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FamilyMart To Open 300 Halal-Certified Stores in Malaysia

May 15, 2023 23:57 pm UTC| Life Economy Business

FamilyMart Malaysia aims to roll out 300 halal-certified FamiCafe stores by 2025 as it stopped alcoholic beverage sales in all of its 360 stores around the country. The alcoholic beverage removal program started last...

Nevada Eyes $190 Million Tax Credits To Lure Sony, Film Industry to Las Vegas

May 15, 2023 23:56 pm UTC| Economy Business

Nevada lawmakers introduced a bill that would give $190 million annually in tax credits for 20 years to lure film producers to southern Nevada, including a $1 billion Sony expansion. The tax credits, the latest attempt...

BMW to Build New R&D Center in S. Korea by 2024

May 15, 2023 23:51 pm UTC| Economy Business

BMW Group Korea has started the construction of a new research and development center near Seoul that will absorb the function of the existing RD unit within the BMW Driving Center in Incheon. Located at the Cheongna...

Toyota Data Breach Places Over 2 Million Vehicles in Japan at Risk

May 15, 2023 23:49 pm UTC| Economy Business Technology

Toyota admitted that a decade-long data breach in its cloud-based Connected service put some information on more than 2 million vehicles in Japan at risk. The breach spanned from January 2012 to April 2023. The...

Samsung Electronics to Build Open Semiconductor R&D in Japan

May 15, 2023 10:53 am UTC| Business Economy

Samsung Electronics announced it will set up a research and development (RD) facility in Japan. It will be an open semiconductor RD base that will soon rise in Yokohama. This chip development facility project is...

Samsung, Naver Collaborating to Create Generative AI to Rival ChatGPT

May 15, 2023 09:39 am UTC| Business Economy

Samsung Electronics and Naver Corp. are teaming up to develop a generative artificial intelligence (AI) together, which they hope can compete with OpenAIs ChatGPT. The product would become the exclusive chatbot of the...

Pulmuone Reveals Plans for US Expansion of its Noodle Business

May 15, 2023 07:42 am UTC| Business Economy

Pulmuone, the South Korean food manufacturer specializing in plant-based products, is expanding its noodle business in the United States after securing high growth in Asia. The company said on Sunday, May 14, that it is...

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Economy

Japan Declines Comment on BOJ’s Absence From Global Support Statement for Fed Chair Powell. Source: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Japan has declined to comment on why the Bank of Japan (BOJ) did not join a rare joint statement issued by other major central banks in support of U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, following reports of threats of...

Gold Prices Hold Near Record Highs as Fed Rate Cut Bets and Iran Tensions Fuel Safe-Haven Demand

Gold prices edged higher in Asian trading on Wednesday, hovering just below the record highs reached in the previous session, as a combination of easing U.S. inflation data, expectations of future Federal Reserve rate...

Asian Stocks Rise as Japan Hits Record Highs and China Gains on Trade Data

Asian stock markets showed mixed but generally positive performance on Wednesday, led by strong gains in Japanese stocks and renewed optimism around Chinas economy and technology sector. Japans equity markets surged to...

US–India Trade Talks Race Toward USD 500 Billion Goal

On January 13, 2026, the United States and India resumed negotiations to establish a new trade relationship between the two countries under the leadership of newly appointed U.S. Ambassador Sergio Gor. The goal of the...

Jefferies Sees Further Upside for Chinese AI Stocks as Valuation Gap Narrows

Jefferies has expressed a bullish outlook on Chinese artificial intelligence stocks, saying the sector still has significant upside potential as the valuation gap with U.S. AI peers continues to narrow. In a recent...

Politics

Trump Signals Confidence in Potential Greenland Agreement Amid Security Talks

U.S. President Donald Trump expressed renewed optimism about reaching an agreement involving Greenland following high-level diplomatic meetings between U.S., Danish, and Greenlandic officials at the White House. Speaking...

U.S. Lawmakers Raise Alarm Over Trump Approval of Nvidia AI Chip Sales to China

U.S. lawmakers and former national security officials are voicing strong concerns over President Donald Trumps decision to allow Nvidia to resume sales of its advanced H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, warning...

U.S. Launches Phase Two of Gaza Peace Plan Amid Ongoing Ceasefire Challenges

The United States announced it is moving forward with the second phase of its Gaza peace plan, even as major components of the first phase, including a full ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, remain incomplete. The...

Trump Signals Confidence China Could Open Markets to U.S. Goods Amid Rising Global Tensions

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he believes China could eventually open its markets wider to American goods, once again emphasizing what he described as a strong personal relationship with Chinese...

Trump Administration Approves Nvidia H200 AI Chip Sales to China Under New Export Rules

The Trump administration has officially approved the sale of Nvidias H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, marking a major shift in U.S. export policy and reigniting debate over national security and global AI...

Science

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Technology

Taiwan Issues Arrest Warrant for OnePlus CEO Over Alleged Illegal Recruitment Activities

Title: Taiwanese prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for Pete Lau, the chief executive officer of Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus, accusing him of involvement in illegal business operations and recruitment...

Zhipu AI Launches GLM-Image Model Trained on Huawei Chips, Boosting China’s AI Self-Reliance Drive

Chinese artificial intelligence startup Zhipu AI has unveiled a new open-source image generation model, marking a significant milestone in Chinas push for technological self-reliance. The model, called GLM-Image, was...

Alphabet Stock Poised for Growth as Bank of America Sees Strong AI Momentum Into 2026

Bank of America has reinforced its bullish outlook on Alphabet, citing improving artificial intelligence sentiment and a strengthening competitive position that could drive the company toward becoming the worlds most...

AFT Leaves X Over AI-Generated Images of Minors

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), one of the largest teachers unions in the United States, has announced it is leaving the social media platform X, citing serious concerns over the creation and spread of...

Nvidia Denies Upfront Payment Requirement for H200 AI Chips Amid China Export Scrutiny

Nvidia has denied claims that it requires full upfront payments for its H200 artificial intelligence chips, pushing back against reports suggesting unusually strict sales terms for Chinese customers. In a statement issued...