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Wed, October 4, 2023 | 18:20

China's 'batwoman' scientist warns another coronavirus outbreak is 'highly likely'

China's 'batwoman' scientist warns another coronavirus outbreak is 'highly likely'

One of China's best-known virologists Shi Zhengli, also known as "batwoman," has warned that it is "highly likely" another coronavirus will appear in future.

2023-09-24 14:40

Foxconn offers higher rates for Huawei workers than iPhone workers in Shenzhen

Foxconn offers higher rates for Huawei workers than iPhone workers in Shenzhen

Foxconn Technology Group, one of Apple's biggest suppliers, is offering higher rates for workers that make Huawei Technologies' handsets in southern tech hub Shenzhen than those that make iPhones, according to recruitment posts and information from labor agencies.

2023-09-15 15:45

Alibaba announces surprise departure of ex-CEO

Alibaba announces surprise departure of ex-CEO

Former Alibaba Group Holding chairman and CEO Daniel Zhang Yong is stepping down as head of the e-commerce giant's cloud division, a move that comes as a surprise the same day he was scheduled to hand the reins of the parent company to co-founder Joseph C. Tsai.

2023-09-11 15:51

Huawei's new phone shows China's chip breakthrough

Huawei's new phone shows China's chip breakthrough

Huawei Technologies' latest flagship smartphones have been met with enthusiasm in China, where some consumers see the device as a symbol of national pride and evidence that the country can break through U.S. sanctions targeting Chinese home-grown technology champions.

2023-09-05 10:29

China bans Japanese seafood over Fukushima nuclear waste water release

China bans Japanese seafood over Fukushima nuclear waste water release

China, Japan's biggest seafood export market, has banned all Japanese aquatic products in response to the release of waste water from a nuclear plant wrecked by a tsunami 12 years ago.

2023-08-25 11:02

Korea to toughen tests on farmed seafood amid Fukushima woes

How safe is wastewater discharged from Fukushima?

Korea says Fukushima water release carried out as planned

Japanese in Hong Kong defend Japan's decision to discharge Fukushima radioactive water

Japanese in Hong Kong defend Japan's decision to discharge Fukushima radioactive water

Japanese people living in Hong Kong have brushed aside concerns over seafood safety as the release of treated radioactive water from the disabled Fukushima nuclear plant started and some insisted the controversy had become "very political".

2023-08-24 21:02

Air Koryo plane lands in China, first commercial North Korean flight in 3 years

Air Koryo plane lands in China, first commercial North Korean flight in 3 years

A passenger flight from Pyongyang landed in Beijing on Tuesday morning, the first known commercial flight from North Korea since it closed its borders in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2023-08-23 14:12

China-led de-dollarization gains traction among emerging economies ahead of BRICS summit

China-led de-dollarization gains traction among emerging economies ahead of BRICS summit

The American dollar's dominance in global trade looks to be challenged by the expansion of an economic bloc involving China, according to research by ING that comes as talk of a currency union has turned heads in the lead-up to next week's BRICS summit.

2023-08-20 14:42

CK Asset's history of using discounts to hone its edge, clear inventory to survive Hong Kong's property market slumps

CK Asset's history of using discounts to hone its edge, clear inventory to survive Hong Kong's property market slumps

Tens of thousands of people queued for hours on Saturday to get their hands on something unseen for seven years in Hong Kong: new flats on offer by one of the city's most renown developers at prices last recorded in 2016.

2023-08-13 14:31

China's memory chip efforts face stronger headwinds as Micron, Samsung, SK Hynix race ahead on AI

China's memory chip efforts face stronger headwinds as Micron, Samsung, SK Hynix race ahead on AI

Beijing's ambitions of joining the world's top memory-chip makers, and replacing imports with local products in the ...

2023-08-07 15:34

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3	Genesis GV80 Coupe looks to compete with Mercedes-Benz, BMW

4	Korean steelmakers on alert over initiation of EU carbon border tariff

5	30 out of 74 major financial companies lack female board member

6	Korean shipbuilders seek lead over Chinese rivals in selling LNG carriers to Qatar

7	Hyundai, Kia to extend earnings rally on strengthening dollar, solid sales

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