Swissôtel to open in Serbia's largest ski resort
Jan 31, 2023 22:16 pm UTC| Life Sports Economy Business
Accor is set to expand in South-East Europe with the signing of Swisstel Kopaonik in Serbia, offering 175 guestrooms, a selection of restaurants, a cigar bar, spa and wellness, business space, and a ski room. Guests...
GM to provide S. Korean customers with authentic American auto experience
Jan 31, 2023 22:15 pm UTC| Life Economy Business Nature
General Motors is aiming to provide South Korean customers with an authentically American experience as it positionsitself as a premium brand there.. Its three brands Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC will introduce six new cars...
McDonald’s tests robot-manned restaurant in US
Jan 31, 2023 12:06 pm UTC| Life Technology Economy Business
McDonalds has opened its first restaurant almost without employees in White Settlement, a suburb of Fort Worth, Texas, USA. A video of this restaurant posted on Twitter shows that once a customer walks in, theres no one...
Yakuza battle Chinese gangs for control of Japan's criminal underworld
Jan 31, 2023 07:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
On the afternoon of October 16 last year a brawl erupted between two groups of gangsters in a restaurant on the 58th floor of the Sunshine 60 high-rise building in Ikebukuro, a central neighbourhood of Tokyo. A group of...
Whale meat seller sets up third unmanned store in Japan
Jan 31, 2023 00:29 am UTC| Life Economy Business
An unmanned Kujira Store recently opened in Yokohama to offer whale sashimi, whale bacon, whale skin, whale steak, and canned whale meat via three vending machines. Most of the meat comes from whales caught off Japans...
Nike sues BAPE for copying famous sneaker designs
Jan 30, 2023 21:28 pm UTC| Law Life Economy Business
Nike Inc sued Japanese fashion brand A Bathing Ape (BAPE) in the Manhattan federal court for allegedly copying some of its most famous shoes, such as Force 1, Air Jordan 1, and Dunk sneakers. BAPEs designs, says Nike,...
Boeing's 747 prepares for final send-off
Jan 30, 2023 21:23 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
The last commercial Boeing 747 will be delivered to Atlas Air in the surviving freighter version on Tuesday, 53 years after it grabbed global attention as a Pan Am passenger jet. The 747 more than doubled plane capacity...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well