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Alibaba

CHINA VOICES | How Alibaba made it through SARS

For Alibaba, Covid-19 isn’t its first encounter with epidemic. This week, TechNode’s translation column looks back at China’s last great epidemic, bringing you the story of how Alibaba launched Taobao during SARS, and how it expanded its online business while its headquarters were quarantined. This article was translated and abridged…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Brexit Negotiator

David Frost Lays Down UK Red Lines in Brussels

David Frost Lays Down UK Red Lines in Brussels The Government’s chief future relationship negotiator David Frost set out the UK’s stall for future relationship agreement with the EU. It could hardly be more different from the approach taken under the previous government. In his landmark speech at ULB Brussels…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Bees

Hive heists: why the next threat to bees is organized crime

Photograph: Sebastien Nogier/EPAMike Potts was aware he was at risk of being a victim of crime, he just didn’t think it would happen to him. But Potts is an owner of an increasingly valuable commodity that thieves are targeting with growing sophistication in the US: bees.A booming demand for honeybees…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Plastic Pollution

Inaccurate headlines on WWF’s report on plastic pollution

We refer to our report on “Plastic Packaging in Southeast Asia and China”. Headlines in the media have claimed that Malaysia is the top plastic ocean polluter in Asia. We would like to clarify that we are disappointed with the inaccurate and misleading headlines of these articles. Our report cited…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Belfast

Poll shows Northern Ireland majority against united Ireland

BELFAST (Reuters) - A majority of voters in Northern Ireland would oppose the region leaving the United Kingdom to form a united Ireland if a referendum were held tomorrow, according to a poll published by the Belfast Telegraph newspaper on Tuesday. Irish unity would be supported by just 29% of…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Xi Jinping

How coronavirus is disrupting Xi Jinping’s pet Belt and Road Initiative

When President Xi Jinping made his first state visit this year to Myanmar and signed new infrastructure contracts, there was no indication of the obstacle about to trip up China's plan for railways, ports and highways around the world: the coronavirus. Travel restrictions to prevent the spread of the disease,…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Super Komachi

Japan’s best train pass, the Japan Rail Pass, finally being made available for purchase online

After years of complicated and added-expense hoops to jump through, JR will start letting international travelers buy their passes online and inside their home countries. There are several reasons Japan has been booming in popularity as a travel destination over the past decade, and a big one is the Japan…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Doping Test

Manchester City and Uefa should hold FFP appeal in public to restore credibility of both organisations

There is a simple way for Manchester City and Uefa to clarify the truth and reassure supporters that the game is not rancid. The two warring parties could ask the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to consider City’s appeal against their two-year Champions League ban and €30 million fine in…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Maradona

Watch: Vintage clip of Diego Maradona dancing past four to score in charity match

By: Sports Desk | Published: February 18, 2020 1:33:07 pm Diego Maradona being unveiled as a Napoli player on July 5, 1984, in front of a crowd of 75,000 at the Stadio San Paolo. (Source: AP Photo)Diego Maradona’s character on and off the pitch has always …

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Little Red Riding Hood

Thinking Like a Kid

At a recent conference on children's books, one of my favorite writers confessed to having an inner 11-year-old who just wanted to read books all day and wear cat print dresses. This inner 11-year-old was why the adult author was comfortable writing fiction for middle schoolers. Looking at the author,…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

CHINA VOICES | How Alibaba made it through SARS

David Frost Lays Down UK Red Lines in Brussels

Hive heists: why the next threat to bees is organized crime

Inaccurate headlines on WWF’s report on plastic pollution

Poll shows Northern Ireland majority against united Ireland

How coronavirus is disrupting Xi Jinping’s pet Belt and Road Initiative

Japan’s best train pass, the Japan Rail Pass, finally being made available for purchase online

Manchester City and Uefa should hold FFP appeal in public to restore credibility of both organisations

Watch: Vintage clip of Diego Maradona dancing past four to score in charity match

Thinking Like a Kid

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