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North Korean candy finds a market in China as defectors seek a taste of home

North Korean candy and snacks are quietly finding a market in northeastern China, where defectors, longing for home, are buying them despite prices that exceed comparable Chinese products. A...

Beijing agency launches North Korea tour packages on direct Pyongyang flights

A Beijing travel agency has begun recruiting tourists for direct-flight package tours to North...

North Korea’s trade officials are running a pay-to-work racket

To get a coveted work posting in China, North Korean trade workers are being...

North Korean traders make fake calls to cover Chinese phone use

North Korean traders near the Chinese border have been deliberately placing brief international calls...

How a western banded gecko eats a scorpion

How a western banded gecko eats a scorpion https://ift.tt/5xJTOYC Western banded geckos don’t look like they’d win in a fight. Yet this unassuming predator...

JD.com Founder Richard Liu Leaves CEO Post

Chinese e-commerce company JD.com said Thursday that its founder Richard Liu has left his position as CEO, the latest Chinese billionaire founder to step...

Are Microsoft’s days as the ‘friendly’ tech giant over?

Over the past decade, Microsoft has pulled off a remarkable transformation of its public image in Europe — from Brussels antagonist to poster child...

Uber’s fare hikes may not be enough to calm drivers’ anger over fuel costs

Uber’s price hikes in the face of mounting fuel costs across Europe might not be enough to stave off drivers’ anger — and it...

Britain’s (opaque) war on Russian propaganda

LONDON — Britain’s gone to war on Kremlin disinformation — but critics worry it’s not being nearly open enough about its battle plan. As Kremlin-controlled...

UK banks on nuclear to escape Russian fuels

LONDON — The U.K. government has pledged to put new nuclear power at the heart of its plan to wean Britain off imported fossil...

Brussels appeals Intel antitrust case to top court

The European Commission said Wednesday that it appealed the EU General Court’s annulment of its €1.06 billion antitrust fine on U.S. chip maker Intel...

What we learned about COVID-19 safety from a NYC anime convention

What we learned about COVID-19 safety from a NYC anime convention https://ift.tt/CoZWjMs As Kristin Meyer set up her merchandise booth at the Anime NYC...

Delhi to Srinagar in just 8 hours, says Nitin Gadkari

NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Roads, Transport, and Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday that people will be able to reach Delhi from Srinagar...

From war crime to conviction — what it will take to bring the Bucha killers to justice

For Bucha, there will be retribution — that’s the vow from the Ukrainians after the discovery of mass graves and bound corpses in the...

Boris Johnson’s China problem

LONDON — Boris Johnson’s government is firmly on the fence when it comes to China, but that fence has got much trickier to balance...

Twitter to Start Testing Long-Awaited Edit Feature Soon

Twitter said on Tuesday it will begin testing a new edit feature in the coming months, surprising its users on the same day it...

Poland vetoes EU tax reform again, dismisses ulterior motives

LUXEMBOURG — Poland may seem like the odd man out on global tax reform, but it has no hidden agenda in opposing the EU’s...

US, UK, Australia team up on hypersonic weapons with eye on Russia and China

LONDON — The U.S., the U.K. and Australia will start joint work on hypersonic missile technology and electronic warfare capabilities under the umbrella of the...

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