BRUSSELS: Belgium's advertising regulator said on Wednesday (Oct 9) it has clocked up hundreds of complaints over a viral hamburger ad showing a comic-book version of a man punching a woman for handing him the wrong sandwich. Consumers and politicians called the online ad "sickening" and ...
Biotechnology start-up Ginkgo Bioworks said on Wednesday that it had raised a US$350 million fund to more easily invest in spinout ventures that use its bio-engineering technology in a variety of industries that are just starting to use cutting edge biology.
Huawei Technologies on Wednesday welcomed a European Union strategy statement on 5G mobile networks, saying it was ready to work with its partners to ensure they are secure.
Shares of Johnson & Johnson dipped 2per cent on Wednesday after a jury awarded US$8 billion in punitive damages to a man who accused the drugmaker of failing to warn that young men using its antipsychotic drug Risperdal could grow breasts.
Nissan Motor Co Ltd demoted senior vice president Hari Nada, a key whistleblower against former Chairman Carlos Ghosn, after an internal investigation found no evidence against the executive.
SINGAPORE: Two caterers whose licences were suspended last month after 40 people fell ill eating their food have been allowed to resume operations. Mum’s Kitchen Catering and its subsidiary Cherish Delights had their suspensions lifted on Wednesday (Oct 9) after implementing the “required ...
U.S. stock index futures jumped on Wednesday after latest media reports eased concerns over escalating tensions between the United States and China ahead of high-level trade talks starting Thursday.
Governments will get more power to tax big multinationals like Google, Apple and Facebook doing business in their countries under a proposed overhaul of decades-old rules.
A group of pro-Kremlin lawmakers has drafted legislation that would allow authorities to block individual e-mail or online messenger users who circulate banned content.
U.S. stock index futures jumped on Wednesday after latest media reports eased concerns over escalating tensions between the United States and China ahead of high-level trade talks starting Thursday.
