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China is going crazy for durians
The Economist· 11 hours agoERIC CHAN has long sold durians, a pungent fruit, to South-East Asians. The Musang King variety that he cultivates in Malaysia is beloved by Chinese...
Chinese President Xi Jinping praises blockchain exec in open letter
The Cointelegraph· 1 day agoOn June 12, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent an open letter of praise to Andrew Chi-Chih Yao, chief scientist of the Conflux network and a professor at Tsinghua University. “In the 20 years ...
When will BTS finish national service in South Korea?
Newsweek· 1 day agoIn an update that will thrill K-Pop fans around the globe, BTS' Jin has officially completed his...
The world’s first RISC-V laptop gets a big upgrade — DeepComputing doubled the core count, increased...
Tom s Hardware· 13 hours agoThis RISC-V laptop gives devs and engineers more power in a portable form factor.
Japan's latest plan to reverse declining birthrate
Newsweek· 4 days agoThe Japanese government is to discuss new plans to tackle the country's declining birthrates, including extending public health insurance coverage for...
Abused, treated like ‘slaves’: the plight of Filipino workers in South Korea
South China Morning Post· 7 days ago“This clearly demonstrates the vulnerability of seasonal workers to human trafficking and forced...
Sandbox VR Opens First Florida Location June 27 in the Grand Central District
Morningstar· 1 day agoSandbox VR, a full-body virtual reality entertainment experience, is pleased to announce the grand opening of its first Florida location on Thursday, June 27, in St. Petersburg’s Grand Central ...
Friday Briefing
New York Times· 7 days agoWhat could come next for India.
Giant Joro spiders will ‘eat anything’ in their web: Does that include spotted lanternflies?
Staten Island Advance· 5 days agoGiant Joro spiders are likely heading our way, but there is at least one bonus to their predicted...
We’ve measured the cost of unsustainable industrial fishing on coastal communities – and it’s vast
The Conversation· 7 days agoShark finning – the practice of removing the fins from a captured shark and discarding the rest, often still alive, back into the ocean – is banned in many countries due to its inhumane and ...