Iran’s Raisi urges Japan to release Tehran’s frozen assets
August 29, 2023 4:24 PM Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi called on Japan on Tuesday to display its independence from Washington by releasing Tehran’s frozen assets amid U.S. sanctions. Read More
Foxconn founder muddies Taiwan election race with presidency bid
August 29, 2023 4:12 PM Billionaire Foxconn founder Terry Gou’s decision to stand for Taiwan’s presidency has thrown a spanner in the works of a January election expected to return…
Airlines scramble to restore service after UK air-traffic control system outage
August 29, 2023 3:55 PM London Heathrow showed 23 delayed flights and 29 cancellations on Tuesday. Read More
Vivek Ramaswamy is very annoying. It’s why he’s surging in the polls.
August 29, 2023 3:50 PM The day after the Republican presidential primary debate, his campaign reportedly raised more than S$1.35 million. Read More
UBS settles Credit Suisse legal fight with Zurich blog
August 29, 2023 3:20 PM The lawsuit was initiated by Credit Suisse over allegations of abusive reader comments attached to articles on the finance blog Inside Paradeplatz. Read More
Scientists voyage to Greenland’s melting sanctuary
August 29, 2023 3:04 PM The expedition, arranged by the volunteer-run French initiative Greenlandia, aims to document climate change’s effects on Scoresby Fjord Read More
US commerce chief set to meet Chinese vice premier in Beijing
August 29, 2023 2:36 PM U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is meeting China’s vice premier He Lifeng on Tuesday, her second full day of talks in Beijing, aiming to boost…
Taiwan says seven Chinese military aircraft crossed Taiwan Strait median line
August 29, 2023 2:36 PM Seven Chinese military aircraft including fighters and a drone crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, Taiwan’s defence ministry said, reporting the…
How an American oil giant took control of Biden’s billion-dollar bet on carbon capture
August 29, 2023 2:36 PM Oxy was selected to run a so-called direct air capture hub that it thinks could save its core fossil fuel business. Read More
Japan says may take China to WTO over Fukushima-driven seafood import ban
August 29, 2023 2:24 PM Japan threatened on Tuesday to take China to the World Trade Organization to seek a reversal of Beijing’s ban on all of its seafood imports…