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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.
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.
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.
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner dies at 91
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/09/2017
» LOS ANGELES: Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy magazine who turned his swinging lifestyle into a professional calling and taught Americans to be more open about sex, has died. He was 91.
Baht's tumble to 2009 low ties BoT's hands
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/08/2015
» The baht’s descent to a six-year low as investors flee is making it harder for the Bank of Thailand to revive an economy beset by an El Nino-induced drought.
Thailand leading Asia in cracking down on drinking
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/07/2015
» By banning alcohol sales near universities and technical colleges, Thailand is putting the nation at the forefront of efforts in Asia to curb booze consumption.
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.
As rice mountain shrinks, a rubber one rises
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/04/2015
» Eight months after the government started selling rice into an oversupplied global market, officials are taking a different tack amid a rubber glut.