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TechBiden administration reportedly plans to curb Chinese companies’ access to Amazon and Microsoft cloud services
BYEdwin Chan and Bloomberg
AsiaThe Barbie franchise is trying hard to represent different ethnicities—but that may have prompted a movie ban in Vietnam
BYPrarthana Prakash
EuropeThe ‘Global South’ is emerging in the wake of the Russia/Ukraine war. Here’s how it took the place of ‘Third World’ in the language of economics
BYJorge Heine and The Conversation
EuropeChina-Russia expert who studied in both countries says Xi had a subtle message for Putin about the Prigozhin revolt
BYJoseph Torigian and The Conversation
Commentary‘The global economy is due for a reality check,’ warns the central banks‘ bank
BYAgustín Carstens
TechApple reportedly cut its Vision Pro headset first year production goals by more than 50% because it’s so complex for manufacturers to make
BYNatalie Choy and Bloomberg
AsiaChina’s Gen Z graduates fear they have ‘blank paper’ diplomas as youth unemployment hits a 20% and the economy chokes on anemic growth
BYPrarthana Prakash and Nicholas Gordon
CommentaryNancy Pelosi: ‘Americans deserve safe, efficient, and clean transportation’
BYNancy Pelosi
AsiaFender guitars is opening the ‘first flagship store’ in its 77-year history—in Tokyo
BYYuri Kageyama and The Associated Press
AsiaSouth Koreans just became a year—or two—younger
BYShinhye Kang, Sangmi Cha, and others
TechInfluencers are getting blasted for a factory tour of Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein. Some ‘haul’ video creators say the brand was already sinking
BYAlexandra Sternlicht
FinanceTaylor Swift just added Australia to her Eras tour and economists say it could help the country avoid a recession
BYSwati Pandey and Bloomberg
AsiaHaruki Murakami devastated about Tokyo’s plans to tear down historic baseball stadium that inspired him to become a novelist
BYMari Yamaguchi and The Associated Press
CommentaryThe global financial landscape is shifting in favor of U.S. listings as Europeans get dwarfed and Asian markets grapple with instability
BYRichard Torrenzano and Paul Tweed
FinanceHow long will the dollar last as the world’s default currency? The BRICS nations are gathering in South Africa this August with it on the agenda
BYMihaela Papa and The Conversation
AsiaBiden sees more high-tech change in next 10 years than last 50 as he and Modi huddle with Apple’s Cook, Google’s Pichai and Microsoft’s Nadella
BYChris Megerian, Aamer Madhani, and others
PoliticsSilicon Valley royalty takes in state dinner with lighthearted Modi with Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai and Satya Nadella among guests
BYDarlene Superville, Fatima Hussein, and others
FinanceQatar is buying a stake in Washington’s NBA, NHL and WNBA teams as part of a $4 billion deal
BYStephen Whyno and The Associated Press
AsiaOnce banned from entering the U.S., Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is now signing deals in defense and chips with President Joe Biden
BYPrarthana Prakash
PoliticsBiden defiant hours after China registers formal protest over ‘dictator’ remarks: ‘Just not something I’m going to change very much’
BYEllen Knickmeyer, Sylvie Corbet, and others
AsiaBiden called Xi a ‘dictator’ right after Blinken visited China to mend relations, opening a new rift
BYEllen Knickmeyer, Josh Boak, and others
PoliticsBiden’s ‘dictator’ reference to Xi is a ‘blatant political provocation’ says China, one day after Blinken visit to Beijing
BYThe Associated Press
AsiaElon Musk says Tesla plans to invest in India ‘as soon as humanly possible’ after meeting Modi in New York
BYNicholas Gordon
Asia‘I am chatting with ChatGPT every day’: SoftBank’s billionaire boss thinks A.I. will help the troubled Japanese tech firm ‘rule the world’
BYNicholas Gordon
CommentaryWhy picking citizens at random could be the best way to govern the A.I. revolution
BYHélène Landemore, Andrew Sorota, and others
PoliticsBiden says Secretary of State Blinken did a ‘hell of a job’ on China trip even though Beijing rebuffed the top U.S. request
BYMatthew Lee and The Associated Press
FinanceEx-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn is suing the auto giant for $1 billion for firing him and causing ‘deep damage’ to his finances and reputation
BYReed Stevenson and Bloomberg
AsiaAlibaba elevates Brooklyn Nets owner Joseph Tsai to chairman, names new CEO in surprise shakeup
BYJane Zhang and Bloomberg
AsiaChinese billionaire Jack Ma is ‘alive’ and ‘happy’ insists top Alibaba executive—in fact he’s now teaching university classes
BYChloe Taylor
AsiaCathay Pacific will hire more cabin crew from mainland China after carrier fired flight attendants for mocking passengers who didn’t speak English
BYDanny Lee and Bloomberg

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