Chinese EV makers challenging market leaders at auto show in Bangkok
BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese electric vehicle makers are showcasing their latest models, including a flying car, as they take on global rivals at the Bangkok International Motor Show.
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Japan approves plan to sell fighter jets to other nations in latest break from pacifist principles
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to sell future next-generation fighter jets that it’s developing with Britain and Italy to other countries, in the latest move away from the country’s postwar pacifist principles.
Japan’s royals are joining Instagram – with Kate Middleton’s cancer saga in Britain top of mind?
“I think the palace learned a lot from that experience,” said Garren Mulloy, a British professor of international relations at Daito Bunka University in Tokyo.
Britain's DS Smith gets $7 billion buyout offer from International Paper
DS Smith confirmed on Tuesday it was in discussions with International Paper over an all-stock offer from the U.S.-listed company, which valued the British paper and packaging firm at 5.72 billion pounds ($7.22 billion).
Gardens of Stone, Moss, Sand: 4 Moments of Zen in Kyoto
Once, when the Buddha was asked to preach about a flower he was presented, he instead “gazed at it in silence,” according to the British garden designer Sophie Walker in her book “The Japanese Garden.” In this spiritual moment Zen Buddhism was born, inspiring the serene and eternal dry or rock gardens called karesansui.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will not be immediately extradited to the U.S., British court rules
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday was granted permission by a U.K. court to appeal his extradition to the U.S., where he is wanted on spying charges.
Iron Wall: the ‘no compromise’ ideology driving Netanyahu
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signaled that Israel’s military will soon launch an invasion of Rafah, the city in the southern Gaza Strip.