Japanese builder’s methods mean faster, cheaper bridges in Asia
KOCHI, Japan -- Kochi Marutaka takes on jobs that might give others pause, putting up bridges along mountain cliff faces...
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Thai and European innovators help medical workers fight virus
BANGKOK/GENEVA -- When people with knowledge and technology join forces, new ideas can quickly emerge. Entrepreneurs, innovators and other creative talent...
O2 and Virgin Media form an odd couple to transform telecoms
There was something familiar about the solitary, smartly dressed Spaniard approaching Virgin Media’s London headquarters at Griffin House, an unlovely...
after coronavirus blew the froth off the stock, this smart meter firm is worth buying
This year’s delays aren’t all bad news. Analysts at Goldman Sachs, which was involved in the firm’s flotation, forecast 850,000...
We are not COVID-19: Asian Americans speak out on racism
NEW YORK/PALO ALTO, U.S. -- The coronavirus pandemic has unleashed a wave of discrimination against Asian Americans and expats in...
Startups in Tokyo abandon offices amid coronavirus upheaval
TOKYO -- The operator of Machimachi, a social network for neighbors, on April 17 gave its landlord the required three-month...
Shippers turn to Belt and Road trains to beat coronavirus shutdowns
HAMBURG, Germany -- With few international flights operating and many cargo ships knocked off course by the coronavirus pandemic, businesses...
Tokyo Disney knows fans will return but question is when
TOKYO -- Takahiro Suzuki, 26, isn't afraid to show his yen for Disney.In 2019 he took his family to Tokyo...
Tesla’s Elon Musk vows to pull ‘immediately’ out of California
PALTO ALTO, U.S. -- Electric car maker Tesla will leave California and move its headquarters to another state, CEO Elon...
Chinese ships chase Japanese fishing boat near Senkaku Islands
NAHA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Two China Coast Guard ships have approached and chased a Japanese fishing boat in Japanese territorial...
