China stocks sink as investors dump shares after recent rallies, while other Asian markets gain

Tokyo, 9 October, /AJMEDIA/ Stocks in China slumped on Wednesday, with Shanghai’s benchmark down 6.6% and Hong Kong’s losing 1.5% as investors dumped shares to lock in profits after recent… Read more

China holds off on fresh stimulus but ‘confident’ will hit growth target

Tokyo, 9 October, /AJMEDIA/ China said on Tuesday it was “fully confident” of hitting its growth target this year but held off more stimulus, disappointing markets and fuelling concern about… Read more

Taiwan’s Foxconn says it is building world’s largest ‘superchip’ plant

Tokyo, 9 October, /AJMEDIA/ Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn said on Tuesday it is building the world’s largest production plant for U.S. hardware leader Nvidia’s GB200 “superchips” that power artificial intelligence… Read more

Japan saury fishing season off to good start

Tokyo, 9 October, /AJMEDIA/ The saury fishing season in Japan has got off to a good start with an industry body reporting catches in the first two months have topped… Read more

Qantas apologizes after R-rated film airs on every screen during Sydney-Haneda flight

Tokyo, 9 October, /AJMEDIA/ Qantas Airways has drawn up a stir after broadcasting a slightly-racy movie across an entire flight. And the Australian carrier now is apologizing to customers. There… Read more

Will Tesla’s robotaxi reveal live up to hype?

Tokyo, 9 October, /AJMEDIA/ After years of talking up Tesla’s prowess on autonomous driving, Elon Musk is set to host a much-hyped robotaxi event on Thursday amid a mix of… Read more

Azerbaijan continues its firefighting operations in Türkiye

Tokyo, 9 October, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijan Ministry of Emergency Situations’ (MES) “BE-200CS” amphibious aircraft continues its operations to assist Türkiye in combating the severe forest fires. According to the MES, the… Read more

David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John Jumper win 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry

Tokyo, 9 October, /AJMEDIA/ The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded Wednesday to American biochemist David Baker and British scientists Demis Hassabis and John Jumper, recognizing their pioneering work… Read more

Shusha hosts twelfth meeting of Islamic World Heritage Committee

Tokyo, 9 October, /AJMEDIA/ The 12th meeting of the Islamic World Heritage Committee (IWHC) was held in Azerbaijan’s Shusha city on Tuesday, as part of the celebration of Shusha as… Read more

Baku to host EJU Medical Seminar 2024

Tokyo, 9 October, /AJMEDIA/ The European Judo Union (EJU) Medical Seminar will be held in Baku on October 18-19. Organized in collaboration with the Azerbaijan Judo Federation, the seminar aims… Read more