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TikTok CEO expects to defeat US restrictions: 'We aren't going anywhere'
Reuters, Published on 25/04/2024
» WASHINGTON: TikTok's chief executive said on Wednesday the social media company expects to win a legal challenge to block legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden that he said would ban its popular short video app used by 170 million Americans.
KBank in talks to buy Vietnam lender in up to $1bn deal
Reuters, Published on 23/08/2023
» HANOI/SINGAPORE - Thailand's second-biggest lender Kasikornbank (KBank) is in talks to buy consumer finance provider Home Credit Vietnam in a deal worth up to US$1 billion that would further its push to expand in Vietnam, two sources said.
Bitcoin powers to new high as Tesla takes it mainstream
Reuters, Published on 09/02/2021
» TOKYO: Bitcoin extended gains on Tuesday to a record high as the afterglow of Tesla Inc's investment in the cryptocurrency had investors reckoning it would become a mainstream asset class for both corporates and money managers.
Get haircuts, buy flowers: Greece lockdown eases
Reuters, Published on 04/05/2020
» ATHENS: Greek hair salons, flower shops and bookstores reopened on Monday as part of a gradual easing of lockdown restrictions imposed six weeks ago to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.
Apple limits online iPhone purchases
Reuters, Published on 20/03/2020
» SHANGHAI: Apple Inc is limiting customer purchases of iPhones over its online stores in many countries including the United States and China to a maximum of two handsets per person, checks on its website on Friday revealed.
CP’s Tesco buy could be bitten by new antitrust watchdog
Reuters, Published on 09/03/2020
» BANGKOK/SINGAPORE: CP Group's $10 billion (334 billion baht) deal to buy Tesco PLC's 2,000 Thai retail outlets marks the end of a three-way tycoon tussle - and the beginning of the first engagement for Thailand's newly powerful antitrust watchdog.
CP Foods to buy Canadian pork producer HyLife for B11.9 bn
Reuters, Published on 22/04/2019
» Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF), Thailand's largest agriculture conglomerate, said on Monday it would acquire Canadian pork producer HyLife Investments for C$498 million (11.9 billion baht) to expand its North American business.
China's budding coffee culture propels Starbucks
Reuters, Published on 06/12/2017
» SHANGHAI/LOS ANGELES: In Wu Qiong's small cafe in downtown Shanghai, coffee beans nestle in glass jars on the bar while various brews bubble away behind the counter.
iPhone X hits the spot as long queues return
Reuters, Published on 03/11/2017
» SYDNEY/BEIJING: Long, snaking lines formed outside Apple Inc stores in Asia early on Friday as fans flocked to buy the new iPhone X, a turnout that contrasts with the more lacklustre launches for the past two iterations of the premium smartphone.
Jollibee eyes more deals to boost growth
Business, Reuters, Published on 26/09/2017
» MANILA/SINGAPORE: Filipino billionaire Tony Tan Caktiong, who has built Jollibee Foods Corp into a near-4,000 store purveyor of sweet-style spaghetti, burgers and fried chicken, is looking to buy existing brands in mature markets to help fuel future growth.