Beijing hopes the C919 commercial jetliner will challenge foreign models like the Boeing 737 MAX and the Airbus A320, though many of its parts are sourced from abroad.Its first homegrown jetliner with mass commercial potential would also cut the country’s reliance on foreign technology as ties with the West deteriorate.”In the future, most passengers will be able to choose to travel by large, domestically produced aircraft,” state broadcaster CCTV said.China Eastern Airlines flight MU9191 rose into the skies above Shanghai Hongqiao Airport on Sunday morning, footage from CCTV showed, and was due to land in Beijing in the early afternoon.The…
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By AFP  May 28, 2023 | 12:45 p.m. GMT+7 A laborer works at the under construction site of the new parliament building in New Delhi, India, May 23, 2023. Photo by Reuters/Adnan Abidi Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was set to inaugurate a grand new parliament building Sunday, a major part of his Hindu nationalist government’s remodeling of New Delhi, but opposition parties have said they will boycott the event. “Our new Parliament is truly a beacon of our democracy. It reflects the nation’s rich heritage and the vibrant aspirations for the future,” Modi tweeted late Saturday, with the hashtag…
The government is expecting to hit its borrowing limit on June 5, raising the possibility of the world’s largest economy failing to honor its repayment obligations for the first time and igniting a firestorm in global markets.Party leaders now face a race against time to muscle the agreement through Congress, with hard-right Republicans and Democratic progressives both crying foul over concessions made to seal the deal.The culmination of weeks of tense, high-stakes negotiations in Congress and the White House, the accord would permit the government to add to its $31 trillion-plus debt, avoiding a downgraded credit rating, likely recession and…
The movie is a lustrous homage to French cuisine that was loved by many international critics but seemed to leave most local pundits cold.He thanked his star Juliette Binoche, saying she was “quite extraordinary in the film.”The prize for best first film went to “Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell” from Vietnamese writer/director Pham Thien An, which premiered in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight sidebar.The picture is the only Vietnamese-language film at the festival this year. It tells the story of Thien, who takes responsibility of accompanying his sister-in-law’s body to their hometown after she dies in an accident, and taking care of…
By AFP  May 27, 2023 | 05:04pm GMT+7 Has Twitter logo. Photo by AFP Twitter has decided to leave the EU’s disinformation code, a voluntary pact that groups together the major social platforms, but “its obligations remain,” EU Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton tweeted Saturday. Launched in 2018, the EU’s code of practice on disinformation counts nearly three dozen signatures including the giants in the sector such as Meta, Google, Twitter, Microsoft and TikTok.It also covers smaller platforms, as well as advertisers and fact-checkers and non-governmental organisations.The code was written by the industry players themselves and contains over three dozen pledges…
By Reuters  May 27, 2023 | 04:35pm GMT+7 Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao speaks at a news conference in Beijing, China March 2, 2023. Photo by Reuters/Florence Lo Economic and trade development in the Asia-Pacific still faces many disturbances and challenges, China’s commerce minister Wang Wentao said. Wang made the comments at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference in Detroit, where he met with several leaders and exchanged views on multilateral and bilateral economic and trade issues amid wider global trade rifts and uncertainties.Wang said he recognized the difficulties faced by the region, but added that China, as a major…
By Reuters  May 27, 2023 | 04:27pm GMT+7 Asiana Airlines’ Airbus A321 plane, of which a passenger opened a door on a flight shortly before the aircraft landed, is pictured at an airport in Daegu, South Korea May 26, 2023. Photo by Yonhap via Reuters A passenger on an Asiana Airlines flight told police he opened a door on the plane minutes before it landed in Daegu, SouthKorea, on Friday because he was “uncomfortable,” Yonhap News Agency reported. The man, in his thirties, told police that he opened the door because he “wanted to get off the plane quickly,” Yonhap…
Chau Bui is one of top guests of the Louis Vuitton Cruise show this year, which took place at Isola Bella Peninsula, Italy. The annual Cruise show is considered a key event of Louis Vuitton, representing the spirit of adventure of the fashion house. The venue for the LV Cruise show is selected by creative director Nicholas Ghesquière. . Source: Internet
By Reuters  May 27, 2023 | 09:30 am GMT+7 Nishimura Yasutoshi, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), talks during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo, Japan, April 5, 2023. Photo by Reuters/Androniki Christodoulou The United States and Japan will deepen cooperation in the research and development of advanced chips and other technologies, they said on Friday, the latest sign of the two allies strengthening ties in semiconductors. The move, which also includes collaboration on quantum computing and discussions on artificial intelligence, comes as both Washington and Tokyo reduce exposure to China and work together to expand chip manufacturing and…
The two sides have been negotiating for weeks on an agreement to raise the federal government’s self-imposed borrowing limit, with Republicans also pushing for sharp spending cuts. Without a deal, the United States could face a calamitous default.”Things are looking good,” Biden told reporters. “I’m optimistic.”Republican Representative Patrick McHenry said he competed with Biden’s comments, while cautioning that negotiations had not yet concluded.”I’m hopeful,” said McHenry, one of House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s lead negotiators with the White House. “But we have to make sure we have a line on tax, we have a line on agreement – there’s…