WTO out of gas: Global powers vie for control over stuck vehicle
TOKYO -- When Roberto Azevedo announced his intent to resign as director-general of the World Trade Organization a year early,...
Month: June 2020
Despair and defiance as Hong Kong mounts its last stand
HONG KONG -- The last days of May were just another weekend in downtown Hong Kong. Alan, a 20-year-old university...
Zoom’s Q2 revenue jumps 169% as remote work trend continues
PALO ALTO, U.S. -- Zoom, the videoconferencing service provider, reported record quarterly results on Tuesday after surging to prominence as...
Race for 6G: South Korea and China off to early leads
TOKYO -- As fifth-generation wireless networks start to go mainstream, competition to develop 6G has begun, with Samsung Electronics and Huawei Technologies at the...
New York curfew lengthened as looting rips through Big Apple
NEW YORK -- With looting and violence spinning out of control, New York City has extended its nighttime curfew on...
South Korean shipbuilders land $20bn LNG tanker deals with Qatar
SEOUL/DALIAN, China -- Three South Korean shipbuilders have secured roughly $20 billion in contracts to build liquefied natural gas carriers...
New York curfew expanded as rioting ruins city
NEW YORK -- With looting and violence spinning out of control, New York City has extended its nighttime curfew on...
India turns to organic veggies as lockdown alters supply chain
TOKYO -- India's nascent market for organic vegetables stands to grow as the government combats the coronavirus, and sisters from Japan are among those...
Racism, pandemic and joblessness ignite American powder keg
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK -- Black people have died from the coronavirus at double the rate of their white counterparts, and their 16%...
UK weighs Huawei 5G ban as anti-China sentiment grows
LONDON -- Calls within the British government are growing to shut out Huawei Technologies from ultrafast 5G networks here as China...
