Tesla wins green light in China to use cobalt-free batteries
BEIJING -- Tesla has received approval from China to assemble electric cars with batteries that contain an alternative to cobalt, an expensive rare metal...
Month: June 2020
Lonely Planet, Culture Trip pool ad resources around travel-hungry consumers
Brief: Travel guides Lonely Planet and Culture Trip are working together to sell advertising across their platforms as the tourism...
Burger King gamifies quarantine with ‘Lockdown Whopper’ in Brazil
Brief: Burger King Brazil is rewarding people for staying home during the coronavirus pandemic with the "Lockdown Whopper" campaign. The...
McDonald’s names global CMO after 11-month vacancy
Dive Brief: McDonald's named a new global chief marketing officer after the position sat empty for nearly a year, CEO...
New Zealand kicks off post-pandemic era with weekend of rugby
WELLINGTON -- Thunderous cheers from tens of thousands of New Zealand rugby fans this weekend will herald not only the...
PS5 offers options for ‘digital natives,’ says CEO of Sony unit
TOKYO -- Sony announced on Thursday details of its next-generation game console, PlayStation 5. The new unit is packed with...
Thailand’s restaurants and hotels cleared to serve alcohol
BANGKOK -- Diners in Thailand will again be able to enjoy traditional grilled chicken and papaya salad with a glass...
Britain is a ship of fools heading for the rocks
To ease or not to ease? Small wonder the Government has got itself into such a mess in answering this...
Coronavirus latest: Indonesia weighs Japan, China ‘travel bubbles’
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Japan looks to add convenience stores to foreign worker program
TOKYO -- Japan is considering whether to bring in more foreign workers who can take jobs at convenience stores and...
