Iran targets e-commerce giant over photos of female employees without headscarves in new crackdown
Iranian authorities have shut down one of the offices of the country’s biggest e-commerce company and launched judicial procedures over the publication of photos showing female employees not wearing the Islamic headscarf
2023-07-24 15:45
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba says it will not sell shares in Ant's buyback program
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has said it will not sell any shares in its one-third shareholding in financial technology company Ant Group Co_ because it wants to retain its stake in an “important strategic partner.”
2023-07-24 14:49
Ryanair Beats Estimates, Cautions on Traffic Amid Boeing Delays
Ryanair Holdings Plc reported fiscal first-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates while cautioning that delays from new Boeing
2023-07-24 13:22
Stock market today: Asian shares mostly higher after winning week on Wall Street
Asian shares have advanced after Wall Street closed out another winning week
2023-07-24 13:17
Fukushima plant water release within weeks raises worries about setbacks to businesses, livelihoods
Within weeks, the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is expected to start releasing treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, a highly contested plan facing fierce protests in and outside Japan
2023-07-24 12:57
After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung
A half-century ago, the nation’s top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust
2023-07-24 12:23
They're the names you don't know. Hollywood's 'journeyman' actors explain why they are striking
You don't know their names but you might recognize their faces
2023-07-24 12:18
Australia to buy 20 C-130 Hercules aircraft from the US for $6.6 billion
Australia says it will buy 20 new C-130 Hercules planes from the United States in a $6.6 billion deal that will increase by two-thirds the number of the Australian air force’s second-largest heavy transport aircraft
2023-07-24 11:56
China’s Xi to Host Indonesia’s Jokowi, Other Leaders in Chengdu
Chinese President Xi Jinping will start a two-day visit to the southwestern city of Chengdu on Thursday, opening
2023-07-24 11:20
China’s Top Leaders Likely to Disappoint on Big Bang Stimulus
China’s top leaders will fail to deliver big-bang stimulus for the weakening economy this week, economists say, disappointing
2023-07-24 09:57
San Francisco-based company that pioneered craft beers open to buyout from employees
A spokesman for Anchor Brewing says the company is open to a purchase offer from its employees but warned that time is running out
2023-07-24 08:29
Top Taiwan Bank Looks to Southeast Asia in Shift From China
One of Taiwan’s largest lenders is shifting its business and hiring focus to Southeast Asia as its corporate
2023-07-24 07:18