McDonald's Japanese business says it's working with the developers of Pokemon Go as they bring the hit Nintendo game to the country. The unit's shares rose as much as 10 per cent on Thursday (July 21).
Through its ability to “read” moods – by recognising changes in our voice or speaking tone, noting if we sweat or our heart is pounding – technology can prompt us to act
Crime bosses behind an Asia-wide phone scam racket that has fleeced hundreds of Hongkongers out of HK$350 million in less than a year have shifted their operations to the Philippines as the regional law enforcement noose tightens.
A wave of late night airstrikes pummeled the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib, killing at least 23 people, wounding dozens and trapping several under the rubble of their homes, opposition activists said Tuesday.
Nepal's Madhes-based parties, who have been agitating nearly for a year demanding better representation in the parliament and the administrative divisions envisaged in the new constitution, boycotted an all-party meeting called by Prime Minister K.P Sharma Oli on Tuesday.
LinkedIn, the professional social networking company, has doled out increasingly large amounts of stock to pay its workers.
The World Bank Group on Thursday announced that it has provided 150 million U.S. dollars to help countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to combat the Zika virus outbreak.The Washington-based global lender said in a statement that this funding, which is immediately available, is based on current country demands for financing and the bank "stands ready to increase its support" if additional financing is needed.
An international study tracking the impact of climate change suggests Australia's plant life may have "given up," according to satellite-based maps comparing the changing climate conditions.
Hong Kong-listed CMMB Vision Holdings has formed a joint venture with a state-controlled company to establish China’s first satellite-based mobile broadcasting service, an enterprise that could be bigger than the operations of Sirius XM in North America.
China's top pricing regulator is to introduce a more flexible method for pricing domestic fuel, with adjustments allowed if the international oil price fluctuates between $40 and $140 per barrel.
Domestically-based Syrian opposition handed the office of the UN envoy to Syria a list of 22 names chosen to represent it in the upcoming dialogue with the Syrian government, an opposition figure told Xinhua on Tuesday.
An executive meeting of the State Council, or China's cabinet, passed a draft document for registration-based stock listing reforms on Wednesday.
Indonesia’s innovated biomass stove has managed to enter the world market and sell in four continents, an expert said on Thursday.
Italian police on Tuesday arrested 12 alleged members of Camorra, a mafia syndicate based in Campania region, southern Italy, involved in violent fights between rival clans in the presence of citizens, local reports said.
The AirAsia plane with 162 people on board may has fallen into the bottom of the sea, 24 hours after the jetliner vanished from radar en route from Indonesia to Singapore, said Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency chief here Monday.
A Singapore firm said on Tuesday that it has been given the go-ahead by the International Seabed Authority to explore the ocean seabed for minerals.
A total of 300 polluting factories in Beijing will be shut down in 2014 to improve the city's air, said the municipal government.
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