HANOI: Vietnam's government is seeking to increase scrutiny of livestream content on social media such as Facebook and Google, in its latest move to rein in online activities it deems to be anti-state. In a draft decree by the information and communications ministry, cross-border social media ...
EBay Inc said on Wednesday it will sell a part of its stake in classifieds group Adevinta to private equity group Permira for US$2.25 billion in cash.
DUBAI: Yahsat, the newly listed satellite company partly owned by Abu Dhabi state investor Mubadala, plans to launch a new satellite in two years, aimed at introducing advanced data services to its clients by 2024, its chief executive said. "The launch is the second half of 2023 and by...
Anhui, in eastern China, has become the latest province to announce a sweeping ban on cryptocurrency mining, saying the move will help ease an acute power shortage over the next three years.
BEIJING: China's long-awaited national carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS) will be formally launched very soon this month, the environment ministry said on Wednesday, without giving a date. The scheme has been repeatedly delayed, partly over concerns about the transparency of emissions data ...
Swisscom Chief Executive Urs Schaeppi has apologised for the massive outage of the telecoms company's services last week which meant emergency services could not be contacted by Swiss callers for eight hours.
Japan's economy will grow at a slower pace than initially expected in the third quarter, as fresh coronavirus emergency curbs in Tokyo, extending through the Olympic Games, weigh on consumption, a Reuters poll found.
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has cut back on imports of farm chemicals, cars and even its staple spice turmeric as its foreign exchange reserves dwindle, hindering its ability to repay a mountain of debt as the South Asian island nation struggles to recover from the pandemic. Toothbrush handles, venetian ......
BEIJING: China plans to host a launching ceremony for its national carbon emission trading scheme (ETS) on July 16, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. The ETS will involve some 2,225 power plants across China, responsible for about 4 billion tonnes of carbon ......
SINGAPORE: More than 270,000 Singaporeans and permanent residents have been hired with support from the Jobs Growth Incentive (JGI) as of February, said Manpower Minister Tan See Leng on Tuesday (Jul 14). He added that half of the 270,000 JGI-supported hires were not employed at the point of hire...
