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16d06/05war-conflict · 1/5

Amex Green rejected immediately. Why?

I'm immediately rejected by Amex, even though I'm actually quite trustworthy. I'm 21 and have been self-employed in the media sector for over 4 years (founded at 17 while in school). I entered the following into the application form: Net income €2,501-€3,000 Main activity Business owner (IT sector - there was nothing more suitable) Now a little more information about my circumstances. I always have €10,000 lying around in the business account (where I applied for the Amex). I know it's not

Socialunclassifiedgermany · europe
16d06/05

The real story of 11 Skies is not about a failed shopping centre

Few things age faster than a business plan built for a world that no longer exists. That may be the most important lesson from the saga of 11 Skies, the vast retail, entertainment and commercial complex beside Hong Kong International Airport that now appears destined for a dramatic reset. Reports that the Airport Authority could take majority control of the project from its private developer have triggered debate over who should bear the cost and who made the wrong bets. The real story of 11...

unclassifiedchina · asia
16d06/05

South Koreans sweat over US$779,000 air conditioning plan for prisons

South Korea’s Ministry of Justice on Tuesday sought to defuse criticism over a 1.2 billion won (US$779,162) plan to install air conditioning in prisons, clarifying the equipment will cool corridors, not inmates’ cells. The ministry framed the installation as a minimal measure to protect vulnerable inmates and correctional officers from extreme heat, while online critics condemned the taxpayer-funded project as an unfair convenience for criminals. The ministry said the equipment will be installed

unclassifiedchina · asia · korea
16d06/05

China proposes nuclear-powered floating island to reshape global shipping

A Chinese shipbuilder has unveiled a blueprint for a massive, nuclear-powered floating island that will serve as a container transfer terminal and a charging station for vessels. The floating terminal will be powered by advanced molten salt reactors that use liquefied salt as both a fuel and coolant. These reactors can store vast amounts of thermal energy and cool without the need for water. Jiangnan Shipyard, a subsidiary of state-owned China State Shipbuilding Corporation, said the complex...

unclassifiedchina · asia
16d06/05

China pancake seller in US plans to run for mayor, generating buzz despite thorny past

A Chinese pancake seller in the US has announced plans to run for mayor within three years, despite past controversy over an arrest. Tang, 31, was born to a rural family in Sichuan, southwestern China, and left school after secondary education. He is the son of a security guard and a cleaner. After working in sales and the car industry, he moved to the US in 2022, with little English, first taking a job at a used-car showroom. Two years later, he settled in Los Angeles and began selling savoury.

unclassifiedchina · asia · usa
16d06/05

With fewer public spaces for Hong Kong’s helpers, where can they go to unwind?

On a recent stormy Sunday, domestic helpers on their weekly day off were seen hastily erecting tents and laying out plastic sheets under footbridges and inside transport hubs in Hong Kong’s Tsuen Wan district as they sought refuge from the downpour. Dozens of tents were pitched around the pillars of the footbridges, while other groups crowded onto narrow concrete platforms inside a bus terminus. Many leaned against metal railings or sat on the ground, laying down blankets and carving out spaces.

unclassifiedchina · asia · usa
16d06/05war-conflict · 3/5

Fatal crocodile attacks in Indonesia put spotlight on habitat destruction

The recent deaths of two men from crocodile attacks in North Sumatra have put a spotlight on Indonesia’s record as the country with the world’s highest number of such killings annually, raising questions over whether habitat destruction is pushing people and wildlife into increasingly dangerous contact. Environmental groups said the deaths reflected a wider pattern across the archipelago, where logging, plantations and other land-use changes had destabilised ecosystems. The first incident was on

unclassifiedchina · asia
16d06/05

North Dakota Chases A Second Bakken Boom Through Enhanced Recovery

North Dakota’s elected officials are pushing hard to deploy Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) technologies to boost oil production in the Bakken before Donald Trump's tenure as president expires. The Trump administration has significantly opened up federal lands and offshore waters for oil and gas drilling, rolling back Biden-era conservation rules to mandate more quarterly lease sales. And proposals have been advanced to expand offshore drilling to areas previously restricted, including the federal w

unclassifiedmiddle-east · russia · usa
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