Lawmakers Depart Washington as DHS Stands on Verge of Shutdown
Lawmakers won’t return to Capitol Hill Feb. 13 for legislative business as the federal government faces the imminent prospect of a partial shutdown set...
Chinese University of Hong Kong ‘expels’ student held for sedition over Tai Po fire
A Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) student who was arrested for sedition after launching a petition calling for an independent committee to investigate...
EPA Eliminates Credits for Auto Start-Stop Feature in Cars
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ended a greenhouse gas credit program that incentivized auto manufacturers to include automatic start-stop systems in vehicles, the agency...
Arizona GOP Candidate Drops Out of Primary, Narrowing Field to 2
PHOENIX—Housing developer Karrin Taylor Robson has suspended her campaign for Arizona governor, saying Thursday she doesn’t want a divisive GOP primary that weakens conservative...
Judge Halts Trump Admin’s $600 Million Public Health Funding Cut Targeting 4 Blue States
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting more than $600 million in public health grants to four Democratic-led states,...
China woman, 30, earning US$140,000 a month running marketing firm announces retirement
A 30-year-old Chinese woman earning over 1 million yuan (US$140,000) per month has publicly announced her retirement plans to travel to Iceland, igniting widespread...
How India’s US$40 billion order for French Rafales will help local fighter jet makers
India’s approval for a 3.6 trillion rupee (US$40 billion) purchase of defence equipment on Thursday – including 114 Rafale French fighter jets – will...
Beijing warns carmakers: stop killing your profitability hopes by selling below cost
China has banned carmakers from selling new vehicles for less than it costs to make them, including through discounts and subsidies, as regulators continue...
Hua Hong says memory shortage ‘positive’ for pricing as it reports record quarterly sales
Chinese foundry Hua Hong Semiconductor said the global memory shortage was an opportunity to raise prices on its logic chips, as it reported record...