BEIJING: China’s trade surplus with the United States hit a record high last year but the country’s imports and exports fell in December as the long-running trade war begins to bite in the world’s number two economy, data showed yesterday. The surplus with the US is a major source of
MELBOURNE: Five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova warned she cannot be written off at this year’s Australian Open after serving a 6-0, 6-0 “double bagel” to Britain’s Harriet Dart in the first round yesterday. The Russian arrived at Melbourne Park as the 30th seed after failing to impress at Grand
BANGKOK: Thailand is set to deploy rainmaking planes to seed clouds in an effort to tackle the pall of pollution that has shrouded the capital in recent weeks. The weather modification technique involves dispersing chemicals into the air to aid cloud condensation, which should in theory result in rain. “The
Imagine walking into a store where a robot greets you by name, lets you know that your online order is ready, and then suggests other products you might want pick up. Facial recognition is making that possible as the technology gains traction in a range of consumer products, automobiles, and
MELBOURNE: Rafael Nadal (pic) said yesterday he was delighted with his remodelled serve and his fitness levels after blazing into the second round of the Australian Open. TheSpanish world number two demolished fighting Australian wildcard James Duckworth 6-4, 6-3, 7-5. After an injury-plagued 2018, the 17-time Grand Slam champion was
WARSAW: A knife-wielding assailant stabbed the mayor of the Polish port city of Gdansk in front of hundreds of people at a charity event, leaving the politician fighting for his life yesterday after five hours of surgery. Video footage showed the attacker bursting onto the podium and launching himself at
MELBOURNE: Aryna Sabalenka has been tipped as a dark horse to win the Australian Open, but the Belarusian said yesterday she didn’t want to talk about titles or she’d go “crazy”. Despite her inexperience, bookies have installed the 11th seed as one of the favourites on the back of sizzling
MELBOURNE: Rafael Nadal Monday threw his support behind ATP Tour chief Chris Kermode as he fights to save his job, and hit out at not being consulted by the players’ council over such an important issue. Britain’s Daily Telegraph reported at the weekend that a move was under way to
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SHANGHAI: Police in China’s eastern province of Jiangsu have begun an investigation after at least 145 children received expired polio vaccines, the Global Times said yesterday, a new blow to a sector hit by a series of scandals last year. Residents, including the children’s parents, blocked traffic and disrupted public
