Asia Tonight: Business news in brief March 2
Business Briefs on Asia Tonight, March 2: – Macau’s casino takings have plunged a record 88% after COVID-19 closures – Thailand’s tourism authority said it … source
Asia Tonight: Business news in brief Feb 20
Business Briefs on Asia Tonight, Feb 20: – Foxconn has warned of negative revenue impact from COVID-19 outbreak – Thailand’s January domestic car sales fell … source
Exclusive: Juul halts Indonesia e-cigarette sales, throwing Asia expansion in doubt
(Reuters) – Juul Labs Inc is halting sales in Indonesia, citing concerns that it can’t stop retailers from selling its high-nicotine e-cigarettes to young people in a largely unregulated tobacco…
Airlines suspend China flights because of coronavirus outbreak
(Reuters) – Airlines are suspending flights to China in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak. A flight attendant wearing a protective face mask is pictured during a flight from…
Facebook’s latest takedown has a twist — AI-generated profile pictures
Facebook has been regularly removing fake accounts in its fight against disinformation, but the company’s latest announcement presented a twist — artificially generated profile pictures. Facebook recently announced that it…
Adidas to close German, U.S. robot factories
FILE PHOTO: Prototypes of Futurecraft 3D shoe are pictured during a presentation of the first Adidas shoe from its new manufacturing process, Speedfactory in Berlin, Germany September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Stefanie…
Australia bars entry to Vietnamese woman for failing to declare raw pork
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia has refused entry to a Vietnamese woman for failing to declare 10 kg (22 lb) of raw pork, seafood and poultry on arrival in Sydney, its…
Diahann Carroll, Oscar-Nominated Actor And Singer Who Made History, Dead At 84
NEW YORK (AP) — Diahann Carroll, the Oscar-nominated actress and singer who won critical acclaim as the first black woman to star in a non-servant role in a TV series…
Vietnam culls 4.7 million pigs as African swine fever spreads
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam has culled about 4.7 million pigs to contain an outbreak of African swine fever that has spread to all 63 provinces in the Southeast Asian country,…
Texas service held for Vietnam War pilot, killed in 1967
U.S. flags and patriotic songs helped honor an Air Force pilot from Texas whose plane was shot down in 1967 during the Vietnam War and his remains identified earlier this…