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My layering technique meant packing a bikini plus a puffer jacket. Kate Taylor/Business Insider At the end of January, I packed nothing but a carry-on and a purse for a two month trip across half a dozen countries in Asia. One month into the trip, my luggage has provided everything I…

Pandemic-dodging Sammy continues tradition of investment in Vietnam Not that Hanoi Rocks (Olga Popova / Shutterstock.com) Samsung has started work on a $220m R&D centre in Vietnam to contribute to it's research in AI, IoT, big data and 5G. The facility, which is based in the heart of the capital…

Wearing a mask isn't as important as washing your hands to avoid getting the coronavirus. Kate Taylor/Business Insider When I planned a trip throughout Asia, I did not expect my month to be spent following the news of the growing coronavirus outbreak — including monitoring the number of cases in…

(ANN ARBOR, Mich.) — A University of Michigan hotline has received more than 100 “unique complaints” about a late physician accused of sexual abuse by former patients, including athletes who encountered him as a team doctor, the school announced Friday. In a statement released with the updated total, a spokesman…

Thousands of flights around the world have been canceled due to the novel coronavirus.This has decreased the number of people that can be found in international airports in countries like South Korea, China, and Italy.The International Air Transport Association has predicted a $29.3 billion loss in passenger revenue this year…

Yesterday was a big day for executive moves, with Bob Iger stepping down as Disney CEO and Keith Block stepping down as Salesforce co-CEO. Meanwhile, Facebook has acquired another VR game studio and the owner of The Players’ Tribune has raised more funding. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 26,…

The postponements were confirmed following a meeting between the Irish Health Minister and the IRFUIreland's men's and women's Six Nations games against Italy in Dublin on 7 and 8 March have been postponed because of coronavirus.Irish Health Minister Simon Harris said on Tuesday the men's game should be postponed and…

Have you ever heard the saying, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”? Well, this adage comes to mind when I think about the M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun and the M79 grenade launcher. Both of these weapons have a very long, respected history and are still in service.…

Thich Quang Do, a dissident Buddhist monk who has effectively been under house arrest since 2003 and was nominated multiple times for the Nobel Peace Prize, has died aged 93.Head of the banned Unified Buddist Church of Vietnam (UBCV), the vocal patriarch was born on November 27, 1928 in northern…

The coronavirus outbreak could result in at least a 3.3% drop — and as high as a 9% dip — in the volume of PCs that will ship globally this year, research firm Canalys reported Thursday evening in its revised projections to clients. PC shipments will be down between 10.1%…