Some Hong Kong seafood suppliers have suffered a 30 per cent drop in business amid fears over a potentially deadly bacterial infection linked to raw freshwater fish, a sector leader has said, after a rise in cases in the past week. Health authorities said they were in contact with officials in mainland China, one of…
Chinese tech giant Alibaba showed it’s not just Meta, Google and Amazon that can use their financial heft to buy a foothold in the developing world by striking a deal with Indonesian superapp firm GoTo Group. On Tuesday, Alibaba announced [PDF] that GoTo would use Alibaba Cloud services – including cloud-native database, networking, security and…
Hong Kong has seen the biggest uptick in cryptocurrency activity in East Asia amid the city’s efforts to become a virtual-asset hub, according to new research, while mainland Chinese use digital currencies to preserve wealth in spite of the government’s draconian ban. The city rose to 30th place, up from the No 47 spot last…
The US vs Google advertising hearing entered the second week on September 16. The ongoing antitrust lawsuit, filed by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) against Google in 2023, focuses on Google’s alleged dominance in the digital advertising technology (ad tech) market. The trial kicked off with YouTube CEO Neal Mohan testifying that Google’s success…
Joe Biden dropped out of US presidential race in July this year. Joseph Robinette Biden Jr, the 46th and current President of the United States, has led a five-decade-long political career during which he faced several challenges, but overcame all of them to reach the pinnacle of power in the United States. His road to…
A billionaire stock market visionary has revealed the shocking financial move he would make if Vice President Kamala Harris were to win the presidential election. John Paulson, known for his lucrative bet against subprime mortgages in 2007, said on Tuesday that he would pull all his assets out of the stock market if the Democrat…
The “Two Bombs and One Satellite” project, referring to the atomic bomb, the intercontinental ballistic missile, and the artificial satellite that China developed in the 1960s and early 1970s, was a significant accomplishment which has helped increase China’s scientific and defense capabilities. Source link
FTSE 100 Live (Evening Standard) Reckitt shares higher in cautious FTSE 100, PZ Cussons down 15% 08:34 , Graeme Evans Investors are trading cautiously ahead of tonight’s Federal Reserve decision, leaving the FTSE 100 index 19.80 points lower at 8290.06. The defensive positioning benefited consumer goods group Reckitt Benckiser, which rose 94p to 4704p as…
The Kelly Clarkson Show is coming back next week, and people are here for it. Fans freaked on Instagram when the announcement was made, with plenty of people cheering the Emmy Award winner on. But with all of the chatter about how exciting it will be to see Kelly on TV again, several pointed out…
In 2017, Toni Duggan became the first English footballer to play for Barcelona since Gary Lineker. Alex Livesey – The FA/The FA via Getty Images Former England defender Toni Duggan has retired after a 17-year career, amassing 79 caps for her country and playing in the biggest domestic cup finals. The 33-year-old began her career with…