January2018
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Taiwan’s court ordered a man to pay his mother almost $1 M for funding his dentistry training
Jan 2, 2018The mother signed a contract with her son in 1997, when he was 20 years old, stating he would pay her 60% of his monthly income after qualifying. Taiwan’s top court has ordered a man to... -
BP to take a one-off $1.5 billion charges in earnings as a result of new US tax rules
Jan 2, 2018BP has large operations in oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico and onshore shale operations as well as refineries that can process up to 746,000 barrels per day of crude oil. BP will... -
Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors flagged 4 percent sales growth in 2018
Jan 2, 2018Hyundai and smaller affiliate Kia said demand was expected to soften in the U.S. and Chinese markets as they unveiled a combined sales target of 7.55 million vehicles this year, from 7.25 million vehicles last year.... -
Niantic to launch Pokemon Go in China
Jan 2, 2018The 2016 launch of Pokemon Go and its massive popularity had left the company cash-rich, he said, and in a good position to expand. Also, he added, a recent funding round had raised $200m (£148m) from... -
China’s messaging app WeChat denied “storing chat histories”
Jan 2, 2018WeChat’s privacy policy states that it may need to retain and disclose users’ information in response to a request by the government or law enforcement. In a carefully worded riposte, China’s most popular messaging app WeChat... -
Asian stocks mostly opened the year with gains
Jan 2, 2018Regional investors shrugged off dips in New York on the last day of 2017, instead of building on the healthy advances fuelled by strong data, improving corporate profits and hopes Donald Trump’s tax cuts will fire... -
Israel indicts Palestinian teenage girl who punched soldier
Jan 2, 2018Israel indicted a 16-year-old Palestinian girl on Monday on charges including assault for punching an Israeli soldier in the face two weeks ago, an incident which made her into a hero for Palestinians and was seen... -
Pakistan summons U.S. ambassador after Trump’s angry tweet
Jan 2, 2018Pakistan summoned the U.S. ambassador in protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s angry tweet about Pakistan’s “lies and deceit”, while Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif dismissed the outburst as a political stunt. David Hale was summoned by... -
Iranian crackdown intensifies after police posts attacked
Jan 2, 2018Police have arrested more than 450 protesters in the Iranian capital Tehran over the past three days, the deputy provincial governor said on Tuesday, as a crackdown intensified against anti-government demonstrations that began last week. Protesters... -
North Korea’s Olympic overture seen aimed at blunting international pressure
Jan 2, 2018After a year of threats and weapons advances, North Korea’s leader appears to be using the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in South Korea as a tool to blunt growing international pressure on his regime while leaving...
