During a state visit to China, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the two countries reached significant deals and resolved numerous issues. However, Beijing emphasized that a successful future relationship depends heavily on how the United States approaches the issue of Taiwan.
Marlboro is facing backlash for advertising campaigns in regions including Asia, Morocco, and Germany that critics say encourage young people to smoke. These advertisements reportedly contradict the company's stated goal of reducing cigarette sales.
The municipality of Heemskerk plans to convert a former bank building on Burgemeester Nielenplein into 19 senior apartments to address high local housing demand. The project will include twelve social rental units and seven middle-income rental units.
The Central Bureau for Statistics (CBS) has resolved a system outage caused by a fire at a datacenter in Almere last Thursday. The disruption also impacted other companies using the facility, but services have now been fully restored.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to visit China next Tuesday and Wednesday. The Kremlin announced the official diplomatic trip earlier this week.
Tech reporter Rutger Otto explores whether setting a phone screen to black-and-white can reduce the temptation to use apps like TikTok. Using an analogy involving Japanese potato chip packaging, the column discusses how color influences digital habits and screen time.