Apple rebuffs $1.4B patent lawsuit filed by Chinese artificial intelligence company
SHANGHAI, Aug 4, 2020, SCMP. Apple has rebuffed a 10 billion yuan (US$1.4 billion) lawsuit…
China to conduct major military drill to seize Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands
BEIJING, Aug 3, 2020, Kyodo. China is expected to carry out a large-scale landing drill…
Thai official told to find ways to mitigate Laos dam impact
BANGKOK, Aug 3, 2020, Bangkok Post. Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon urged authorities concerned to…
Russian tourists return to boost tourism season in Turkey
ANKARA, Aug 3, 2020, Daily Sabah. Tourism representatives in Turkey are hopeful that the resumption…
One-third of the Minneapolis police department may leave by the end of the year
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug 3, 2020, Fox News. The Minneapolis Police Department — which has seen 40…
Russia’s Roscosmos to send a pair of space tourists to International Space station in 2021
MOSCOW, Aug 3, 2020, RT. Roscosmos, Russia’s national space agency, will partner with an American…
Japan govt will not ask people to forgo summer travel due to virus
TOKYO, Aug 3, 2020, Kyodo. Japan’s top spokesman said Monday the government has no intention…
Grab snags $200M from S. Korean private equity firm
SINGAPORE, Aug 3, 2020, Bloomberg. South-east Asian ride-hailing leader Grab Holdings is raising US$200 million…
Trans-Tasman bubble a long way off: New Zealand PM
WELLINGTON, Aug 3, 2020, Stuff.co.nz. The community outbreak of COVID-19 in Melbourne has driven the…
US moves against TikTok reflect a pushback against China’s rise as a tech power
BEIJING, Aug 3, 2020, CNBC. TikTok is owned by Chinese tech firm ByteDance and has…
Tahiti cruise passenger confirmed Covid-19 positive
PAPEETE, Aug 3, 2020, RNZ. The French High Commission confirmed the positive result today after…
Woman injured by whale shark at Australian tourist spot
NINGALOO REEF, Aug 3, 2020, BBC. An Australian woman has suffered injuries after being struck…