FILE PHOTO: Malaysian tycoon Robert Kuok attends a meeting in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China April, 18, 2005. REUTERS/China Daily/File Photo March 9, 2018 By Praveen Menon KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A volley of insults hurled by ruling party officials in Malaysia at 94-year-old ethnic-Chinese tycoon, Robert Kuok, has exposed a […]
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Serena enjoys winning return at Indian Wells
Mar 8, 2018; Indian Wells, CA, USA; Serena Williams (USA) during her first round match against Zarina Diyas (not pictured) at the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports March 9, 2018 (Reuters) – Serena Williams conceded she had been rusty on […]
Analysis: Trump risks trade war to fulfill political pledge
article As he blitzed through the industrial Midwest as a presidential candidate, Donald Trump pitched himself as the savior of the “forgotten” men and women in communities where factories had been shuttered and jobs were moved overseas. Continue Reading Below Now, Trump is risking a trade war to fulfill a […]
Foreigners could ease Japan’s labor shortage, but Tokyo prefers robots
Japan’s shrinking population has triggered the country’s worst labor crunch in a quarter of a century. With a job-to-applicant ratio at levels unseen since the mid-1970s, economists have long recommended to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that he loosen the country’s strict immigration rules. But a deep-seated emphasis on cultural homogeneity […]
Trump is ‘being played’ by Kim Jong Un’s offer to meet
Once there was “fire and fury.” Now there’s a face-to-face summit. But policy experts still worry Trump is making a policy mistake. Trump has repeatedly criticized his predecessors for giving the North concessions in exchange for negotiations that never stopped the progress of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. The Republican […]
The last two times North Korea said it was giving up its nukes, it was lying
For decades, the international community has tried to stop North Korea’s nuclear weapon and missile development. It has failed. The pariah state has promised disarmament more than once, only to repeatedly backtrack on its commitments. It has duped multiple U.S. presidential administrations, each of which has passed the North Korea […]
A chosen-family portrait: A group that ‘needed each other’
article There’s no shorthand to describe all the relationships that bind Wil Darcangelo’s family. So he just explains it this way: “We’re all kind of misfits who needed each other.” Continue Reading Below No one’s insulted. “That’s awesome,” laughs Lavender Darcangelo, the blind 22-year-old daughter with autism whom he and […]
Bitcoin prices fall below $9,000 — a 24% decline for the week
Bitcoin fell below $9,000 during Friday afternoon Asia trade, extending losses seen earlier in the week when it dropped below the key $10,000 level. The digital currency traded at $8,671.67 at 12:37 p.m. HK/SIN after touching as low as $8,587.05 earlier in the day, according to industry site CoinDesk. At […]
China accuses Trump of damaging global trade
article China accused U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday of damaging the global trading system by hiking steel and aluminum tariffs, while Japan and South Korea expressed alarm at potential economic damage. Continue Reading Below China’s Commerce Ministry said it “firmly opposes” Trump’s move but gave no indication whether Beijing […]
Myanmar police witness says searched Reuters reporter’s home ‘for news’
Detained Reuters journalist Wa Lone is escorted by police after a court hearing in Yangon, Myanmar March 7, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer March 9, 2018 By Shoon Naing and Thu Thu Aung YANGON (Reuters) – Police in Myanmar searched the family home of Reuters reporter Wa Lone looking for material “related to […]