Britons have responded to calls for a new land army to help pick fruit and vegetables as harvest season nears. Farmers in the UK, along with those on the continent, have been left scrambling to find enough workers in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Crops typically harvested by workers from eastern […]
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Chinese AR smart glasses startup plans funding round
BEIJING — MAD Gaze, a Chinese company that develops augmented reality smart glasses, is preparing for a new funding round after launching a motion control watch and wide-angle lenses that can be used at a distance. Tech majors such as Microsoft and Google have long launched AR glasses but the technology […]
France’s Total invests $500m in India renewables with Adani Group
TOKYO — French energy supermajor Total has invested more than 37 billion rupees ($487 million) to form a renewable power joint venture with India’s Adani Group. The deal, finalized Tuesday, splits the ownership 50-50 between Total and the Indian conglomerate’s Adani Green Energy unit. The French company is pursuing clean energy amid the global push toward lower […]
Can I get help paying back my overdraft, credit card or loan during the coronavirus epidemic?
The coronavirus crisis has plunged millions of people into desperate financial straits via unemployment or pay cuts. Recognising this, the City watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority, has said banks must bring in a series of measures to help those struggling to pay their bills. Here’s the help available and the […]
Coronavirus latest: Bangkok and 17 Thai provinces ban alcohol sales
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Global cases have reached 1,353,361, according to the World Health Organization. The worldwide death toll has hit 79,235. To see how the disease has spread, click this interactive virus […]
Oyo furloughs staff worldwide after coronavirus hit
TOKYO — India’s Oyo Hotels and Homes will place thousands of employees on monthslong temporary leave to cut costs, admitting to “severe stress” as revenues have more than halved during the coronavirus pandemic. In Japan, the company will use a secondment scheme within SoftBank Group, its biggest investor, to cut […]
Cambodia issues order banning travel to and from Phnom Penh
PHNOM PENH — The Cambodian government on Thursday issued an order banning most travel throughout the country for a week, in an effort to combat the spread of COVID-19. Issued with little warning, the order, signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen, comes ahead of Cambodia’s new year holiday, when many people visit their families in […]
Pepsi sponsors global celebrity-filled streaming special for COVID-19 relief
Dive Brief: Pepsi is sponsoring a global entertainment special organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and advocacy group Global Citizen scheduled for April 18 at 8 p.m. ET to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, according to details the brand shared with Marketing Dive. The special will be […]
Can I get help to pay rent? What coronavirus means for your mortgage, energy bills and living costs
The coronavirus outbreak has left many people facing a significant loss of income. Some are unable to work due to illness, but many more will struggle to maintain their current earnings as the economy shuts down. Self-employed people and those on low incomes will be most affected as the Government has advised […]
The consumer after COVID-19 | Marketing Dive
In the past several weeks, retailers haven’t seen much of their customers. Retailers and consumers alike remain focused on cutting short the impact of COVID-19, the disease that has swept the globe. At the moment in most locales, when people do venture out it’s only for essential items from the […]