The former head of Bank of Ireland’s mortgage and business banking units, John O’Beirne, has joined US payments giant Square as head of its European operation in Dublin. Mr O’Beirne succeeds Jason Lalor, who left Square’s EU unit, known as Squareup International, earlier this year to join UK-based fintech Conferma Pay. Square, which was co-established […]
BEIJING, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — With the huge roar of the engine, a giant PLA Air Force fighter jet slices through the sky over a field in an upward maneuver to drive away foreign aircrafts during a combat patrol. For visually impaired Gen-Zer Shen Ke, a young man in his 20s, this experience of viewing […]
Harsh Vardhan Goenka shared the clip of the digital rosary. Harsh Vardhan Goenka is one of the most prominent business tycoons in India, who owns CEAT and is the Chairman of RPG Enterprises. Harsh Vardhan Goenka is one of the most prominent business tycoons in India owning business ventures like CEAT. Having a turnover of […]
There’s more than noodles that’s worth ordering at this ubiquitous soba chain. Welcome back to Japan Super Budget Dining, the series where our panel of hungry reporters head to one of Japan’s most popular chain restaurants and put together the best meal they can with a budget of 1,000 yen (US$6.80). Today we’re visiting Fuji […]
A prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist says she’s decided to live permanently in Canada, after jumping bail from the Chinese territory. Agnes Chow says in Chinese-language posts on social media she plans to stay in Toronto, where she has been studying for the past three months at a university she doesn’t name, and may never […]
Japan’s premier tonkotsu ramen chain gives us some wonderful goodies to celebrate the New Year. It’s that time of year again, when companies around Japan start selling fukubukuro, lucky bags filled with random goods sold at a discount, to help celebrate the New Year holiday season. One of the fukubukuro we always look forward to […]
MANILA, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has tested positive for COVID-19, but remains healthy enough to hold online meetings, his office said on Tuesday. The Presidential Communications Office said on its Facebook page Marcos will isolate for five days. The statement did not indicate when he tested positive for the virus. […]
Great Wall Motor has successfully filed a trademark application for the name “Cannon Alpha”, which could be used on its upcoming, more premium ute Down Under. The filing was made under Class 12 for “Vehicles for locomotion by land, air, water or rail; vehicle; cars; driverless cars (autonomous cars); electric vehicles”, The trademark filing suggests […]
TORONTO — A prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist says she’s decided to live permanently in Canada, after jumping bail from the Chinese territory. Agnes Chow says in Chinese-language posts on social media she plans to stay in Toronto, where she has been studying for the past three months at a university she doesn’t name, and […]
TORONTO — A prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist says she’s decided to live permanently in Canada, after jumping bail from the Chinese territory. Agnes Chow says in Chinese-language posts on social media she plans to stay in Toronto, where she has been studying for the past three months at a university she doesn’t name, and […]
TORONTO — A prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist says she’s decided to live permanently in Canada, after jumping bail from the Chinese territory. Agnes Chow says in Chinese-language posts on social media she plans to stay in Toronto, where she has been studying for the past three months at a university she doesn’t name, and […]
TORONTO — A prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist says she’s decided to live permanently in Canada, after jumping bail from the Chinese territory. Agnes Chow says in Chinese-language posts on social media she plans to stay in Toronto, where she has been studying for the past three months at a university she doesn’t name, and […]
TORONTO — A prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist says she’s decided to live permanently in Canada, after jumping bail from the Chinese territory. Agnes Chow says in Chinese-language posts on social media she plans to stay in Toronto, where she has been studying for the past three months at a university she doesn’t name, and […]
TORONTO — A prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist says she’s decided to live permanently in Canada, after jumping bail from the Chinese territory. Agnes Chow says in Chinese-language posts on social media she plans to stay in Toronto, where she has been studying for the past three months at a university she doesn’t name, and […]
Are you looking to make some portfolio changes in December? If you are, then it could be worth checking out some exchange traded funds (ETFs). But which ones could be buys this month? Well, three highly rated ASX ETFs to consider right now are listed below. Here’s what you need to know about them: BetaShares […]
One of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy activists, who moved to Canada to pursue her studies, said she would not return to the city to meet her bail conditions, becoming the latest politician to flee Hong Kong under Beijing’s crackdown on dissidents. Agnes Chow, a famous young face in the city’s once-vibrant pro-democracy movement, was arrested in 2020 […]
Missed the AR attraction the first time around? Now you’ll have another chance to “Set your heart ablaze”! The mega-popular attraction Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba XR Ride ~Mugen Train Chasing Dreams~ is set to return to Universal Studios Japan from February 1 through June 9, 2024 largely due to fan demand. The original attraction, […]
We tried so hard and got so far, but in the end…it turned out to be a disaster. You can often find our Japanese-language reporter Kouhey escaping from the hustle and bustle of Tokyo to somewhere a little bit more remote. In fact, his escape of choice is pretty much as far away as possible […]
Finally, the collection we’ve all been waiting for! It’s been nearly five months since The Boy and the Heron, the long-awaited anime feature film from Studio Ghibli and its lauded director Hayao Miyazaki, was released in Japan on 14 July. In that time, the studio has been drip-feeding our merchandise-loving hearts with free-to-use images and […]
This is why we will never fall out of love with football. This. Days like this. Days when logic disappears, when a giant gets slayed, when the little guy wins. That’s what Ange Postecoglou is. He may be regarded as an overnight sensation but it has taken 27 years for him to become one. Managerial […]
You know, “that” sky… The unbearable heat of this summer seems to have finally given way to chillier temperatures in Japan. As such, our bath-time correspondent Masanuki Sunakoma was excited to soak his troubles away in a piping hot bath once again. And what better way to do that than with a nice aromatic bath […]
Good morning, Richard Fadden, a former national security adviser who also once headed Canada’s spy service, says that during his time in government there were internal reports of diplomats with the Department of Global Affairs’ foreign-information gathering unit overstepping their authority. That puts the Global Security Reporting Program (GSRP), which sends diplomats to hot spots […]
The OnePlus 12 is being fully unveiled tomorrow (December 5), but in its continued quest to reveal everything about the phone before launch, OnePlus has announced the battery capacity, and at 5,400mAh it’s bigger than even the batteries in the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and the iPhone 15 Pro Max. This spec […]
Apple has been touting India as its next big growth driver as it looks to move some production away from China. It began assembling iPhones in the country in 2017 through Wistron and later Foxconn, and has a total of 14 suppliers in India. TDK will set up a manufacturing facility in the northern state […]
Meta, in a report, has revealed that it identified and took down about 4,700 fake Chinese accounts that were set up to disrupt the 2024 elections in India and China. These accounts, pretending to be Americans and Indians, were spreading false information on divisive topics In a recent quarterly threat report released by Meta, the […]
One of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists, who was jailed as part of a China-imposed security crackdown, said on Sunday she had left Hong Kong for Canada after pressure from authorities left her with mental health issues. Agnes Chow, 27 – a core member of a now-disbanded group of younger activists, including Joshua Wong, […]
NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The healthcare IT market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 10.89% between 2022 and 2027. The size of the market is forecast to increase by USD 168.86 billion. The healthcare IT market is segmented based on end-user, component , and geography. The increasing focus on improving the quality of services and efficiency […]
A POWERFUL earthquake that shook the southern Philippines killed at least one villager and injured several others as thousands scrambled out of their homes in panic and jammed roads to higher grounds after a tsunami warning was issued, officials said Sunday. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the quake Saturday night had a magnitude of […]
