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China opens ‘Pandora’s Box’ of human genetic engineering
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/11/2018
» SINGAPORE: A Chinese researcher’s claim that he successfully modified the genes of human embryos may force the country to make a stark choice about the future of its burgeoning biotechnology industry — one with significant implications for an emerging technology arms race with the West.
Scared by Facebook? Wait till millennials are selling their data
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/06/2018
» PARIS/SAN FRANCISCO/BEIJING: Alice Liogier wants to slap a price on her data.
Airbnb refuse China buyout offer
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/05/2018
» BEIJING: Airbnb Inc's founders were moments away from merging their China business with local competitor Tujia in January 2017. Executives and investors spent hours hashing out a deal. Preliminary term sheets were drawn up. Then in the final hour of negotiations, Airbnb pulled out.
Global trade boom steams into 2018 despite Trump threats
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/11/2017
» HONG KONG: It was meant to be the year of the trade war. Instead, it was the year of the trade boom.
GoogleFacebookTwitter fight to hold off US regulation
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/10/2017
» Google summoned about 200 policy staff from around the world last month for a debate on whether the company's size has made it too attractive as a target for government regulators.
Google debuts new chat app to rival Skype, FaceTime
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/08/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Google nailed e-mail with the 2004 introduction of Gmail. Now it's the No.1 form of electronic correspondence in the US.
What Indonesia can teach Asean about blocking Islamic State
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/01/2016
» JAKARTA -- In the wake of last week's attacks here, which killed seven people, fears are growing that the largest Muslim-majority nation in the world is going to be hit by a wave of Islamic State group-linked bombings and shootings.
Indonesia to push Bali, Jakarta in bid to double tourism
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/06/2015
» JAKARTA — Indonesia will focus on Bali and islands near Singapore rather than developing more remote spots in the world’s largest archipelago, as it seeks to double tourist numbers by 2020.