Architecture award to Beijing’s futuristic Galaxy Soho slammed by heritage group
<!– google_ad_section_start –> A Beijing heritage group says it’s still waiting for the Royal Institute of British Architects to explain why it gave a large, futuristic mall and office complex in...
View ArticleSushi-go-round – Japan tradition served with technology
<!– google_ad_section_start –> With its masters required to hone their skills over decades, sushi in Japan is steeped in tradition. But it is also often a high-tech operation where robotic...
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Labour in foreign workers claim row
Labour shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant is embroiled in a row with two of the UK’s biggest retailers over claims they have favoured foreign workers. Continue reading here: Labour in foreign...
View ArticleMurdoch says Rudd ‘all over the place’ in Australia poll
<!– google_ad_section_start –> Media baron Rupert Murdoch on Tuesday threw his support firmly behind the conservative opposition leader Tony Abbott ahead of Australia’s upcoming election, saying...
View ArticleChina news round-up: Bo Xilai’s trial begins in Jinan
<!– google_ad_section_start –> Thursday’s summary of top stories in Chinese and foreign news on Chinese politics, society, the economy and foreign affairs. <!– google_ad_section_end –> View...
View ArticleJapanese minister Toshimitsu Motegi at Fukushima after radioactive leak
<!– google_ad_section_start –> Japan’s government was ramping up pressure on electric utility Tepco after a huge leak of radioactive water at Fukushima, with a ministerial visit to the wrecked...
View ArticleTsuen Wan construction workers strike over late penalty
<!– google_ad_section_start –> More than 200 construction workers went on strike on Monday at a Tsuen Wan site that is part of an express railway project set to link Hong Kong to the mainland’s...
View ArticleChina graft crackdown hits Hong Kong’s ‘Dried Seafood Street’
<!– google_ad_section_start –> In a narrow Hong Kong street filled with the tang of dried sea creatures, shopkeepers are blaming China’s recent corruption crackdown for falling sales of expensive...
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A Part of Utah Built on Coal Wonders What Comes Next
The Carbon Power Plant, the state’s oldest coal-fired power plant, is set to close by April 2015, a result of stricter new federal pollution regulations. Read more: A Part of Utah Built on Coal Wonders...
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DealBook: Treasury Chief to Declare Big Gains in Financial Reform
In a broad policy speech intended to signal the administration’s views on financial regulations, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew will also make it clear that more measures may be needed to strengthen...
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Regulators Approve Volcker Rule
Daily Beast New FDIC, Fed, and SEC vote for delayed regulation. Credit: Regulators Approve Volcker Rule The post Regulators Approve Volcker Rule appeared first on heave-ho.org | all the news that's...
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Cameron urges support for fracking
Councils that back fracking will get to keep more money in tax revenue, PM David Cameron says, urging opponents to “get on board”. Go here to read the rest: Cameron urges support for fracking The post...
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