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Minnesota Buddhist temple opens up sacred dance troupe

HAMPTON, Minn. – The Buddhist community anchored by an ornate temple complex here in the Minnesota farmland is trying a new way to ensure its faith and ancestral culture stay vibrant for future generations — an open call for the sacred dance troupe. Founded by refugees fleeing the Khmer Rouge regime, which sought to eradicate […]

Super Bowl LVII: How Arizona wins from hosting the big game

With Super Bowl LVII set to kick off on Sunday, Arizona is preparing for a major economic windfall from hosting the big game. “Whoever takes the Lombardi Trophy — Arizona is going to come out on top,” Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs said in an interview during the Waste Management Pheonix Open golf tournament, which is […]

Super Bowl LVII: How Arizona wins from hosting the big game

With Super Bowl LVII set to kick off on Sunday, Arizona is preparing for a major economic windfall from hosting the big game. “Whoever takes the Lombardi Trophy — Arizona is going to come out on top,” Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs said in an interview during the Waste Management Pheonix Open golf tournament, which is […]

Exile’s Alan Shirahama is named PH tourism ambassador

MANILA, Philippines – Alan Shirahama of Japanese boy band Exile has been named tourism ambassador for the Philippines. The Department of Tourism (DOT) made the announcement in a social media post on Thursday, February 9.  In photos, Alan can be seen receiving the distinction from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco. Marcos […]

North China’s small towns, rural areas struggle with winter-induced crisis

People in North China’s small towns and rural areas, are struggling with an unprecedented winter-induced crisis, The Hong Kong Post reported. Strong winds and sub-zero temperatures continue to affect normal life. A shortage in the supply of natural gas has left people to fend for themselves. Thousands of rural residents in northern China have been […]

Regional politics and corrupt governments threaten to make earthquake aftermath far worse

The earthquakes that have devastated the southeast of Turkey and the north of Syria clearly pose extraordinary challenges to the governments of both countries, both in terms of immediate response and longer-term reconstruction. However, the aftermath of the two earthquakes also reveals both the political context within which these tragic events have played out and […]

Tech with ties to China what to avoid

Color me surprised that TikTok hasn’t been banned in the U.S. yet. Can’t stop using it? It’s not just apps. More than a third of the world’s electronics are produced in China. There’s a difference between products made in China and those made by companies with ties to the Communist Chinese government. Now, before we […]

What it’s like to use Microsoft’s AI-powered Bing

Microsoft’s (MSFT) ChatGPT-powered Bing is getting a ton of buzz thanks to its flashy new capabilities that allow users to search the web by asking natural sounding questions rather than using three or four keywords. Only people who sign up for the new Bing can try it out, though that’s expected to change in the […]

What it’s like to use Microsoft’s AI-powered Bing

Microsoft’s (MSFT) ChatGPT-powered Bing is getting a ton of buzz thanks to its flashy new capabilities that allow users to search the web by asking natural sounding questions rather than using three or four keywords. Only people who sign up for the new Bing can try it out, though that’s expected to change in the […]

Amazon is the latest threat to Facebook as ad targeting suffers

Facebook’s more limited targeted capabilities coupled with Amazon’s investment in ads products is leading a growing number of brands to shift their ad budgets. Amazon’s ad business, which has catapulted to third among digital ad companies, grew 19% in the fourth quarter, while Facebook parent Meta reported its third straight drop in revenue. “We are […]

ByteDance-owned TikTok has let go of its entire workforce in India, after it was banned three years ago due to concerns stemming from national security.

Total workforce in the Indian office was 40. (Credits: Reuters) ByteDance-owned TikTok has let go of its entire workforce in India, after it was banned three years ago due to concerns stemming from national security. Three years ago, India banned TikTok for national security reasons. Since then, TikTok maintained an office but has now laid […]

China using spy balloon drama to drum up nationalistic fervour

Analysis China using spy balloon drama to drum up nationalistic fervour Verna Yu The communist party’s propaganda machine pulled out all the stops to ensure the public opinion was in accordance with party narrative Amid the diplomatic spat over the high-altitude balloon that flew across North America before being shot down by the US air […]

South Dakota lawmakers seek foreign-owned land investigation

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers are advancing a number of bills that would curb Chinese influence in South Dakota’s farmland amid concerns among Republican leaders after a spy balloon was spotted and shot down last week. Republican Rep. Will Mortenson proposed Thursday investigating partnerships between landowners and foreign entities. It comes a week […]

Are you too old to start trucking?

Welcome to the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Newsletter. In this issue, does age matter in trucking; trucking and ocean markets; aid for Turkey and more. Freight rejections hit non-COVID SONAR series low SONAR We’ll take anything — Long gone are the robust days of 25% outbound tender rejects (OTRI). Now carriers are taking any and all […]

Why discovery of Lithium reserves in Jammu and Kashmir is a big deal

Lithium reserves were discovered for the first time in India, the government announced on February 9. Lithium reserves were discovered during exploration by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. “For the first time, lithium reserves have been discovered and that too in Jammu and Kashmir,” Mines Secretary […]

Twitter Blue launched in India: Check prices, plans and features

Twitter has now begun allowing Blue subscribers in the United States to create long tweets of up to 4,000 characters. Twitter will charge Rs 650 per month for its Blue service with verification on the web and Rs 900 on Android and iOS mobile devices in India, the company has confirmed. Twitter Blue has now […]

What it’s like running an SB19-inspired café

MANILA, Philippines – When it comes to P-pop fandom, merchandise is par for the course, and some fans even go out of their way to make their own merch for the groups they love. But one woman went one step further. In this episode of Hello to Hallyu, Rappler’s talk show on all things fandom, […]

The Democratic litany of Hunter Biden’s laptop lies

So many lies were told at the House Oversight’s first committee hearing Wednesday into the corruption scandal involving Hunter Biden’s abandoned laptop and the subsequent cover up by the FBI with social-media firms to rig the 2020 election in favor of Joe Biden.  Or, as Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez tried to rebrand it: “Hunter […]

Singapore rescuers save boy from collapsed building in earthquake-stricken Turkey town

SINGAPORE – A team of Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers in Turkey on Wednesday rescued a boy from the rubble of a building that collapsed following Monday’s massive earthquake. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake has left more than 16,000 dead in Turkey and the north-western regions of its neighbour Syria. Entire apartment blocks have toppled and […]

E-grocery firm Sayurbox shuts warehouses in

Indonesian e-grocery company, Sayurbox, has shut down two warehouses in Indonesia, according to media reports. MARKETING-INTERACTIVE has reached out for a statement. The moves comes after Sayurbox reported laid off 5% of its staff in December last year, as reported by Deal Street Asia. Surprisingly however, the move comes after the firm raising over US$120 […]