KYIV — Investigative journalist Oleksandr Tsakhniv spent much of his professional life trying to uncover corruption in Ukraine’s eastern hinterlands where he lived and worked. He was killed in March, aged 37, fighting Russian forces near Bakhmut. Now, his employer ...
THERANOS founder Elizabeth Holmes and former CEO Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani were on Tuesday ordered to pay $452 million to victims of the blood-testing startup’s fraud, and an appeals court also denied Ms. Holmes’ request to remain out of prison while ...
CHINA has intensified efforts to clean up the internet from false news and rumors, closing more than 100,000 online accounts over the past month that misrepresented news anchors and media agencies, its cyberspace regulator said. The Cyberspace Administration of China ...
HANOI — Vietnam’s plan to quadruple by 2030 its gas processing capacity, turning it into its first source of energy, marks a big bet on imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) and its reserves in the South China Sea, despite supply ...
WASHINGTON — The speaker of Taiwan’s parliament praised Japan, South Korea and the Philippines on Tuesday for helping to create a “crescent of defense” with Taiwan and the US against China’s ambitions in the Indo-Pacific region. Speaking in Washington, You ...
UBS Group AG expects a financial hit of about $17 billion from thetakeover of Credit Suisse Group AG, the bank said in a regulatory presentation as it prepares to complete the rescue of its struggling Swiss rival. UBS estimates a negative ...
WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service said on Tuesday it wouldlaunch a free, government-provided direct tax filing option next year, which could lead to the full-scale launch of an IRS filing system that would compete with private tax preparers. The IRS ...
BEIJING – Baidu Inc’s experience in tailoring its search engine to Chinese regulatory requirements makes it confident its AI-driven chatbot won’t make mistakes on “important and sensitive topics”, the company said on Tuesday. On a call with analysts, Baidu CEO Robin Li ...
SEOUL – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday his country is ready to partner with South Korea on critical minerals and clean energy projects, and to fend off North Korea‘s nuclear and missile threats. Addressing South Korea‘s parliament, Trudeau ...
Corporate insolvencies dropped off in April as business confidence seemed to improve but experts warned that the drop may not signal better times ahead. According to new figures from the Insolvency Service, 1,685 companies went insolvent in April 2023, a ...