WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department on Friday (Oct 2)said it was appealing a judge’s decision to block the government from barring Apple and Alphabet’s Google from offering Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat for download in US app stores. The government said it was appealing the Sept. 19 preliminary junction issued by […]
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WASHINGTON: New orders for US-made goods increased less than expected in August, though business spending on equipment appeared to be recovering, which likely supported the economy in the third quarter. The Commerce Department said on Friday (Oct 2) that factory orders rose 0.7 per cent after accelerating 6.5 per cent […]
SINGAPORE: Consumers trying to use their credit cards may encounter difficulties after Wirecard ceased services in Singapore, prompting local businesses to look for other payments providers. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) had earlier this week directed the troubled German firm to stop payment services here and to return all […]
MANILA: Two of the most popular Philippine tourist destinations, including Boracay beach, have partially reopened, drawing only a fraction of their usual huge crowds given continuing COVID-19 restrictions. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said on Friday (Oct 2) that 35 local tourists, including seven from Manila, came on the first day […]
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration faces ongoing court battles after two legal setbacks in its efforts to bar US app stores from offering Chinese-owned TikTok or WeChat for download. In two separate rulings, judges have questioned the evidence that data from American users is being accessed by the Chinese government imperiling […]
LONDON: Uber has won a legal bid to restore its London operating licence which was taken away by the city’s transport regulator over safety concerns, after a judge decided on Monday (Sep 28) that it was a fit and proper operator. Transport for London refused to grant the Silicon Valley-based […]
BEIJING: Beijing on Monday (Sep 28) accused the Trump administration of abusing “national power” by trying to ban TikTok, as a federal court gave the video app’s US operations a stay of execution. A US government order had sought to ban new downloads of the Chinese-owned app from midnight – […]
BEIJING: Volkswagen AG said on Monday (Sep 28) it and three local joint ventures plan to invest around €15 billion (US$17.44 billion) in electric mobility in China, the world’s biggest car market, between 2020 and 2024. With the investment by Volkswagen and its three joint ventures with FAW Group , […]
VANCOUVER: Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou will be back in a Canadian courtroom today as her lawyers resume their fight to block the United States’ efforts to extradite her. Meng, 48, was arrested in December 2018 on a warrant from the United States charging her with bank fraud […]
BEIJING: China’s capital called on importers on Monday (Sep 28) to shun frozen food from countries suffering from severe novel coronavirus outbreaks after several cases of imported seafood products testing positive for the virus. “Customs and local governments have repeatedly detected the coronavirus in imported cold chain food, proving it […]