Steady C919 flights show China's potential to reshape jet market
Yihan Wang is an associate professor of international strategy at EM Normandie Business School in Le Havre, France.
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China sanctions several Lockheed Martin units, three executives over arms deals with Taiwan
BEIJING (AP) — China said Friday it has banned a number of business units of American aviation manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corp. and three of its executives over arms deals the company has signed with Taiwan, the self-ruling island it claims as its own territory.
Generative AI set to take off in Asia this year as more companies roll out pilot projects
“We believe this year is when a lot more momentum will be gained, with some of these [initiatives] becoming bigger in terms of projects,” Siva Ganesan, head of AI cloud business unit at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), told This Week in Asia.
South Korean police arrest hotel receptionist accused of raping Chinese tourist in Jeju
A Jeju hotel receptionist accused of raping a Chinese traveller in her room has been arrested on the charge of sexual assault, according to South Korea’s police on Friday.
Putin Threatens to Arm North Korea, Escalating Tension With West Over Ukraine
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia directly warned the United States and its allies that he is willing to arm North Korea if they continue to supply Kyiv with sophisticated weapons that have struck Russian territory, raising the stakes for the Western powers backing Ukraine.
NatWest swoops on retailer Sainsbury's banking business
NatWest has struck a deal to acquire most of the banking business of UK retailer Sainsbury's, the companies said on Thursday, in a deal that would increase the British lender's assets by 2.5 billion pounds ($3.2 billion).
Thousands of refugees in Indonesia have spent years awaiting resettlement. Their future is unclear
TANJUNGPINANG, Indonesia (AP) — Morwan Mohammad walks down an old hotel corridor on Batam Island in northwestern Indonesia before entering a 6-square-meter (64-square-foot) room that has been home to him and his growing family for the past eight years.
Much of New Zealand’s far north is without power after a transmission tower fell over
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Much of the northernmost part of New Zealand is without power after a transmission tower toppled over in a rural area on Thursday, with no indication when power will be fully restored to the area.