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News, Published on 13/07/2018
» US President Donald Trump exulted this week over Pfizer Inc's decision to delay planned drug price increases a day after he attacked the company on Twitter. He should take a look at China, where President Xi Jinping has done much better.
News, Leonid Bershidsky, Published on 03/07/2018
» Urban transportation is undergoing a revolution. Offerings such as Uber and Lyft, as well as car- and bike-sharing services are widely believed to reduce congestion and generally make urban dwellers more mobile; driverless cars are expected to provide further benefits. Yet the notion that these innovations always make things better is far from a given: The new services are a net good only if they complement traditional public transportation systems rather than compete with them.
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 25/06/2018
» Politicians from Pheu Thai and Democrat parties expect Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to enter the political fray in September while urging him not to use the all-powerful Section 44 to gain the upper hand over other parties in the run-up to the general election.
Published on 11/06/2018
» SINGAPORE: Two days after arguing with western allies at the G-7 summit over trade, President Trump is prepared to declare victory in talks with nuclear-armed North Korea - regardless of what happens.
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 30/04/2018
» Chaudhary Rakesh Tikait casts his memory back to 1967 as he reflects on the plight of farmers in India.
AFP, Published on 25/04/2018
» BEIJING: Global carmakers will take the stage in Beijing on Wednesday with new car models to woo the world's largest auto market as China promises to liberalise the industry.
Business, Published on 21/04/2018
» Alibaba supremo Jack Ma has disclosed that the company is starting work on autonomous technology, but he did not mention when or how the company plans to roll it out in Southeast Asia.
AFP, Published on 16/04/2018
» BEIJING: China is encouraging its southern island of Hainan to develop horse racing and introduce a raft of reforms as Beijing pushes the tropical tourism destination as a beacon of openness.
News, Leonid Bershidsky, Published on 21/03/2018
» Facebook is being hammered for allowing the data firm Cambridge Analytica to acquire 50 million user profiles in the US, which it may or may not have used to help the Trump campaign. But the outrage misses the target: There's nothing Cambridge Analytica could have done that Facebook itself doesn't offer political clients.
Business, Published on 14/03/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc said on Monday that it would acquire Texture, a digital magazine subscription service that lets users subscribe to more than 200 magazines for US$9.99 a month.