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Tropical Storm Wipha set to make landfall in northern Vietnam
Bloomberg, Published on 22/07/2025
» Tropical Storm Wipha is edging slowly towards Vietnam and is set to cross the coast near the northern port city of Haiphong around noon on Tuesday, bringing heavy rain that could lead to flash flooding.
Xi’s Vietnam trip aims to ‘screw’ US, Trump complains
AFP, Published on 15/04/2025
» HANOI - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday urged Vietnam to join forces in upholding free trade, before wrapping up a visit that President Donald Trump said was aiming to “screw” the United States.
Japan's Honda and Nissan scrap merger talks
AFP, Published on 14/02/2025
» TOKYO - Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan confirmed on Thursday they had scrapped merger talks that would have created the world's third-largest automaker by unit sales.
Pro-China accounts ‘using AI to inflame US opinion’
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/04/2024
» Chinese groups are using social media and artificial intelligence-generated images to stoke controversy in the United States during an election year and also gain insight into how Americans view divisive issues, according to a report by Microsoft.
Foxconn founder to seek Taiwan presidency
Published on 05/04/2023
» TAIPEI: Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of the technology giant Foxconn, announced on Wednesday that he is seeking the presidential nomination of Taiwan’s main opposition Kuomintang party in order to “avoid war” with China.
More Chinese cities easing Covid curbs
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/12/2022
» The southern Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen has ended mandatory Covid testing to enter public venues, joining a growing list of local authorities easing the strict social curbs imposed across the country since the pandemic broke out three years ago.
China's 'iPhone city' under Covid lockdown after violent clashes
AFP, Published on 25/11/2022
» BEIJING: Six million people were on Friday under Covid lockdown in a Chinese city home to the world's largest iPhone factory, after clashes between police and workers furious over pay and conditions.
For political activists, Twitter packs vital punch
AFP, Published on 24/11/2022
» PARIS: From the Arab Spring uprisings to the MeToo movement in which women spoke up about sexual assaults, Twitter has proven itself a formidable ally for political activists and opposition groups, one whose reach and impact would be difficult to replace.
6 million locked down in 'iPhone city'
Published on 24/11/2022
» ZHENGZHOU, China: Authorities have ordered six million people into lockdown in a city where violent protests broke out at an iPhone factory over Covid isolation policies and working conditions.
Protests erupt at largest iPhone factory in China
AFP, Published on 23/11/2022
» Large-scale protests broke out at Foxconn's vast iPhone factory in Zhengzhou, central China, images circulating Wednesday on Weibo and Twitter showed.