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Taichung, Taiwan – When Li Wei took over the running of his father’s glass-making business in northern China’s Cangzhou in 2020, he immediately set about optimising the firm’s operations. Li moved Hebei Yiyue Glass Products’ sole factory from its city location to a site outside Cangzhou, providing better access to important road networks and more space to expand the facility. At the same time, Li changed the primary focus of the company from selling glass components to customers in China to exporting finished glass products to customers abroad. Today, he oversees a successful export business that sells cups, pots and…

There are 9 million “akiyas” — empty houses — across Japan, according to official government data as of 2023.You2u | Istock | Getty ImagesBuying a home can feel like an impossible feat as large parts of the world face a housing shortage. This is not the case with Japan though, which is dealing with an oversupply of properties.As of 2023, Japan had more than 9 million “akiyas” — empty houses — according to government data, with some of these properties going for less than $10,000.These homes, often abandoned and left empty for decades, are scattered across rural areas and big cities,…

Julie BolthouseJulie Bolthouse is opposing new data centre planning applications in Northern VirginiaEnvironmental campaigner Julie Bolthouse points out that Northern Virginia has the world’s largest concentration of data centres. This is not something she is thrilled about.“We’re the Wall Street of the data centre industry,” says Ms Bolthouse, who is a director of local Virginian charity and campaign group Piedmont Environmental Council.Data centres are vast warehouses that house stacks of computers that store and process data used by websites, companies and governments.Northern Virginia, the northern region of the state of Virginia, has been a key location for data centres since…

Play video content TMZ.com Maitland Ward says she doesn’t think a second Donald Trump presidency will benefit the porn industry … ’cause he’s got the religious right on his side — and, they’re notoriously anti-porn. We talked to the sitcom-star-turned-porn-star Saturday about the upcoming election … asking her how she felt about others in the adult film industry saying they were voting for DJT because he will help the adult industry. Maitland says she’s not sure what those people are talking about … ’cause many of Trump supporters are God-fearing people who look down on the porn industry — so,…

I didn’t know I was neurodivergent until I was 37 year old. I only found out after taking my son to get diagnosed. I appear to be an organized person, I spend hours mapping my day and running to do lists in my head. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of the email. As a…

Dearborn, Michigan – For more than a year, Layla Elabed says she and other Arab Americans have been at a “collective funeral”. “We’re grieving. We’re frustrated. We’re angry. We’re heartbroken. We feel betrayed,” Elabed said, finally taking a breath as she reflected on Israel’s raging wars on Gaza and Lebanon. And now, with bombs still raining down, she added that Arab American voters were being asked to hit pause their sorrow and cast a ballot on Tuesday for presidential candidates who do not have a plan “to stop the killing”. It is a sentiment that reverberates across the large Arab…

Hollywood’s A-list dressed to impress at the 2024 LACMA Art+Film Gala. The annual event was held at the famed Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Saturday, November 2, and presented by Gucci in honor of Simone Leigh and Baz Luhrmann. “Simone Leigh is one of the most captivating and important voices in contemporary art, brilliantly melding an array of different artistic traditions and centering Black femme subjects in powerful and moving ways,” LACMA CEO Michael Govan said in a statement. “Baz Luhrmann has crafted an emotional cinematic oeuvre over three decades, driven by his imagination and passion.” Thank You!…

First there was Black Friday — then Cyber Monday.Now deal-thirsty consumers have a reason to shop online one day longer. “Travel Tuesday” — the first Tuesday after the American Thanksgiving holiday — targets those looking for discounts on trips, rather than flat-screen TVs.  Search interest for “Travel Tuesday” rose more than 500% from 2021 to 2023, according to a report published by McKinsey & Company on Thursday.Searches are highest among American and Canadian consumers, but interest is also rising in Australia, the United Kingdom, Netherlands and Spain, according to McKinsey.Google Trends supports this, showing searches for “Travel Tuesday” beginning in…

IsroLast year, India became the first country in the world to land near the previously-unexplored lunar south poleIndia recently announced a host of ambitious space projects and approved 227bn rupees ($2.7bn; £2.1bn) for them.The plans include the next phase of India’s historic mission to the Moon, sending an orbiter to Venus, building of the first phase of the country’s maiden space station and development of a new reusable heavy-lifting rocket to launch satellites.It’s the single largest allocation of funds ever for space projects in India, but considering the scale and complexity of the projects, they are far from lavish and…

A Broadway star is slamming Patti Lupone for saying the hit show “Hell’s Kitchen” is “too loud” … saying it’s a total microaggression. Here’s the deal … Kecia Lewis — who plays Miss Liza Jane in the Alicia Keys-inspired jukebox musical and won her first Tony Award for it back in June — took to Instagram Saturday and directed an open letter to Lupone about her comments regarding the show. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. Patti has been filmed publicly saying the show — with a primarily Black cast — is far too loud for her…