US-China tech war bigger risk than coronavirus, EU chamber chief says

[caption id="attachment_2813" align="alignnone" width="842"] FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping pose for a photo ahead of their bilateral meeting during...

Oppo cancels live online phone launch in India amid calls to boycott Chinese goods

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_2823" align="alignnone" width="864"] A woman walks past an Oppo advertisement at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, Feb 22, 2019. [/caption] NEW DELHI: China's...

KidZania Singapore to close permanently after four years, laying off 103 employees

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020

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KidZania Singapore is closing after four years on Sentosa Island. SINGAPORE: Indoor family attraction KidZania Singapore will close its doors permanently after four years,...

Taiwan to ease COVID-19 border controls to let in some business people

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_2748" align="alignnone" width="802"] A tour guide adjust her face mask to protect herself from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in an empty Taipei Sightseeing bus...

TikTok owner ByteDance first-quarter revenue soared to around US$5.6 billion: Sources

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_2758" align="alignnone" width="814"] FILE PHOTO: TikTok logos are seen on smartphones in front of a displayed ByteDance logo in this illustration taken Nov. 27,...

Singapore’s exports fall 4.5% in May, after three months of growth

June 16, 2020June 17, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_2741" align="alignnone" width="847"] A container vessel is docked at West Coast container port in Singapore on Jul 18, 2019. [/caption] SINGAPORE: Singapore’s non-oil domestic...

Facebook removes hundreds more accounts as right-wing violence spreads

June 16, 2020June 17, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_2751" align="alignnone" width="817"] A Facebook logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken Jan 6, 2020. [/caption] SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Tuesday...

US Senators introduce aviation safety bill to reform certification after 737 MAX crashes

June 16, 2020June 17, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_2764" align="alignnone" width="888"] FILE PHOTO: Boeing 737 Max aircraft are parked in a parking lot at Boeing Field in this aerial photo over Seattle,...

France’s COVID-19 tracing app hard to link to others, EU official says

June 16, 2020June 17, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_2761" align="alignnone" width="894"] FILE PHOTO: A screenshot showing the tracking application StopCovid is seen on a mobile phone in this illustration picture taken in...

Why some black-owned US businesses are hardest hit by coronavirus shutdowns

June 16, 2020June 17, 2020

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Gary Connell talks about the economic impact to his hairstyling business after a nine-week disruption due to the stay-at-home order for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...