Chinese military harassed Dutch warship enforcing UN sanctions on North Korea, Netherlands says
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Blackstone 'excited' by corporate Japan's focus on ROE: president
TOKYO -- U.S. private equity giant Blackstone is increasing investment in Japan amid a "rebirth of dynamism," including businesses being encouraged to prioritize return on equity and government efforts to promote retail investment, President Jonathan Gray told Nikkei.
'Apple Intelligence', OpenAI partnership unveiled by iPhone giant
PALO ALTO, California -- Apple unveiled its highly-anticipated artificial intelligence strategy at its annual developer conference Monday, laying out plans for how its "Apple Intelligence" generative AI will make its devices more intelligent and announcing a partnership with ChatGPT-developer OpenAI.
Biden admin has discussed potentially negotiating unilateral deal with Hamas to free U.S. hostages
Biden administration officials have discussed potentially negotiating a unilateral deal with Hamas to secure the release of five Americans being held hostage in Gaza if current cease-fire talks involving Israel fail, according to two current senior U.S. officials and two former senior U.S. officials.
California pension fund opposes 'ridiculous' Elon Musk pay package at Tesla
The head of a massive California pension fund told CNBC on Monday that he is voting against the revised pay package for Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
A British judge who resigned from Hong Kong’s top court says the rule of law is in ‘grave danger’
LONDON (AP) — A British judge who resigned from Hong Kong’s top court last week said he stepped down because the rule of law in the city is in “grave danger” and judges operate in an “impossible political environment created by China.”
Gold is getting harder to find as miners struggle to excavate more, World Gold Council says
The gold mining industry is struggling to sustain production growth as deposits of the yellow metal become harder to find, according to the World Gold Council.
Is Japan countering China in Diaoyu Islands by building its largest coastguard ship?
The new vessel will be 200 metres from bow to stern and have a gross tonnage three times that of the largest ship serving in the Japanese coastguard currently, the Yomiuiri newspaper reported on Saturday, suggesting that it would weigh around 18,000 tons.