US-China showdown over Hong Kong puts Japan in bind
TOKYO -- The escalating U.S. pressure against China over Hong Kong has left Japan facing a delicate diplomatic balancing act between toeing...
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Has Ted Baker done enough to turn itself around?
Still, one can’t help but wonder what lasting damage recent events have exacted. The company has swung from a £30.7m...
Japan workplace bullying rules feared to spur necktied menaces
TOKYO -- Regulations to protect workers in Japan from abusive bosses and colleagues took effect Monday to criticism that it only...
Laos’ debt woes worsen as bills for China-funded dams loom
BANGKOK -- COVID-19 has rattled Laos' debut in selling a U.S. dollar bond in international markets, adding pressure on a...
Twitter Had Been Drawing a Line for Months When Trump Crossed It
OAKLAND, Calif. — Jack Dorsey was up late Thursday at his home in San Francisco talking online with his executives...
Watchdog prepares legal action against insurers over Covid payouts
The industry already expects to pay out £900m in business interruption claims, according to the Association of British Insurers, meaning...
Music business backs Black Out Tuesday campaign
A slew of companies involved in the music business will halt normal activities on Tuesday to back #TheShowMustBePaused campaign expressing...
Sharp CEO Tai leaves Foxconn board to focus on Japan unit
TAIPEI -- Sharp Chairman and CEO Tai Jeng-wu has resigned from the board of Taiwanese parent company Foxconn, the group said...
Mitsubishi’s Bombardier deal soured by SpaceJet cutbacks
TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries marks a milestone in its aviation ambitions on Monday by integrating the commercial jet business of Canada's Bombardier, even as doubts...
Comcast splits ownership of targeted ad platform with Charter, ViacomCBS as TV pressures grow
Dive Brief: Comcast is spinning off its Blockgraph platform for TV ad-targeting, splitting ownership with ViacomCBS and Charter Communications, according...
