A consortium for developing solid-state batteries for electric vehicles has been formed in Britain which includes seven British organisations. The consortium comprises of battery materials supplying company Johnson Matthey, start-up Britishvolt and Oxford University, among others, the group said on… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
Baidu raises $1 billion in ESG bonds
In a statement China’s Baidu Inc said, it has raised $1 billion in two tranches of U.S. dollar sustainability bond, marking its first environment, social and governance (ESG) transaction. While the first tranche covers a 5.5-year bond for $300 million the… Read More ›
Chinese Livestreaming Influencers Must Speak Mandarin And Dress Appropriately
A directive from the commerce ministry of China ordered all hosts and influencers of the country who livestream to market products of companies on online platforms should be speaking only in Mandarin and dress up appropriately in the efforts of… Read More ›
Tencent Q2 Profits Beat Estimates Driven By Growth In Gaming And Advertising
A growth in revenues from popular games as well as a rise in online advertising sales helped the Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings to comfortably beat analysts’ estimates of profits of the second quarter with a jump… Read More ›
Sweden’s Embracer acquires 3 companies midst surging profits
On Wednesday, Europe’s largest gaming firm by market value said, it had agreed to acquire 3 companies after posting record revenues in the first quarter. Earlier this month, Sweden’s Embracer, which has a strategy of boosting growth through deals, said… Read More ›
Tesla’s Expects To Start Making Cars At Berlin Plant In Oct, Says Elon Musk
Manufacturing of its first cars at its “Gigafactory” in Gruenheide, near Berlin, is expeced to be started by United States based Tesla in October or soon afterwards, said the company’s Chief Executive Elon Musk. The anticipated opening of the gigafactory… Read More ›
US Approval For Operating Undersea Data Cable Filed By Facebook, Amazon
Tech giants Facebook Inc and Amazon.com Inc have sought approval from the United States government for starting operations of a new undersea data cable between the Philippines and California following the exit of China Mobile from the plan, said a… Read More ›
Taliban should not be recognized as Afghanistan’s government: Boris Johnson
In a statement British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, countries across the globe should not recognise the Taliban as the government of Afghanistan saying, it was clear that there would be a new administration in the country shortly. “We don’t… Read More ›
Pakistan-backed terror group Taliban gains full control over Afghanistan
In a statement a spokesman for the Taliban’s political office said, war was over in Afghanistan and called for peaceful relations with the international community. In an interview with Al Jazeera TV, Taliban’s spokesman Mohammad Naeem said, the Taliban did… Read More ›
BHP Could Announce Decision On Exiting Petroleum Business Next Week
With growing pressure to cut its fossil fuel footprint, BHP Group Ltd is increasingly expected to give a final decision on the future of its petroleum business when it announces its results next week. There has been increasing pressure on… Read More ›