Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a succinct snapshot of what I’m seeing and hearing from local businesses. My latest conversations with investors reveal a notable shift: China has taken note of how finance powered Silicon Valley’s rise and is following suit….
To support long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars, NASA and industry are developing technologies that can extract resources such as hydrogen and helium-3 from lunar soil, known as regolith. This capability, known as in-situ resource utilization (ISRU), allows explorers to use what is already available on other planetary bodies, from water ice to minerals….
Lakers center Deandre Ayton bounced across the court after practice Monday wearing all black, his chains swaying, his mood jovial as he approached the media to talk about his role in the Western Conference semifinals. His spirits were high for what lies ahead for the Lakers as they prepared to face the best team in…
Nicole, meanwhile, brought the perfect plus one to the event, her daughter Sunday Rose, whom she shares with ex-husband Keith Urban. Nicole, for her part, revealed what it was that drew her to the sparkling, feathery red Chanel gown she chose for the occasion. “For me, fashion is art,” Nicole told Vogue on the steps of the museum….
In the closely knit financial community of Hong Kong, major criminal cases are both rare and closely watched.
The change has already started rolling out, and most people don’t notice until it’s gone. The glory days of self-serve fountain drinks at McDonald’s are almost over, and people are not happy.
ISIS-linked group has tortured, killed and abducted civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including children. Amnesty International has accused a rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of mass war crimes and crimes against humanity. In a damning new report published Monday, the rights group said the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) was…
With all of the action on the Met Gala carpet, there was just as much going on right outside of its entrance. Midway through the stream of stars strutting up the iconic Met steps, a protestor nearly crashed the carpet, getting as close as the pit of photographers before they were tackled by a number…
Humanoid robots are being added to the automation of waste sorting.
Matt Cardy/Getty Images Smartphone bans in the classroom might not be the panacea that governments and school administrations want them to be, according to a recently published study. As first reported by The New York Times, the National Bureau of Economic Research will publish a study called The Effects…
