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GENEVA/TAIPEI: The World Health Organization said on Thursday it had faced an "onslaught" of cyberattacks by activists using key words like "Taiwan", after the government complained posts in support of the self-ruled island were being censored on Facebook. Fiercely democratic Taiwan, which China ...

Nissan Motor Co Ltd revised its full-year forecast to an operating loss of 340 billion yen (US$3.23 billion) from a previous prediction for a record 470 billion yen loss.

U.S. mining companies are moving fast to align themselves with Joe Biden's climate change agenda, saying the lithium, copper and other metals they produce can help the president-elect achieve his ambitious goals to slash carbon emissions and electrify the nation's automobiles.

Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings Ltd reported on Thursday a forecast-beating 89per cent rise in quarterly profit, boosted by video games and advertising businesses. The world's largest gaming firm by revenue booked a 38.5billion yuan (US$5.8 billion) profit for the three ...

Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings Ltd reported an 89per cent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, with its blockbuster game Honour of Kings and solid advertising businesses helping it to beat forecasts and lifting its shares. The world's largest gaming firm by revenue has ...

Chinese internet giant Tencent said Thursday its revenue climbed 29 percent in the third quarter of this year, spurred by gaming and advertising as coronavirus lockdowns keep users indoors and online.

TAIPEI: Apple supplier Foxconn forecast strong demand for the new iPhone 12 in the holiday quarter and stressed that it would continue investing in the United States as scheduled and is looking at making new products there. Foxconn's planned US$10 billion investment in the U.S. state of ...

Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings Ltd reported on Thursday a forecast-beating 89per cent rise in quarterly profit, boosted by video games and advertising businesses. The world's largest gaming firm by revenue booked a 38.5billion yuan (US$5.8 billion) profit for the three ...

A group of 165 companies and industry bodies have called on EU antitrust enforcers to take a tougher line against Google, saying the U.S. tech giant unfairly favours its own services on its web searches.

BEIJING: Plane-making giant Boeing said Thursday (Nov 12) it expects China to buy more than 8,600 new aeroplanes worth US$1.4 trillion in the next two decades, increasing its forecast as the country recovers from the COVID-19 outbreak. The world aviation industry has been shattered by the ...