... Still, it may come as a surprise that the Chinese leader, in a "study session" attended by senior members of the Communist Party last week, said the nation should accelerate the development of blockch ...More
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AT&T Inc. will launch its HBO Max streaming service in May 2020 with a new Game of Thrones series at the current HBO price of US$15 a month in an aggressive move to battle Netflix, Disney and Appl ...More
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... ion Apple may have restricted online payments for the purchase of goods and services made via merchant apps or websites, in breach of EU antitrust rules. Launched in October 2014, Apple’s mobile payme ...More
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... , Theresa May, bet on an early election in 2017, she lost her slender majority – a failure that ultimately prevented her from ratifying her Brexit deal in parliament and sank her political career. Joh ...More
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Attending a reception and dinner hosted by a newly-wed couple last weekend, I couldn't help but think about the impact the social unrest may have had on the marriage plans of many young locals. Invite ...More
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... Nepal, in May took a photograph showing scores of climbers linked up on the summit ridge of Mount Everest, which went viral exposing the traffic jam in the so-called death zone of the world’s highest ...More
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As the Hong Kong government struggles to contain the months-long social unrest in the city, a media report has said recently that Beijing may be drawing up a plan to replace the territory's embattled ...More
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... downturn may or may not be the appropriate policy response. It all depends on the nature of the shock. But, because policymakers will be pressured to do something, “crazy” policy responses will becom ...More
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... e that it may well be up to the task China’s achievements are undeniable. In the last 40 years, it realized the fastest-ever sustained expansion by a major economy, enabling more than 850 million peop ...More
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... debut in May of the Pixel 3a, its most affordable smartphone yet, went well, according to technology analysts. It boosted Google’s overall smartphone sales this summer in a typically slow quarter. Go ...More
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... y’s value may now lie in its health data. Fitbit cut its 2019 revenue forecast in July, blaming disappointing sales of its newly launched cheapest smartwatch Versa Lite. The watch is priced at US$160, ...More
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The United States Trade Representative is studying whether to extend tariff suspensions on US$34 billion of Chinese goods set to expire on Dec. 28 this year, Reuters reports. The USTR, the lead US tra ...More
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... rder that may be granted before or during trial, with the goal of preserving the status quo before final judgment. The court, on the other hand, allows for “discovery”: a process which allows an aggri ...More
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... issue. It may be a matter of time before the waste poses a huge threat to the environment again. Given the fact that environmental damage caused by nuclear waste contamination can be both catastrophic ...More
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... enter but may eventually hand over our international status to neighboring competitors. Hong Kong’s international success is built on our core values – the rule of law, freedom, professionalism, and i ...More
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... that you may have seen yourself. After a taxi was driven into some protesters, pictures were circulated on social media of an X-ray showing broken leg bones. People forwarding the pictures claimed – ...More
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