SINGAPORE: The National Wages Council (NWC) will meet a second time this year to update the tripartite position on wages, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the labour market. Manpower Minister Josephine Teo announced this on Monday (Aug 3), after a meeting with National Trades Union ...
Alphabet Inc's Google is buying a 6.6per cent stake in home security firm ADT Inc for US$450 million in a deal that will allow it to provide service to customers of its Nest home security devices.
For Walt Disney Co , the ability to sell "Frozen"-themed water bottles at the Magic Kingdom theme park while selling ads during the NBA playoffs has historically been its greatest strength.
Rival drugmakers AbbVie Inc , Amgen Inc and Takeda Pharmaceuticals Inc on Monday said they have begun treating patients in a trial to quickly show whether a drug from each company can be repurposed and used against COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
A potential shotgun wedding to Microsoft Corp for TikTok's U.S. operations provoked an outcry on Chinese social media as well as criticism from a prominent Chinese investor in TikTok owner ByteDance.
SINGAPORE: Aircraft engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney has laid off 20 per cent of its workforce in Singapore - making up about 400 of the more than 2,000 employees it has locally - the firm announced on Monday (Aug 3). Pratt & Whitney said its four companies unionised under the Singapore ......
For Walt Disney Co , the ability to sell "Frozen"-themed water bottles at the Magic Kingdom theme park while selling ads during the NBA playoffs has historically been its greatest strength.
Chinese artificial intelligence company Shanghai Zhizhen Intelligent Network Technology Co., Ltd., also known as Xiao-i, has filed a lawsuit against Apple Inc , alleging it has infringed on its patents.
Asian share markets turned mixed on Monday as U.S. lawmakers struggled to hammer out a new stimulus plan amid a global surge of new coronavirus cases, though a squeeze on crowded short positions left the dollar clinging to a tentative bounce.
Zoom Video Communications will shift to a partner-only model in mainland China from Aug. 23, the company said on Monday.
