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China-Belarus Industrial Park makes breakthrough in attracting investors

TheChina-BelarusindustrialparkGreatStonehasbeenattractinginvestors,andthenumberofresidentcompanieshasmorethandoubled,saidtheheadofthepark'sadministration.Sincet

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BlackBerry signs license deal with Florida's BLU, ends patent dispute

BlackBerryLtd(BB.TO)saidonThursdayitsignedanewlicenseagreementwithBLUProductsInc,aFlorida-basedmakeroflow-endAndroidphones,thatwouldendpatentdisputesbetweenthet

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Regulator bans five Chinese insurers from lending to parent companies

China’sinsuranceindustryregulatoronWednesdayissuednoticestofivelifeinsurersbanningthemfromprovidingcovertotheirparentcompaniesinthenextsixmonths.Thenewregulatio

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Chinese leading delivery firms Zhongtong, Yunda raise delivery fees

JustonemonthbeforeChina'sonlineversionofBlackFriday,leadingChinesedeliveryfirmsZhongtongExpressandYundaExpresshavebothannouncedplanstoraisedeliveryfeesamidpress

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Social media sites face tax on online abuse in Internet Safety Strategy

Socialmediasitesfacebeingmadetopayforactiontotackleonlinebullying,theCultureSecretaryhasannounced.Targeting"dangerslikecyber-bullying,trollingandunder-ageaccess

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Companies’ leaving from Catalonia would be an economic disaster

AtleastfourSpanishcompanieshaveplannedtomovetheirlegalbaseoutofCataloniaastheindustrializedregionconsidersdeclaringindependence.Analystsaidthemovewouldcausedeva

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Chinese firms lead the way to cashless society

ThedevelopedcountrieshavebeenleftbehindbyChinainthedevelopmentofacashlesssociety.Itispredictedthatmobilepaymentswillsoonreplacecardpaymentsasthemostcommonpaymen

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Tax-cut plan prompts fund managers to bet on automation

TheTrumpadministration’splantocutcorporatetaxesmayaddmorefueltothealready-hotrallyinthesharesofautomationcompanies.FundmanagersfromColumbiaManagementInvestmentA

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China: Ant Fortune controversial ad sparks public outrage

AntFortune,anAlibabaGroup’sfinanceaffiliateisfacingpublicoutrageafterreleasingaseriesofcontroversialadvertisements.Theadvertisementsthataimtopromote16fundcompan

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Chinese cities regulate bike sharing service

Hangzhou,capitalofeastChina'sZhejiangProvince,issuedaguidelineFridaytoregulatethecity'sboomingbike-sharingmarket.Therearenowaround448,600for-hirebikesfrom10comp

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Europe gives Facebook, Twitter final warning on hate speech

Facebook,TwitterandothersocialmediacompanieshavebeengivenanultimatumbytheEuropeanUnion:ridyourplatformsofhatespeechorfacelegalconsequences.Europeanregulatorshav

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Apple, Alphabet and Fitbit test FDA fast track for health apps

Afewofthetechgiantsyouknowareabouttogetfast-trackapprovalfortheirdigitalhealthefforts.TheUSFoodandDrugAdministrationhasnamedthecompaniesinvolvedinarecently-inst

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China's online service providers improve privacy protection

ThetenlargestonlinecompaniesinChinahaveimprovedtheirprivacypolicies,makingthemmoreclearandtransparenttousers,authoritiessaidSunday.Thetenplatformsincludethepopu

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Mistrys warn listed Tata companies on Tata Sons’ move to go private

CyrusInvestments,ownedbytheMistryfamilywhichisaminorityshareholderinTataSons,haswarnedTatacompaniesholdingTataSonssharesagainstthelatter'smovetoturnitselfintoap

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French labour reforms: why workers are protesting

FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacron'splantooverhaulthecountry'scomplexlabourcode,fulfillingacentralcampaignpromise,sparkedthefirststrikesandprotestsTuesday.Whilethe39

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Amazon, Google face new tax from EU states

DigitalmultinationalslikeAmazonandGooglemaysoonbetaxedontheirrevenues,notprofits,ifFrance,Germany,ItalyandSpainhavetheirway,theirfinanceministerssaidinajointlet

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No FTSE for Brexit: big bosses wary of backing UK government strategy

ExecutivesatsomeofBritain’sbiggestcompanieshavevoicedtheirdismayafterthegovernmentaskedthemtopubliclybackitsBrexitstrategy,exasperatingbosseswhoaregrapplingwith