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Alphabet Inc's Google is rolling out new privacy features to its Maps, YouTube and Voice Assistant services, with options including incognito mode and automatic data deletion, the company said on Wednesday.

SINGAPORE: Retrenched DFS Group employees were offered better severance packages on Wednesday (Oct 2), but some CNA spoke to remained critical of how the exercise was conducted.  DFS announced that retrenched workers would receive two weeks' salary for each year of service, capped at 13 years or ...

WeWork Japan on Wednesday named a new head of local operations, just days after the co-founder of the We Company stepped down following a botched attempt to gain a stock market listing.

BRUNEI: Singapore and Brunei will explore ways to boost collaboration in the agri-food sector under a new working group announced on Wednesday (Oct 2). The initiative aims to attract investments and create jobs in the sector, especially in the area of aquaculture.  The working group will report ...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's August retail sales were the worst on record, the government said on Wednesday (Oct 2), as escalating protests that have gripped the Chinese-ruled city for nearly four months scared off tourists and battered spending. Retail sales in August fell 23 per cent from a year ...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong anti-government protesters are increasingly focusing their anger on mainland Chinese businesses and those with pro-Beijing links, daubing graffiti on store fronts and vandalizing outlets in the heart of the financial centre. Protesters took aim at some of China's largest banks ...

TOKYO: WeWork Japan on Wednesday named a new head of local operations, just days after WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann stepped down as CEO of parent The We Company following a botched IPO attempt. Kazuyuki Sasaki moves from managing director to CEO of WeWork Japan, a joint venture from WeWork...

Volkswagen has established a subsidiary in Turkey's western Manisa province, the country's Trade Registry Gazette showed on Wednesday, adding that the unit will focus on designing, producing and assembling automobiles and trucks.

JOHOR BAHRU: The Sanrio Hello Kitty Town theme park will close down on Jan 1, but this is unlikely to have a major impact on Johor's tourist arrivals, said Liow Cai Tung, who chairs the committee in charge of state tourism, women, family and community development.  “I believe it...

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has ended mobile telephone production in China, it said on Wednesday, hurt by intensifying competition from domestic rivals in the world's biggest smartphone market.