Top Amazon exec says it's a 'myth' robots steal jobs
A top Amazon executive told CNBC Thursday that it's a "myth" that robots and other technologies take jobs away from people.
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Chinese official talks with North Korean counterpart in the nations’ highest-level meeting in years
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A top Chinese official arrived in North Korea and held talks on how to boost their cooperation, North Korea’s state media reported Friday, in the counties’ highest-level meeting in about five years.
Australian judge ends women’s case against Qatar Airways but allows lawsuit against subsidiary
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian court has rejected a case brought by five women seeking compensation from Qatar Airways over invasive gynecological examinations conducted on passengers at Doha’s airport in 2020. The women’s case against the airport’s operator is still going ahead, however.
China consumer price growth slows, renewing deflation fears
SHANGHAI -- China's consumer prices rose at a slower pace and the decline in producer prices widened in March, renewing concerns about deflationary pressure in the world's second-largest economy.
China protests EU’s investigation of subsidies in green industries, calling the move protectionist
BEIJING (AP) — China has accused the European Union of protectionism and “reckless distortion” of the definition of subsidies in response to a new EU investigation into Chinese wind turbine makers.
South Korea stocks see record foreign buying on appetite for chips
SEOUL -- South Korean stocks saw net purchases by foreign investors triple on the year in January through March to 15.8 trillion won ($11.6 billion), driven by an appetite for relatively cheap chip stocks amid the artificial intelligence boom.
Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate 110,000 people as record floods set to worsen
Kremlin says weather forecast is ‘unfavourable’ with western Siberia expecting peak flooding in three to five days.
Samsung Electronics unions vote to strike: 3 things to know
SEOUL -- About three-quarters of the roughly 27,000 members of five Samsung Electronics unions have voted in favor of a potential strike against the company after talks with management over pay increases collapsed.