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Despite the damage of COVID-19, the fishing giant Norebo is still dedicated to the cause of sustainable development

Jul 12, 2021 04:14 am UTC| Business

In response to the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the first half of 2020, China took the unilateral decision to shut its borders to Russian imports. This was a blow for Russias fishing industry, which exports close to...

Mountain Valley MD Pursues Ambitious Initiatives, Including Partnership With FDA

Jul 12, 2021 01:16 am UTC| Business

The COVID-19 pandemic has put the spotlight squarely on medical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies that work to create solutions for these medical issues. One standout in this field is Mountain Valley MD (MVMD),...

6 Severe Mistakes Buyers Make When Shopping For Car Insurance

Jul 12, 2021 01:14 am UTC| Business

Auto insurance mistakes today will end up costing you hundreds and even thousands of dollars tomorrow. Your mission as someone who is searching for the right auto insurance provider is to not just search for insurance....

Indonesian online grocer HappyFresh draws half of funding from S. Korean investors

Jul 10, 2021 23:59 pm UTC| Economy Business

South Korean institutional investors including Naver-Mirae Growth Fund and LINE Ventures will invest $33 million on Jakarta-based online grocery platform HappyFresh, hoping that it would become the next Grab Holdings...

French regions compete to replace Paris as wine 'capital'

Jul 10, 2021 23:58 pm UTC| Economy Business

Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, and Rome have all been making their pitches to be the new home of the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV) after it announced they were leaving their Paris offices. The OIV...

Samsung SDS launches blockchain-based service to prevent document forgery

Jul 10, 2021 23:56 pm UTC| Economy Business

Samsung SDS Co. has launched a web-based paperless service that uses blockchain technology to prevent document forgery. The service enables the safe management of various documents, without the need for separate system...

SsangYong Motor to sell Pyeongtaek plant site in rehabilitation efforts

Jul 10, 2021 23:54 pm UTC| Economy Business

SsangYong Motor will sell its 850,000 square meters plant site in Pyeongtaek as part of self-rescue efforts, according to the local government. The plant, which was constructed in 1979, is valued at 900 billion...

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Economy

RBA Signals More Rate Hikes Possible as Australia Battles Stubborn Inflation

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Michele Bullock warned on Tuesday that underlying inflation remains too high and said the central bank is prepared to raise interest rates again if necessary to bring price growth...

India GDP Growth Forecast Cut as Weak Investment, High Oil Prices Weigh on Economy

Indias economic growth is expected to slow significantly in the current fiscal year as weak private investment and rising oil prices linked to the Iran conflict weigh on domestic demand, according to a Reuters poll of...

Asian Stocks Sink as AI Spending Fears and China Chip Advances Hit Tech Shares

Asian stock markets fell sharply on Tuesday as renewed concerns over massive artificial intelligence spending and Chinas rapid semiconductor progress triggered another selloff in global chip stocks, with South Koreas KOSPI...

South Korean Chip Stocks Plunge as AI Spending Concerns and China Competition Shake Market

South Korean semiconductor stocks tumbled on Tuesday as investors pulled back from artificial intelligence (AI)-related shares, driven by growing concerns over AI infrastructure financing, rising competition from China,...

Dollar Holds One-Month High as Fed Rate Hike Bets Grow, Yen Remains Under Pressure

The U.S. dollar hovered near a one-month high on Tuesday as investors assessed the possibility of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike this week, despite easing inflation concerns following a sharp decline in oil prices....

Politics

US Customs Inspects China-Linked Factories in Vietnam Amid Trade Compliance Review

U.S. customs officials have reportedly conducted spot inspections at factories in Vietnam with links to Chinese companies as Washington intensifies efforts to verify compliance with trade and import regulations, according...

Brazil Challenges Trump Tariffs at WTO Over Trade Dispute

Brazil has formally requested consultations with the United States under the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement system, escalating its challenge against tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on...

West Bank Tensions Escalate as Palestinian Village Faces Settler Violence and Military Raids

Residents of the Palestinian village of Tal in the occupied West Bank say violence between Israeli settlers and Palestinians has pushed the area close to a breaking point after a deadly confrontation last week left six...

US Drone Industry Still Trails Ukraine as Pentagon Pushes American-Made Supply Chain

The Pentagon says the United States is still in the early stages of building a competitive domestic drone industry, even as it tightens requirements for military drones to use American-made components. Defense officials...

US Watchdog Finds State Department Struggled After USAID Shutdown Takeover

An internal watchdog report released Monday found that the U.S. State Department faced significant operational challenges after taking over billions of dollars in foreign aid programs following the closure of the U.S....

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

ASML, Applied Materials Slide as China DUV Chip Equipment Breakthrough Sparks Market Jitters

Semiconductor capital equipment stocks tumbled Monday after reports that China has begun mass-producing domestically developed immersion deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography machines, raising concerns about the future...

Tech Stock Positioning Nears Neutral as Investor Rotation Enters Final Phase, Deutsche Bank Says

Investor positioning in large-cap technology stocks has fallen sharply from previously elevated levels and is now close to neutral, signaling that the ongoing rotation away from the sector is largely complete, according to...

Nvidia Invests $1 Billion in Naver as South Korea AI Data Center Expansion Gains Momentum

Shares of South Korean internet and cloud services company Naver surged more than 10% on Monday after the company announced that Nvidia will invest $1 billion by purchasing newly issued shares to support a major artificial...

CXMT IPO Debut in Shanghai Puts $85.5 Billion Chipmaker in Spotlight

Chinas ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is set to begin trading on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Monday following the largest initial public offering (IPO) in Asia this year, with investors closely watching the...

Nvidia Eyes $250B Guarantee for OpenAI’s Massive Ohio AI Data Center Project

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is reportedly in discussions to provide a financial guarantee worth approximately $250 billion for OpenAI as part of an ambitious artificial intelligence data center project in Ohio, according to a...