Taiwan has vetoed a $2 billion bid by a Hong Kong-led consortium to build a twin skyscraper in Taipei citing national security concerns, arguing the company is too heavily influenced by mainland China. Hong Kong-listed Nan Hai Corporation had successfully bid to build the “Taipei Twin Towers” along with Malaysian property developer Malton Berhad in […]
by John BIERS US regulators said Wednesday Boeing must address a new “potential risk” in the Boeing 737 MAX, further clouding the timeframe for resuming service on the planes after two deadly crashes. The issue, which surfaced during FAA simulator testing, concerns the ability of pilots to quickly reassert control of the plane if an […]
An order for mobile phone users in Thailand’s restive south to submit a photo of themselves for facial recognition purposes is causing uproar from opponents who see it as further curtailing the rights of the Muslim-majority population. But an army spokesman on Wednesday defended the move, saying the facial identification scheme is needed to root […]
US semiconductor firm Micron Technology said Tuesday it has resumed some sales to Chinese technology giant Huawei despite a ban imposed by President Donald Trump on national security grounds. The comments from Micron came as the New York Times reported that some American firms have found ways to get around the sanctions on Huawei. Sanjay […]
American YouTube celebrity Desmond Amofah, better known as “Etika,” has been found dead in New York nearly a week after he disappeared, police said on Tuesday. The 29-year-old became known on the video site for playing and criticizing Nintendo games. The day before he went missing, he had unsettled his fans by posting an eight-minute video […]
by Michael Mathes For Democrats seeking to challenge Donald Trump in 2020, the rubber meets the road in Miami this week, where Joe Biden will defend his frontrunner status as presidential candidates finally square off face to face. Americans are bracing for the nation’s biggest political debate since the slugfests of 2016, a two-night showdown […]
by Frankie TAGGART US President Donald Trump said in an interview broadcast Sunday his chances of retaining the White House in 2020 would be strengthened if Democratic lawmakers start impeachment proceedings against him. Asked on NBC’s “Meet the Press” whether he thought impeachment was good politics for him, Trump replied, “I think I win the election easier.” […]
by Maggy DONALDSON In the months following pop icon Michael Jackson’s shock death on June 25, 2009, his inner circle found themselves thrust into the spotlight. Ten years on, as the late King of Pop faces lurid allegations of pedophilia from men he kept close as youths, here’s a look at what’s become of the […]
