Block bargain hunters from acquiring Japan’s companies: top party
TOKYO -- Japan's ruling party will urge the government to limit foreign acquisitions of small and midsize businesses critical to...
Month: June 2020
US in a recession – but Wall Street keeps climbing
Wall Street came within a whisker of clawing back all of its 2020 losses despite the US economy being officially...
Digital technology moves into China garbage collection
BEIJING -- Garbage collection is an important service in any city, involving collectors working from early morning until late at...
After defying 4-nation call, Japan seeks G-7 statement on Hong Kong
TOKYO -- After declining to join four Western allies in condemning China's Hong Kong security legislation last month, Japan has proposed drafting...
TikTok rival Kuaishou builds $1.4bn data center in China
GUANGZHOU -- Chinese video sharing app Kuaishou will spend about 10 billion yuan ($1.41 billion) to build its largest data...
Lixil to unload home improvement store unit
TOKYO -- Japanese building materials supplier Lixil Group plans to sell its majority stake in an operator of home improvement...
Hospitals Got Bailouts and Furloughed Thousands While Paying C.E.O.s Millions
HCA Healthcare is one of the world’s wealthiest hospital chains. It earned more than $7 billion in profits over the...
‘Corporate America Has Failed Black America’
Companies can use their clout to promote diversity in other creative ways, as well. Earlier this year, Goldman Sachs said...
Coca-Cola eyes streaming, real-time content production in marketing restart
Dive Brief: Coca-Cola will restart its marketing efforts soon after pressing pause during coronavirus lockdowns, according to a WARC report....
Oil’s ‘Sun King’ Lord Browne shines a light on Britain’s coronavirus response
Engineering Covid comeback At heart, he remains first and foremost an engineer with a passion for science and technology and...
