Bloomberg Donald Trump’s rise is the latest setback for India’s ambition to become a factory for the world. Having missed the export-driven steam-boat that transformed China and fellow East Asian economies over the past several decades, India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi had pinned hopes on an ambitious “Make in India†campaign to make up lost ground. With the ...
Read More »Chinese ship opens new trade route via Pak port
AP Pakistan’s top civilian and military leaders travelled to the country’s southwest on Sunday to open a new international trade route by seeing off a Chinese ship that’s exporting goods to the Middle East and Africa from the newly-built Gwadar port. The first convoy of Chinese trucks carrying goods for sale abroad has arrived in Pakistan amid tight security ...
Read More »Vietnam expects faster economic growth in ’17
Bloomberg Vietnam expects economic growth to accelerate in 2017 as it boosts domestic businesses to shield the economy from worsening global uncertainty following the election of Donald Trump as US president. “Trump’s victory adds uncertainty to international financial markets and global trade would be affected,†Vu Viet Ngoan, chairman of the National Financial Supervisory Commission, which advises Prime Minister ...
Read More »Fosun bets new tech to woo Chinese to pay up for movie
Bloomberg Fosun Group, the Chinese conglomerate that owns Club Med and Cirque du Soleil, is betting on new technology to boost its foray into the feature film industry, backing a Studio 8 Iraq war movie to be shown at five times the standard frame rate. Filmed at 120 frames-per-second, the $48 million “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk†is set ...
Read More »Traders mull supercharged Chicago-to-Tokyo network
Tokyo / AFP Some of the world’s top trading firms have agreed to build a faster data transmission network between Chicago and Tokyo, according to a person familiar with the matter, a move that would accelerate trading between two of the major centers of finance. The roster of firms in the joint venture — dubbed Go West — includes ...
Read More »â€˜Web search helps early lung cancer detection’
Bloomberg Microsoft Corp. researchers want to give patients and doctors a new tool in the quest to find cancers earlier: web searches. Lung cancer can be detected a year prior to current methods of diagnosis in more than one-third of cases by analyzing a patient’s internet searches for symptoms and demographic data that put them at higher risk, according ...
Read More »Snapchat’s $130 video glasses fetch $1,000
Bloomberg Snap Inc.’s plan for selling Spectacles depends largely on hype and scarcity. The company began distributing the $130 Snapchat sunglasses, each with a built-in camera for shooting video, in a yellow pop-up vending machine. Chris Chavez @Gamercore I’ll lose my mind if they sell out of @Spectacles. @Snapchat @Snap https://t.co/CtgTxCzmsZ Twitter: Chris Chavez on Twitter The plan seems ...
Read More »The best action cams for winter sports
Relaxnews While GoPro is still the go-to brand in the action cam market, competitor models don’t have much to envy of the historic leader. Some now even film 360-degree ultra-high-definition video. Before heading for the slopes, here’s a look at five of the best compact sports camcorders currently on the market for capturing the action. GoPro Hero5 Black The ...
Read More »Best smartphones to watch out for this holiday season
Relaxnews Anyone shopping for a top-of- the-range smartphone this Christmas will be spoiled for choice, with a host of high-end models raising the game on previous generations with ramped-up performances, top-notch cameras and optimized operating systems. Note that this selection doesn’t include the Google Pixel, which is currently only out in the US, the UK, Canada, Germany and Australia. ...
Read More »Planning for future key to achieve prosperity
DUBAI / WAM Planning for the future is a responsibility shared by governments, private-sector institutions, and international organisations, affirmed His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, at the inaugural Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils. High-profile decision makers and influential business leaders are set to ...
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