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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.
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.
Trump 'out of the box'
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/05/2017
» WASHINGTON - The Republican president of the United States said he'd be "honoured" to meet with North Korea's leader under the right conditions. That he thinks the country may need an economic "stimulus" package. Or possibly a gas-tax hike for better roads. Maybe even break up the big banks. And certainly a health care bill even more generous than Obamacare for people with pre-existing conditions.
Jack Ma's Ant buys America's MoneyGram
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/01/2017
» BEIJING - Ant Financial, the technology company controlled by billionaire Jack Ma, stepped up its international expansion by buying US money-transfer service MoneyGram International Inc.
South China Sea talks end in disarray after China lobbies Laos
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/06/2016
» BEIJING - A meeting of foreign ministers from Asean and China over the South China Sea ended in confusion after Malaysia released and then retracted a joint statement expressing "serious concerns" over developments in the disputed waterway.
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.
Istanbul bomb threatens tourism
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/01/2016
» ISTANBUL - A suicide bomb in the heart of Europe's largest city didn't just target innocent tourists, it also hit a $32 billion industry already caught up in the conflict next door.
World’s oldest rainforests burn as Jokowi scales back promises
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/10/2015
» JAKARTA -- Having promised to extinguish forest fires in Riau in western Indonesia by early October, President Joko Widodo jetted into Sumatra island last week for a progress check. The smoke was so thick his plane couldn’t land, forcing him back to the capital.
Philippine island of 120 stares down China’s military might
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/07/2015
» MANILA — On a clear night, the Filipinos who live on Pagasa Island — a speck in the vast South China Sea — can see the floodlights from giant Chinese cranes working around the clock, dredging sand to build on a nearby reef.