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German carmaker VW may make historic German plant closures in cost-cutting drive
Despite Rightmove surging by over 20%, London’s blue-chip stock index is slightly lower this morning.
The FTSE 100 has dropped by 11 points, or 0.13%, to 8366.
Given cheap valuations on a historical basis as well as in comparison to many developed markets elsewhere, the UK has inevitably become something of a hunting ground.
The latest potential target in the premier index is Rightmove, after comments from Australia’s REA Group that it was considering making an offer having identified a “transformational opportunity” in combining the two online property websites. After a delayed start to enable price equilibrium, Rightmove shares opened up by around 24% as investors await further details of a concrete bid.

Mr. Gao is being held on suspicion of slandering China’s heroes and martyrs, an offense punishable by up to three years in prison, his brother said.

MIT has released its first post-affirmative action admissions numbers for the incoming class of 2028, and the percentage of Asian American students increased markedly from 40% to 47%. Black ...

A group of health experts and chefs, supported by The Ajinomoto Group — the world’s leading monosodium glutamate (MSG) manufacturer — is urging the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) to recognize ...

A group of health experts and chefs, supported by The Ajinomoto Group — the world’s leading monosodium glutamate (MSG) manufacturer — is urging the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) to recognize ...

New numbers released by MIT showing a spike in admissions of Asian American applicants following the Supreme Court’s ruling against affirmative action at colleges strongly suggests the ...

While the term “Asian brunch” might initially evoke images of traditional meals like Chinese dim sum, now it often means restaurants that offer Asian takes on American brunch.

Lai Ching-te highlights Beijing’s contrasting approach to territorial loss during ‘century of humiliation’
If the Chinese Communist party truly believes it has a territorial claim to Taiwan, then it should also be trying to take back land from Russia, Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, has said.
Lai made the remark in an interview to local media on Sunday, noting Beijing’s very different approach to two similar historical moments of territorial loss.

Some vegetables cost more than they have in five years. Top Chinese officials have made a point of showing that they’re doing something about it.

Romulus the second-highest-grossing Hollywood film in China this year, trailing only Godzilla x Kong. The success of the film has caught many by surprise, particularly since it was released in August, ...

In recent months, followers of influential liberal bloggers have been interviewed by police as China widens its net of online surveillance
Late last year, Duan*, a university student in China, used a virtual private network to jump over China’s great firewall of internet censorship and download social media platform Discord.
Overnight he entered a community in which thousands of members with diverse views debated political ideas and staged mock elections. People could join the chat to discuss ideas such as democracy, anarchism and communism. “After all, it’s hard for us to do politics in reality, so we have to do it in a group chat,” Yang Minghao, a popular vlogger, said in a video on YouTube.

"Alien: Romulus" claimed a third weekend win at the mainland China box office. And Thai comedy "How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies" climbed into the top five on its second week of release in the ...