TOKYO - The University of Tokyo on Wednesday fired an associate professor for a number of racist, anti-Chinese remarks he made on Twitter starting in November last year.
Tai Kwun is a new center for heritage and arts that opened in May in a former police station complex in the Central district of Hong Kong. The project was described as the biggest restoration work ever undertaken in Hong Kong.
TOKYO-The governor of Japan's Okinawa island demanded a top US military commander take tougher prevention measures after officials were told more than 60 Marines at two bases have been infected with the coronavirus in the past few days.
Tax cuts and infrastructure programs could lead to stronger-than-expected growth in the short term, but also to a more rapid increase in interest rates. Changes in trade policies could trigger retaliations from US trading partners, damaging both the US and its trading partners, said the World Bank.
TOKYO - The mayor of Japan's second city of Osaka said on Friday he would end sister-city relations with San Francisco after the US city decided to accept a donated memorial to wartime sex slaves.
Tax cuts and fees reduction in Shanghai are expected to top 100 billion yuan (.9 billion) this year as the local government implements measures to relieve corporate burdens, Shanghai mayor Ying Yong said on Wednesday.While this move would reduce municipal fiscal income by at least 10 percentage points, it would further spur economic growth and revitalize the private sector, Ying told a media briefing.Enterprises in Shanghai have benefited from a value-added tax reform which has resulted in cost savings worth 324.8 billion yuan between 2012 to 2017.The reduction in taxes and fees was worth over 50 billion yuan in last year alone.These efforts are in line with the large-scale tax reduction decision made by the central government in March. Under the new policy, manufacturing enterprises stand to benefit from a tax cut from the current 16 percent to 13 percent. Rates for the transportation and construction sectors have also been lowered from 10 percent to 9 percent.
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Tan Min, chief branding officer of UBTech, said Walker can be an agile smart companion for family members in the future. At 1.45 meters, Walker has hands that can grasp and manipulate objects. Its torso is also refined with improved self-balancing, and the robot has a string of high-performance actuators and a full range of sensing systems that work together to ensure smooth and fast walking in a home environment.
Tang also reiterated the police's desire to peacefully resolve the standoff at Hong Kong Polytechnic University and called on the remaining 100 or so protesters to leave the campus.
Technology and consulting companies dominate?Glassdoor’s new annual ranking of the highest-paying workplaces in America. Twenty-four out of the 25 businesses on the list are from one of the two industries. Skilled and specialized workers in these fields are in high demand and rare supply, which drives up average compensation,according to Glassdoor, .
Technology giant Tencent has retained the coveted title of China's most valuable brand for the fourth consecutive year, achieving a brand value of 2.2 billion, a 25 percent year-on-year increase.