Southeast Asia the ‘new China’ for supply chains: business group
ASEAN Business Advisory Council chairperson Arsjad Rasjid says region should be ‘supply chain of the world’.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 377
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 377th day, we take a look at the main developments.
Autonomous trucking company Embark lays off about 70% of its employees and says remaining staff will focus on winding down day-to-day operations (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)
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Autonomous trucking company Embark lays off about 70% of its employees and says remaining staff will focus on winding down day-to-day operations — Embark Trucks, the autonomous trucking company that wen…
China presses for Covid origins probe in US
Beijing calls for a probe into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic within the US, rejecting claims that the virus leaked from a Chinese lab
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Yoon: Forced labor plan crucial for better ties with Japan
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is defending his government’s contentious plan to use local funds to compensate Koreans enslaved by Japanese companies before the end of World War II.
U.S. citizen, Somali convicted in journalist’s hostage-taking
Two men have been convicted of helping Somali pirates who kidnapped a U.S. journalist for ransom and held him for 2 1/2 years, prosecutors said.
What we know about Matamoros and the kidnapped Americans
Four U.S. citizens crossed the border in search of cheaper medicines, Mexico’s president said, when they were caught in a case of mistaken identity.
“Invisible Hand Using Ukraine Crisis To Serve Certain Agendas”: China
China’s reiteration of its position on Ukraine war comes amid growing tensions with the European Union.
Indonesia landslides kill 10, rescuers search for 42 missing
Rescuers are searching for 42 people still missing after two landslides hit villages on an island in Indonesia’s remote Natuna regency.