Twitter removes over 170,000 accounts linked to Chinese propaganda
PALO ALTO, U.S. -- Twitter announced Thursday that it had removed over 173,000 accounts from China that were spreading misinformation...
Day: June 12, 2020
ByteDance gains traction among US tech workers
PALO ALTO, U.S. -- Despite political headwinds, ByteDance is quickly gaining attention among tech talent in the U.S. as the Beijing-based giant...
Rage fuels Pertamina’s Ahok, Indonesia’s most talked about Christian
JAKARTA -- As Jakarta's first Christian governor of Chinese descent, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama became a powerful symbol of tolerance in...
Pigeon to sell baby goods direct to China as tourist sales fall
TOKYO -- Japanese baby product maker Pigeon will launch a direct-to-consumer scheme in China to gain back an important segment...
Dow plunges 1,800 points as Wall Street wakes up to pandemic threat
NEW YORK -- Wall Street's magical run came to a crushing end Thursday as fears of a second wave of...
Coronavirus latest: New Zealand waves in vessels, not cruise ships
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Dow plunges 1,800 as Wall Street wakes up to pandemic threat
NEW YORK -- Wall Street's magical run came to a crushing end Thursday as fears of a second wave of...
Thai artist puts spotlight on Asian talent with top portrait prize
BANGKOK -- In London's National Portrait Gallery hangs the painting "Night Talk," depicting two friends sitting at a low wooden...
Zoom blocks, then reinstates, Tiananmen activists’ accounts
PALO ALTO, U.S. -- California-based videoconferencing company Zoom Video Communications temporarily blocked the account of a human rights group that...
Pigeon sells directly to Chinese parents as tourist sales sputter
TOKYO -- Japanese baby product maker Pigeon will launch a direct-to-consumer scheme in China to gain back an important segment...
