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Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi to de-list from New York exchange
AFP, Published on 03/12/2021
» BEIJING: Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said Friday it would start the process of de-listing its shares from the New York stock exchange, shortly after US regulators adopted a rule that would allow them to remove foreign firms.
Japan unveils record $490bn pandemic stimulus
AFP, Published on 19/11/2021
» TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced a record $490 billion stimulus for the world's third-largest economy Friday as he looks to shore up the country's patchy pandemic recovery.
Game over for Fortnite in China as developer pulls plug
AFP, Published on 15/11/2021
» BEIJING - Epic Games pulled the plug on its Chinese version of Fortnite on Monday, with its three-year effort to penetrate the world's biggest gaming market derailed by Communist Party crackdowns against online addiction and the broader tech sector.
Economist reporter refused Hong Kong visa
AFP, Published on 13/11/2021
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong has refused to renew the visa of an Australian correspondent from The Economist, the newspaper's chief editor said, as authorities in the Chinese city tighten a crackdown on free speech and dissent.
China's 'Single's Day' shopping fest subdued by tech crackdown
AFP, Published on 11/11/2021
» SHANGHAI: China on Thursday held a subdued version of its annual "Single's Day" shopping spree, shorn of the usual boasting on sales volume as the country's chastened e-commerce sector reels under a government crackdown on platforms like Alibaba.
US blacklists Israeli maker of Pegasus spyware
AFP, Published on 04/11/2021
» WASHINGTON - US authorities on Wednesday put the Israeli maker of the Pegasus spyware at the center of a scandal over surveillance of journalists and officials on a blacklist of restricted companies.
Activision delays two games amid workplace turmoil
AFP, Published on 03/11/2021
» NEW YORK: Video game giant Activision Blizzard on Tuesday said it is delaying eagerly-awaited sequels to its hit Diablo and Overwatch franchises as it deals with upheaval due to workplace conditions.
Frustrated and weary over long pandemic hours, more US workers are striking
AFP, Published on 17/10/2021
» NEW YORK - Exhausted after working long hours during the coronavirus pandemic and resentful that their bosses are not sharing sometimes huge profits, tens of thousands of nurses, laborers and entertainment workers are going on strike across the United States.
Whistleblower urges regulation to tackle Facebook 'crisis'
AFP, Published on 06/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - A Facebook whistleblower told US lawmakers Tuesday that the social media giant fuels division, harms children and urgently needs to be regulated, drawing pledges Congress would take up long-delayed action.
Foreign businesses in China rattled by 'hostage diplomacy'
AFP, Published on 30/09/2021
» BEIJING - Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's return from Canada this week was lauded as a diplomatic triumph in China, but the celebrations left a bad taste for the expat business community, already rattled by the threat of "hostage diplomacy".