Photo: In this May 10, 2019, file photo the statue of Fearless Girl stands in front of the New York Stock Exchange before Uber holds its initial public offering. The losses at Uber are mounting, but the ride-hailing heavyweight now predicts it will be profitable in about two years. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said Monday that the company’s goal is to ...
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Trump absent, ASEAN charts path for trade bloc led by China
Photo: From left, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah pose for a group photo during the opening ceremony of the 35th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting in Nonthaburi, Thailand Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. Leaders from fast-growing Southeast Asian ...
Read More »World exporters innovate to feed China’s growing appetite for seafood
From Ecuadorian shrimp to Russian king crab, getting a taste of the ocean has never been easier these days for many Chinese. But for exporters trying to tap into this fast-growing seafood market, they need more than just quality products. At the China Fisheries and Seafood Expo (CFSE), which runs from Wednesday to Friday in the eastern coastal city of ...
Read More »ESPN and Formula One reach new 3-year US broadcast deal
Formula One and ESPN have agreed to a new three-year deal to keep the series on the network and on ABC in the United States. The deal, announced Friday ahead of the U.S. Grand Prix, also makes ESPN Deportes the Spanish-language home of F1 in the U.S. ESPN will continue to air races commercial-free using broadcast partner Sky Sports. The ...
Read More »A great news to make British Bangladeshi proud
An incredible achievement of 14 year old Amal Rana from Essex who is going to participate in UK’s hugely popular Talent Show Junior Bake Off 2019. Amal will be the First British Bangladeshi who has this opportunity to participate in this show out of four thousand Bakers in UK. There are few articles has been published already and an advert ...
Read More »China rolls out ‘one of the world’s largest’ 5G networks
China’s mobile operators have made 5G services available to consumers, as the country seeks to become a global technology leader. State-owned carriers China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom unveiled their 5G data plans on Thursday.It comes as Beijing and Washington have been embroiled in a power struggle over trade and technology, reports BBC. South Korea, the US and the ...
Read More »Fiat Chrysler, PSA Peugeot boards approve merger
The boards of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot have approved merging the two companies in a move that would create the world’s fourth-largest automaker with combined revenues of 170 billion euros ($188.8 billion), the companies announced Thursday. The 50-50 merger is expected to create synergies of 3.7 billion euros, a figure that the automakers expect to achieve without any factory ...
Read More »Volkswagen warns of slowing global auto markets
Photo: In this March 14, 2017 file photo Volkswagen cars are lifted inside a delivery tower of the company in Wolfsburg, Germany. Volkswagen says its profits jumped 44% in the third quarter thanks to a more profitable mix of vehicles in its lineup but warned that global car markets are slowing more than expected and lowered its forecast for annual ...
Read More »WhatsApp sues Israeli firm over hacking claims
Facebook-owned WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit against Israel’s NSO Group, alleging the firm was behind cyber-attacks that infected devices with malicious software, reports BBC. WhatsApp accuses the company of sending malware to roughly 1,400 mobile phones for the purposes of surveillance. Users affected included journalists, human rights activists, political dissidents, and diplomats.NSO Group, which makes software for surveillance, disputed the ...
Read More »Russia, Ukraine fail to clinch gas deal amid fears of cuts
Russian and Ukrainian negotiators have failed to agree on a new long-term natural gas transit contract, raising the specter of possible supply cuts during the winter. EU Energy Commissioner Maros Sefcovic says he is “disappointed” by the outcome of Monday’s talks in Brussels and warns that “time is flying” as the current gas contract expires on Jan. 1. Russia and ...
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