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Apple’s soaring stock price over the past two decades has been driven by its iconic consumer devices. It started with the iPod and iMac. Then came the iPhone and iPad. And more recently, the Apple Watch and AirPods. But there’s a lot more to the biggest U.S. company by market cap than just gadgets. At … Read more
HANOI: China and Vietnam are working on a possible significant upgrade of their underdeveloped rail links to boost a line that crosses Vietnam’s rare earths heartland and reaches the country’s top port in the north, senior officials and diplomats said. The talks are part of preparations for a possible visit to Hanoi in coming weeks … Read more
Kyodo News says South China Morning Post reporter Minnie Chan became unreachable after attending forum in late October. Taipei, Taiwan – A reporter with Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post has gone missing in China after a work trip, a Japanese news outlet has reported, raising fears that she has been detained by Chinese authorities. … Read more
Warren County, Ohio, is currently experiencing a significant increase in pediatric pneumonia cases, surpassing the threshold for what health officials are calling an “outbreak.”The Warren County Health District released a statement on Thursday reporting 145 cases of pediatric pneumonia among childrenaged 3 to 14. “Not only is this above the county average, it also meets … Read more
India’s GDP growth is expected to reach 6.4% in 2024, and will hit 7% in 2026, according to S&P Global. Kriangkrai Thitimakorn | Moment | Getty Images As China’s economy slows, the main engine of growth in Asia-Pacific will move away from the world’s second largest economy to South Asia and Southeast Asia, according to … Read more
Consumers eating shabu shabu at a restaurant in Lianyungang City, East China’s Jiangsu Province, Nov 26, 2023. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s consumer isn’t going to be spending big anytime soon, which means companies need to be more strategic to tap what’s still a massive market, according to McKinsey. … Read more
Someone in China created thousands of fake social media accounts designed to appear to be from Americans and used them to spread polarizing political content in an apparent effort to divide the U.S. ahead of next year’s elections, Meta said Thursday. The network of nearly 4,800 fake accounts was attempting to build an audience when … Read more
To some, he was a titan of foreign policy, the Holocaust survivor who built a glittering career as the top diplomat of the United States and national security adviser during Presidents Richard Nixon’s and Gerald Ford’s administrations, leaving an enduring mark on history. But to others, Henry Kissinger was a war criminal, whose brutal exercise … Read more
Singapore and Zurich tied for the world’s most expensive city this year, followed by Geneva, New York and Hong Kong, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) said on Thursday as it cautioned that the global cost-of-living crisis was not yet over. Issued on: 30/11/2023 – 10:35 1 min On average, prices have risen by 7.4% year … Read more