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China’s Boeing freeze adds to U.S. economic blowback from Trump tariffs

April 17, 2025

South Korea’s Cannes film festival shutout spurs reckoning
SEOUL — After zero South Korean feature films were selected for this year’s Cannes Film Festival for the first time in 26 years, one of Asia’s most storied film industries has been searching for answers to the setback. High-profile South Korean films such as “Parasite,” director Bong Joon-ho’s genre-bending smash hit, Park Chan-wook’s “Decision to…
Footloose in Penang: Malaysian island looks to the future
GEORGE TOWN, Malaysia — High-rise buildings arrayed like a defensive wall along the eastern coast of Malaysia’s Penang Island make it hard to imagine how this tropical outpost would have appeared to the British naval officer who landed on its shore in 1786. Francis Light, who secured Penang for the British after negotiating a deal…
Trump nominates former podcast host with history of inflammatory comments for top ethics job
President Donald Trump has nominated Paul Ingrassia, a former podcast host with a long history of inflammatory remarks, to head the U.S. Office of Special Counsel. “Paul is a highly respected attorney, writer, and Constitutional Scholar, who has done a tremendous job serving as my White House Liaison for Homeland Security,” Trump said in a…
NAACP calls for emergency shutdown of Musk’s supercomputer in Memphis
Local regulators should immediately stop Elon Musk’s supercomputer project from operating in South Memphis because it’s out of compliance with environmental rules, the NAACP wrote in a letter sent Thursday to Shelby County officials. The civil rights group addressed the request to Dr. Michelle Taylor, director of the Shelby County Health Department and to the…
A third person has been arrested in the death of a Super Bowl reporter in New Orleans
A third person was arrested in the death of a Super Bowl reporter in New Orleans, providing fresh evidence of what authorities described Friday as an organized plot to drug and rob people. Police in Kenner, just west of New Orleans, accused Christian Anderson of renting the car used by Danette Colbert, one of two…
Trump could spur Japan toward economic resilience: Keidanren chief
TOKYO — As the return of U.S. President Donald Trump upends the international order and leaves companies facing unprecedented decisions, the new head of Japan’s powerful Keidanren business lobby sees this pressure as “a chance for a structural shift.” Yoshinobu Tsutsui took over as head of the group formally known as the Japan Business Federation…
Kent beat holders Gloucestershire in Blast thriller as Somerset see off Surrey
Zak Crawley played his part in an explosive Kent batting display which was enough to ensure Gloucestershire started the defence of their Vitality Blast crown with a four-run loss. Crawley smashed four maximums in a rapid 37 from 17 balls while Daniel Bell-Drummond top-scored for hosts Kent with 60 in an imposing total of 208…
SoftBank, Intel work on AI memory chips that use half as much power
TOKYO — SoftBank and Intel are developing a type of memory for artificial intelligence expected to consume much less electricity than current chips, helping to build efficient AI infrastructure in Japan. The companies plan to develop a structure for stacked DRAM chips that uses a different wiring structure than current advanced high-bandwidth memory, slashing power…
Influencer drops lawsuit alleging rival creator copied her videos
Influencer Sydney Nicole Gifford said in a TikTok video on Thursday that she has withdrawn her lawsuit against fellow content creator Alyssa Sheil, ending a case that had become closely watched over its possible ramifications for the broader internet content ecosystem. The move comes more than a year after Gifford first sued Sheil, claiming that…