China's Huawei and ZTE left out of India's 5G trials
May 06, 2021 21:05 pm UTC| Economy Business
Indias telecom ministry has left out Chinese equipment makers Huawei and ZTE from its 5G trials, while granting permission to a dozen others, including Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung. The trials would last for six...
Ferrero exceeds 2022 deforestation, sustainability targets
May 06, 2021 20:54 pm UTC| Economy Business
Ferrero Group claims it has either met or exceeded over half of its 2022 targets under the Cocoa Forests Initiative (CFI) during the 2019/20 reporting period. the Italian confectionery company has mapped over 123,000...
Japan takes steps against Chinese and Korean strawberry copycats
May 06, 2021 19:56 pm UTC| Economy Business
Japans government and its companies are taking steps to protect the image and integrity of Japan-developed agricultural products against Chinese and South Korean copycats. Japan has revised the Plant Variety Protection...
PayPal posts $1.10 billion net profit for Q1 helped by cryptocurrency push
May 06, 2021 18:57 pm UTC| Economy Business
PayPal shares rose by as much as 5.5 percent after reporting that its first-quarter earnings net profit rose to $1.10 billion from $84 million a year earlier that were stronger than analysts had expected. The mobile...
Toyota overtakes Hyundai in global fuel cell EV sales in Q1
May 06, 2021 18:37 pm UTC| Economy Business
Toyota Motor sold nearly 4,000 units of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) in the first quarter, advancing 89.2 percent on-year, to beat erstwhile leader Hyundai Motor as the top global seller in the first quarter this...
Bellisio Foods recall spaghetti with meat sauce due to misbranding, undeclared allergen
May 06, 2021 17:34 pm UTC| Economy Business
Bellisio Foods Inc. is recalling approximately 3,927 lbs of not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) spaghetti with meat sauce product due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen. The products subject to recall include an 8.5-oz...
KT may be sued for slow internet service
May 06, 2021 10:02 am UTC| Business Economy
KT Corp. that is formerly known as Korea Telecom is the largest telecom company in South Korea. It is also one of the countrys top telecom carriers and included in the big three. As per The Korea Herald, KT Corp. is now...
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