Some fourteen people were reportedly sickened following a night out in Vang Vieng around Nov. 12, report CNBC’s Monica Pitrelli. Methanol is cheaper than ethanol, which is the alcohol that’s normally found in beer, wine and spirits. Odorless and colorless, drinking 30 milliliters of methanol — less than a standard shot — can be fatal. Most incidents occur in Asia, according to Doctors Without Borders.
Signage at the Trip.com Group Ltd. headquarters building in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Chinese online travel services provider Trip.com plunged nearly 22% in Hong Kong on Thursday after Beijing opened an antitrust probe into the company. China’s State Administration for Market Regulation late Wednesday said […]
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Signage at the Trip.com Group Ltd. headquarters building in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Chinese online travel services provider Trip.com plunged nearly 22% in Hong Kong on Thursday after Beijing opened an antitrust probe into the company. China’s State Administration for Market Regulation late Wednesday said […]
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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the hiring of Meta’s former head of GenAI, Ahmad Al-Dahle, as its new Chief Technology Officer, how the move came about, what it means for the company’s AI ambitions, his thoughts on the CA wealth tax, and more. Source
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