The Download: foreign disinformation intel, and gene-edited pork
A previously unreported document distributed by senior US State Department official Darren Beattie reveals a sweeping effort to uncover all communications between the staff of a small…
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Hospitality hiring could slow as foreign tourists skip the U.S., for now.
A solid labor market has for months given the Federal Reserve comfort that it could hold off on interest rate cuts until it had more clarity about how President Trump’s policies would…
As Trump Cuts Foreign Aid, What Does It Mean for the Gates Foundation?
On Dec. 27, Bill Gates, the billionaire philanthropist, made a trip to Mar-a-Lago for dinner with Donald J. Trump. Some people around him were surprised that he had decided to go, but Mr.…
Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm
The pitch from “ZMoney” arrived on the encrypted messaging app Signal just days before Donald J. Trump’s presidential inauguration. “ZMoney” was Zachary Folkman, an entrepreneur who once…
With Trump In Power, Foreign Crypto Companies Make Inroads in US
Last month, Paolo Ardoino, the chief executive of the cryptocurrency company Tether, joined business executives and U.S. lawmakers for a private lunch at the Willard, a luxury hotel near…
Indonesian bonds set for first foreign outflows in five months
Indonesia’s sovereign bond market is on course for its first monthly foreign outflows of the year as economic instability and a falling rupiah erode investor confidence. Foreign investors…
China’s murky bankruptcies expose hazards for foreign investors
When a Chinese pork producer filed for bankruptcy in 2019, the news came as a jolt to Alan Hill. The retired Apple executive from Albuquerque had invested about US$100,000 last decade in…
The Download: the US office that tracks foreign disinformation is being eliminated, and explaining vibe coding
The only office within the US State Department that monitors foreign disinformation is to be eliminated, according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, confirming reporting by MIT…
Indonesia’s foreign reserves hit record high despite rupiah rout
Domestic concerns, such as the fiscal outlook and slowing economic growth amid President Prabowo Subianto’s shuffling of policy priorities, are also weighing on market sentiment …
How foreign workers helped spur Spain’s rapid economic growth
Inside a cavernous production plant in Spain, people from 62 nationalities work side by side to keep a food company humming as millions of legs of ham travel on hooks along conveyor belts.…
MacArthur Foundation to increase giving for two years in response to Trump’s foreign aid freeze
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation will increase its giving over the next two years in response to what it calls a “crisis” prompted by the Trump administration‘s freeze on…
Trader Joe’s issues another recall over foreign material risk, this time on its Organic Acai Bowls
On Friday, Trader Joe’s issued a recall on yet another product: its frozen Organic Acai Bowls. A recall notice was posted on the company’s website, explaining the recall was due to the…
' America Would Go Bankrupt" Elon Musk's DOGE Cancels $750Mn Foreign Aid Including $21Mn Intended for Voter Turnout in India'
The United States Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, has scrapped over $750 million in foreign aid. Among the cuts is a $21 million project aimed at increasing…
Jollibee shares rally after foreign ownership cap scrapped
SHARES of Jollibee Foods surged the most in over four years on Thursday (Feb 13) after the Philippines’ top restaurant operator secured the bourse’s approval to remove a 40 per cent cap on…
What does USAID do? What to know about the foreign aid agency that Elon Musk is trying to dismantle
Over the weekend, Elon Musk took to X with a series of tweets claiming that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) was a “criminal organization” that needed to “die.” By…
'Get on it AY-sep!' Foreign words have invaded Korea. The government is fighting back
SEOUL — Kim Hyeong-bae, a South Korean linguist, had a problem: how to translate the word “deepfake” into Korean. A senior researcher at the National Institute of Korean Language, a…
Private healthcare players upbeat as China hospitals ease rules on foreign ownership
Significant investments are needed for these hospitals to make returns, observers say THE Chinese government’s recent move to allow foreign healthcare players to wholly own hospitals in…
Rebels kill 13 foreign peacekeepers in DR Congo
Thirteen soldiers serving with peacekeeping forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been killed in clashes with rebels from the M23 group. The South African military said nine of…
German foreign minister says Syrians have a right to visit homeland
Syrian refugees living in Germany should have the right to visit their homeland before deciding whether to return, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Friday. Speaking at a…
'All hell will break out': 3 foreign policy takeaways from Trump
WASHINGTON — Although President-elect Donald Trump will not take office for almost two weeks, he is already making his “America First” mantra a priority — and it may include other parts of…
German Foreign Minister Baerbock travels to Syria to meet new leaders
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who is travelling to the Syrian capital Damascus on Friday on an unannounced visit, is setting conditions for Syria's new de facto rulers for a…
Bangkok Hotel Fire: 3 Foreign Tourists Killed, Over 7 Injured Ahead of New Year's Eve Celebrations
Thai police revealed that three foreigners were killed, and multiple others were injured when Ember Hotel on Bangkok's Khao San Road, a well-known tourist hotspot, caught fire on Sunday,…
Trump Leaves MAGA Supporters in Shock by Supporting Immigration Visas Backed by Elon Musk' for Foreign Tech Workers
Donald Trump left his MAGA supporters shocked by aligning himself with Elon Musk and other prominent tech leaders following a heated debate over immigration visas that left his base in…
Young Foreign National Dies after Falling from Overhead Bridge in Telok Blangah in Singapore
Following a suspected fall from an overhead bridge, a 36-year-old man was found dead near Telok Blangah Road in Singapore. Singaporean publication Lianhe Zaobao reported that the deceased…