01:36 All eyes are set on China's fight against the coronavirus, or COVID-19, as the WHO named it on Tuesday. Since the outbreak, more than 44,000 cases have been confirmed in China; O
Tech giant Alibaba's Freshhema, a fresh food retailer that offers delivery service, came up with the idea of "sharing employees" with restaurants and ride-sharing firm
It often feels like half of the new security startups that receive funding are from Israel. As YL Ventures’ Yoav Leitersdorf and Ofer Schreiber wrote last month, investments in Israeli cybersecu
As Brexit becomes a reality on January 31, uncertainty surrounding post-Brexit immigration and labor policies is chasing some skilled workers away from the country. Hospitals reported difficulty in f
Google’s head of human resources is resigning, the company announced today. Google said Eileen Naughton, who joined Google in 2006 and became its vice president of people operations four years
Protecting pregnant women and newborns from the deadly novel coronavirus outbreak is the focus of a recently released strategy paper on the crisis.The issue of maternal and neonatal health risk fl
A man wearing a face mask pushes a suitcase through a subway station in Beijing, February 3, 2020. /AP Photo Workers began returning to offices and factories around China on Monday after an ex
02:48 Hong Kong had been on a reprieve from protests – until the coronavirus strikes in the city.On February 3, the Hospital Authority Employee Alliance launched a strike with the inte
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Excitement in the consumer genetic testing market continues to show signs of slowing down.In the past two weeks layoffs have hit two of the biggest consumer genetic testing services — 23andme an
Antler is a ‘company builder’ which emerged a couple of years ago, running startup generator programs and investing from an early-stage, bringing together a heady mix of technologists, product builder
Leading U.S. department store chain Macy's on Tuesday announced a plan to close 125 stores over the next three years and lay off about 2,000 employees. The 125 stores, about a fifth of its total, cur
By APD writer Muhammad SohailPakistan’s telecommunication, computer and information services exports increased by 18.5 percent to 517 million U.S. dollars during the first seven months of the current
By APD writer Muhammad SohailPakistan’s telecommunication, computer and information services exports increased by 18.5 percent to 517 million U.S. dollars during the fi
By APD AliceJapan housed close to 1.66 million foreign workers as of October last year, a record figure since 2008, up 13.6 percent year on year, as companies increasin
By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaMANILA – With a market contraction in 2018, the Philippine automotive market ended the year 2019 with a 2.4% growth rate due to the tradition
By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaMANILA – With a market contraction in 2018, the Philippine automotive market ended the year 2019 with a 2.4% growth rate due to the tradition