Seven & i Holdings, the operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, will send a letter to Canadian convenience store giant Alimentation Couche-Tard to inform it that its proposed acquisition price in a recent takeover offer is too low, and that competition law concerns also remain, Nikkei has learned.According to a source familiar with the deal, Couche-Tard's takeover proposal -- which was preliminary and not legally binding -- included the acquisition of all shares for just under $15 per share in cash, making the total proposed purchase price around $40 billion.
Polls suggest the presidential contest will be close. Both sides expect a fight over the outcome.
The latest tragedy resulting in the death of at least 12 migrants on Tuesday is a reminder of the urgent need for France and the United Kingdom to redefine a common policy.
South Koreas intelligence service says it has detected signs Kim Jong-un ordered executions of 20 to 30 officialsNorth Korea may have executed multiple officials over damage from devastating floods in July that wrecked tho ... 
A U.S. Marine in his 20s in Okinawa Prefecture was referred to prosecutors on Thursday on suspicion of sexually assaulting and injuring a woman in her 20s in late June, investigative sources said.
The case comes after two other alleged sexual assaults involving U.S. servicemen became known in June in the prefecture, which hosts the bulk of U.S. military facilities in Japan.
Read full story here
The Crown Prosecution Service said it decided to discontinue proceedings against the former Hollywood produce because there is 'no longer a realistic prospect of conviction.'
Too many bus and subway passengers dont pay. The best solution is more policing.
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian state energy group Petronas said on Thursday that its net profit for the six months through June dropped 19% from a year earlier to 32.4 billion ringgit ($7.5 billion) amid weaker gas prices."In the first half of this year, the global macroeconomic environment continued to be beset by intensifying challenges," CEO Tengku Muhammad Taufik told reporters after the company reported its earnings. "Political tensions, material policy changes and a fragile global economy have weighed heavily on demand and growth." 
HONG KONG -- Major Hong Kong developers are grappling with sinking property values, as the darkening economic outlook in the city and mainland China depresses market sentiment.Sun Hung Kai Properties, one of the top four developers in the city, announced on Thursday evening that its net profit for the full year ended in June was 19.04 billion Hong Kong dollars ($2.44 billion), down 20% year on year.
Some of the most institutionally destabilizing aspects of Trump-style populism may be inseparable from its core appeal.
This blog is now closed, you can read more of our Israel-Gaza war coverage herePalestinian news agency Wafa reports that three people have been killed in an apparent Israeli strike on Gaza City in the north of the territory. The at ... 
The Spanish capital announced on Thursday the rental scooters would be off the city's streets by October because of the risks they pose to pedestrians.
Detentions involve Chinese citizens who marketed cancer drugs for firms oncology divisionChinese police have reportedly detained five current and former AstraZeneca employees as part of an investigation into possible breaches re ... 
Olympian sustained 80% burns during attack in KenyaPolice say former boyfriend attacked her amid disputeThe family of a Ugandan athlete who died in Kenya after allegedly being set on fire by her former boyfriend has called for just ... 
Takumi Minamino hit a brace and Junya Ito returned with a goal and two assists as Japan demolished China 7-0 at home to begin their 2026 World Cup final-round Asian qualifiers on Thursday.
Goals from Wataru Endo and Kaoru Mitoma gave the home team a 2-0 lead at the break at Saitama Stadium, where late goals from Daizen Maeda and Takefusa Kubo completed the rout in the Group C opener, a fixture that Japan had lost in their last two final-round campaigns.
Read full story here
Major Japanese retailer Seven & i Holdings Co. plans to turn down a takeover bid proposed by Canadian convenience store giant Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., as its offer price is not high enough, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday.
The Japanese company's board concluded that the deal does not benefit its shareholders, and it is expected to send a notification letter to the Canadian firm soon, the sources said.
Read full story here
Japan's top government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi on Thursday dismissed the idea of acquiring nuclear-powered submarines amid the tough regional security environment, which had been suggested by one of the ruling party's candidates to become the next prime minister.
Taro Kono, who currently serves as digital minister under the government of outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, said earlier in the day that nuclear-powered submarines, capable of remaining underwater for long periods of time, will be necessary, apparently in view of aggressive behavior by China.
Read full story here
As the Biden administration nears a decision to block the proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel, the debate over national and economic security is being dwarfed by presidential politics.