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Thai construction giant's shares plunge 30% after $29.5m loss
BANGKOK -- Thai construction company Italian-Thai Development resumed trading on the Bangkok bourse Monday, only for its share price to slide 30.6%, after the company reported an annual loss of 1 billion baht ($29.5 million) last week.
OpenAI to open its first Asia office in Tokyo this month
TOKYO -- ChatGPT developer OpenAI is set to launch its first Asian base with an office in Tokyo this month, intending to provide tailored corporate services and participate in creating a governance framework for the technology, Nikkei has learned.
With Intel tie-up, Taiwan chipmaker UMC makes U.S. push
TAIPEI -- Taiwanese contract chipmaker United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) has gained a coveted U.S. production foothold through a partnership with Intel that seeks to capture growth beyond the semiconductor industry's cutting edge.
North Korea Missile Test Hints at Greater Menace to U.S. Bases
North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile off its east coast on Tuesday, an indication that the country was continuing to develop missiles capable of targeting American military bases in the Western Pacific.
Amazon is trying to get rid of its signature brown boxes. The retail shipping giant has a long way to go
Every year, the U.S. goes through enough cardboard boxes for shipping to pave a one-mile-wide road from New York City to Los Angeles three times, or build a mile-high cardboard wall around the entire continental U.S.
Pakistani court suspends sentence for ex-PM Khan and wife in a graft case but couple won’t be freed
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani appeals court on Monday suspended a 14-year prison sentence for former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife in a corruption case, but the couple won’t be released because they are already serving prison terms in other cases, officials said.
Taliban ban on girls’ education defies both worldly and religious logic
The ban stands against the core principles of Islam and hinders Taliban’s efforts to gain international recognition.