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TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympic organizers and the International Olympic Committee said Friday there is no “Plan B” for the 2020 Games, which open in just over five months and have been jolted by the outbreak of a virus in neighboring China. The coronavirus has infected almost 64,000 people globally…

WHEN THE China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) was established in Shanghai’s Pudong district in 1994, its campus abutted mostly nondescript warehouses and tracts of marshy farmland. Today the area is among the city’s ritziest—and gives it its iconic skyline. CEIBS, too, has become something of an icon in the…

WHEN THE China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) was established in Shanghai’s Pudong district in 1994, its campus abutted mostly nondescript warehouses and tracts of marshy farmland. Today the area is among the city’s ritziest—and gives it its iconic skyline. CEIBS, too, has become something of an icon in the…

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son wants the Japanese conglomerate to be seen as an investment company, not an operating one. Son used the rabbit-duck illusion to make his case during SoftBank’s earnings presentation on Wednesday. He urged investors to look at SoftBank’s “shareholder value,” not its revenues and profits. Asked if…

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday a new commitment of $100 million toward the global response to the coronavirus epidemic. "The funding will help strengthen detection, isolation and treatment efforts; protect at-risk populations; and develop vaccines, treatments and diagnostics," the Seattle-based foundation said in a news release. In…

News Prashasti Awasthi Mumbai | Updated on February 07, 2020 Published on February 07, 2020 Says images of ‘Epidemic Situation Tracker’ on its website, cited by media reports, are doctored Chinese tech major Tencent Global has clarified that media reports with claims relating to a higher death toll from the coronavirus outbreak – attributing them to the…

Twitter/Justin SunJustin Sun finally had his $4.6 million meal with Warren Buffett. The Tron chief dined with Berkshire Hathaway's boss at an Omaha country club in late January. "It was really an honor and I'm grateful for Mr. Buffett's dinner, wisdom, and vision," Sun said. Sun rescheduled last summer and…

Hangzhou: A loudspeaker broadcast ominous instructions across the deserted streets of Hangzhou, the eastern Chinese city that is home to e-commerce giant Alibaba: "Please don't go out, don't go out, don't go out!" Hangzhou is famous for being where tech tycoon Jack Ma founded his online shopping business in an…

(Refiles to amend minister’s title in paragraphs 2 and 3) DUBAI/RIYADH, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement with a fund linked to China’s Alibaba to build a new headquarters in a “media city” in the kingdom’s capital, the Saudi minister of culture said on Tuesday. The…

Dave Weaver/AP Warren Buffett's $4.6 million charity lunch was the biggest purchase on eBay last year.The billionaire investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO donated the auction proceeds to GLIDE, a homeless charity.Cryptocurrency entre…