US aviation giant Boeing is set to part company with the vice-president of its 737 MAX program, Ed Clark. The new models of 737s were recently cleared to fly again after their second grounding in...
February 10 marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year in China. The festive season, however, has been overshadowed by growing fears of economic downturn and deflation. This Lunar New Year, also known as Spring...
Battling a falling birth rate and aging population, Japan hopes a combination of technology and immigration may go some way toward easing a critical shortage of workers. The first sectors to feel the pinch of...
Hanoi has spent the past year lobbying Washington intensely to bring its anti-dumping rules closer in line with the EU’s approach. Vietnam hopes the United States will quickly change its rules over alleged export “dumping,”...
Ever wondered why a flight is so much cheaper than taking the train? Time to wrap your head around fuel tax. You pay fuel tax when you fill up your car or ride a train,...
A Hong Kong court has issued a winding-up order on one of China’s largest real estate developers. A liquidation could spell more bad news for the world’s second-largest economy. Troubled property developer China Evergrande said...
Independent media websites blocked by the authorities in Russia and Belarus say they are disadvantaged by the Google search engine. Journalists are calling for a new algorithm. Google, Meta and other tech giants are making it more...
The EU has agreed on a plan to limit cash payments to €10,000 (roughly $11,000) and other measures designed to combat money laundering, including with cryptocurrency. The plans will then need bloc-wide approval. European Union negotiators...
From copyright battles to fears of deepfakes derailing elections, here’s what to watch out for in the world of AI. Artificial intelligence has gone mainstream. Long the stuff of science fiction and blue-sky research, AI technologies like...
Ahead of Taiwan’s election, economic concerns are driving voters to the polls more than tensions with China. With a downturn in industrial production and an aging population, Taiwan needs a new economic model. Taiwan’s economy,...
Kenya boasts around 87% renewable energy generation, yet its citizens are left fumbling in the dark. Experts say frequent nationwide power outages in recent months show weaknesses in the system that need attention. “It is...
The first high-tech artificial heart was implanted in patients with severe heart disease a decade ago. But since then, a revolution in heart replacements has failed to materialize. Why is that? The heart is actually...