Dec 09, 2022 07:24 am UTC| Technology Business Economy
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced on Thursday that it is filing a lawsuit against Microsoft for its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The complaint alleges that the deal is in violation of antitrust...
ANA to employ around 500 flight attendants in spring 2024
Dec 08, 2022 23:43 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) will hire 500 new graduates as flight attendants in spring 2024 as demand for air travel is recovering following the lifting of strict border controls, The company didnt employ new...
Sony says it has technology for humanoid robots but needs to find usage
Dec 08, 2022 23:43 pm UTC| Business Economy Technology
Sony Group Corp. claimed it has the technology to make humanoid robots quickly but would only invest in manufacturing them once it has identified how they could be effectively used. Hiroaki Kitano, Sonys Chief...
Japanese firm Rapidus to cooperate with Belgium group in chip production, development
Dec 08, 2022 23:42 pm UTC| Business Economy Technology
Japanese semiconductor company Rapidus will collaborate with Belgian research organization Imec, to develop next-generation chips for production in Japan. Rapidus, which was launched last month by eight Japanese...
Chinese tea chain Mixue expands into South Korea, Japan
Dec 08, 2022 23:41 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
Chinese ice cream and tea chain Mixue Bingcheng has expanded to South Korea, in Seouls Dongjak-gu area, and will soon open in Japan ahead of a planned IPO. It is the Dongjak-gu area, where local and Chinese students...
Fortnum & Mason opens in Hong Kong its first travel retail store in Asia
Dec 08, 2022 23:41 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
Fortnum Mason is betting on tourism recovery in Hong Kong by opening a 333 sqft outlet inside Hong Kong International Airport, its first travel retail boutique in Asia. The store, located in the East Hall luxury zone,...
This latest increase in RBA interest rates might well be the last, for some time
Dec 08, 2022 10:59 am UTC| Central Banks Economy
You might not know it from reading Tuesdays statement announcing Australias eighth consecutive increase in interest rates, but our Reserve Bank might finally have done enough. The statement says inflation is still too...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects