The Pan-Asia Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is unlikely to be signed during the ASEAN summit in Bangkok, Thailand. Negotiators aims to sign the pact in February 2020. According to a spokeswoman from Thailand’s government, a trade deal by Asian… Read More ›
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World’s Largest 5G Network Has Been Activated In China
The world’s largest 5G network has been activated in China. 5G telecom services – the next generation of mobile connectivity, was launched in China by the country’s three state-run telecom operators on Friday. 5G plans that start at 128 yuan… Read More ›
Code Of Conduct Needed For Use Of Facial Recognition Technology: UK Information Commissioner
The United Kingdom’s information commissioner is of the opinion that there needs to be an established code of practice for governing of the use of facial recognition technology by the police forces. This comment was made in reference to a… Read More ›
David Howson named CEO of stock exchange operator Cboe Global Markets
Mark Hemsley, President of Cboe Europe, would be retiring from the company at the end of February. Howson has been named as his successor. On Friday, stock exchange holding company Cboe Global Markets stated, Mark Hemsley, President of Cboe Europe,… Read More ›
Wearables New Revenue Bet For Apple, Awaits Reaction To Its New Streaming Service
Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook is betting strong on growth in the company’s wearables business such as the noise-cancelling AirPods Pro while also hoping and end soon for the trade war between the United States and China. This was… Read More ›
Despite APEC Setback, Chinese Officials Optimistic Of Trade Deal Signing With US
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit that was scheduled to be held in Santiago in mid-November has been cancelled by the Chilean government. This summit had assumed importance all across the world because the United States President Donald Trump and Chinese… Read More ›
Hong Kong’s economy falls into a recession
Hong Kong, Asia’s financial hub, is likely to see a large outflow of capital moving to Singapore. On Thursday, according to preliminary goverment data, for the first time since the 2007-2009 global financial crisis, Hong Kong, weighed down by an… Read More ›
Brexit contributing to slowdown in British car manufacturing
Already hit by falling sales in China, and from the U.S.-China trade war, the automotive industry is going through a turbulent time. On Thursday, an industry body in Britain disclosed, British car production has dropped by an annual 3.8% in… Read More ›
Toshiba sues former employee for fraud
Following detection of fraudulent transactions, Toshiba has filed a lawsuit against a former employee at its U.S. unit. On Thursday. Toshiba Corp said it has filed a lawsuit against a former employee of a U.S. unit for conspiring with a… Read More ›
Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot set to merge to create world’s 4th largest automaker
The boards of both companies hve agreed to the merger and a binding MOU is set to be signed in the coming weeks. On Thursday, in a joint statement, Peugeot’s owner PSA and Fiat Chrysler stated, they would merge by… Read More ›