7-Eleven Rejects Takeover Bid From Big Canadian Chain
The owner of 7-Eleven has rejected a buyout offer from a Canadian convenience store giant, snubbing a deal that likely would have been the largest foreign-led acquisition of a Japanese company.
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The US and China must avoid dropping a ‘Silicon Curtain’
I began my career in the technology sector at the American computing giant IBM in Greater China when the “Big Blue” was seamlessly operating across mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. As one of the first tech companies to enter the Chinese market, IBM played a pioneering role in bridging East and West.
South Korean truth commission says it found more evidence of forced adoptions in the 1980s
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean commission found evidence that women were pressured into giving away their infants for foreign adoptions after giving birth at government-funded facilities where thousands of people were confined and enslaved from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Bridge collapses as more rain falls in Vietnam and storm deaths rise to 21
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A bridge collapsed Monday as more rain fell on northern Vietnam from a former typhoon that caused landslides, flooding, power outages and at least 21 deaths, state media reported.
Typhoon Yagi aftermath: bridge collapses in Vietnam as death toll reaches 21
The busy steel bridge over the engorged Red River in Phu Tho province collapsed on Monday morning, local officials told state media. Several motorbikes and cars fell into the river, the initial reports said, adding that three people fished out of the river in ongoing rescue operations had been taken to the hospital. No casualties have yet been reported.
Foreign election influence campaigns have bark but questionable bite
At least four major foreign influence operations aimed at the U.S. election have been identified by authorities and researchers in recent months, and U.S. intelligence officials warned Friday that foreign actors are ramping up their efforts to meddle.
The bitcoin ATM has emerged as one of cryptocurrency's biggest threats
Bitcoin ATMs are a rapidly growing presence in the United States and, some experts say, a rapidly growing cybercrime menace. ATMs dealing in bitcoin are similar to their cash cousins: there are PINs to punch and withdrawal fees, just like any other ATM.
Malaysia denies web traffic rerouting plan ‘draconian’ as censorship fears rise
The directive, which takes effect on September 30, has prompted new concerns, including from some ruling party officials, of growing online censorship and fears that it could jeopardise the country’s digital economy.
Singapore’s Changi Airport to expand with new mega terminal to stay ahead of regional rivals
The new Terminal 5 would add capacity for another 50 million passengers a year when operational in the mid-2030s, up from 90 million, and would allow the aviation hub serve more than 200 destinations, from almost 150 now.