Imagine living in a drought-stricken area and seeing the local government approve a foreign company to extract water out of the land. This is what people from the Australian town of Stanthorpe now have to live with. The company, a…
Ross LaJeunesse was once the head of global international relations at Google. Today, he is campaigning for a seat in the U.S. Senate. In a recent write-up at Medium, the former Google employee revealed how the company constantly neglected his…
Bruce Lee Enterprises, a California-based firm run by Bruce Lee’s daughter Shannon Lee, has sued a popular Chinese fast food chain called “Real Kungfu.” The reason — they use an image of Bruce Lee as their logo.
With Christmas almost on the horizon, many people are busy shopping for the holidays. According to the National Christmas Tree Association (NCTA), millennials seem to be the leading group when it comes to buying Christmas trees.
In 2015, China overtook the U.S. to become the world’s largest electric car market and has since maintained that rank. The Chinese government has vigorously promoted electric car production in line with its “Made in China 2025” plan by which Beijing…
By 2040, almost 50 percent of cars on the road are projected to be electric. At present, China controls the global e-car market by monopolizing the manufacture and supply of batteries.
It has come to light that Shutterstock, one of the largest stock photography websites in the world, is blocking searches in China in line with Beijing’s censorship policies. This is yet another instance of an American company censoring itself to…
According to a recent report by real estate data firm ATTOM, housing prices in the United States are rising faster than wages in about 80 percent of the markets. Buying or renting a decent home is now proving to be…
America is said to be the land of the free. However, American companies are self-censoring as well as censoring others in a bid to gain access to the Chinese market. Such policies only end up making U.S. firms an instrument…
Thinking about how to increase your employee productivity? Consider implementing policies that make them happy, since research shows that happier employees tend to have higher levels of productivity and commitment to the job.
Imagine living in a drought-stricken area and seeing the local government approve a foreign company to extract water out of the land. This is what people from the Australian town…
Ross LaJeunesse was once the head of global international relations at Google. Today, he is campaigning for a seat in the U.S. Senate. In a recent write-up at Medium, the…
Bruce Lee Enterprises, a California-based firm run by Bruce Lee’s daughter Shannon Lee, has sued a popular Chinese fast food chain called “Real Kungfu.” The reason — they use an…
With Christmas almost on the horizon, many people are busy shopping for the holidays. According to the National Christmas Tree Association (NCTA), millennials seem to be the leading group when…
In 2015, China overtook the U.S. to become the world’s largest electric car market and has since maintained that rank. The Chinese government has vigorously promoted electric car production in…
By 2040, almost 50 percent of cars on the road are projected to be electric. At present, China controls the global e-car market by monopolizing the manufacture and supply of…
It has come to light that Shutterstock, one of the largest stock photography websites in the world, is blocking searches in China in line with Beijing’s censorship policies. This is…
According to a recent report by real estate data firm ATTOM, housing prices in the United States are rising faster than wages in about 80 percent of the markets. Buying…
America is said to be the land of the free. However, American companies are self-censoring as well as censoring others in a bid to gain access to the Chinese market.…
Thinking about how to increase your employee productivity? Consider implementing policies that make them happy, since research shows that happier employees tend to have higher levels of productivity and commitment…
With so much competition in the market, eCommerce sites consistently face one huge problem — abandoned shopping baskets. It is believed that around $4.6 trillion worth of merchandise has been…
Noordin Kasoma owns a workshop in the Ugandan capital of Kampala called Boogaali where he manufactures bicycles. But what makes Kasoma’s bicycles different from the rest is that he uses…
Apple recently removed an app named HKmap.live from its app store that was being used by Hong Kong protesters to identify places where the police were gathered. The removal, which…
Amazon has terminated contracts with three of its delivery partners in the U.S. The move follows reports of several deaths linked to these delivery firms. About 2,000 people are expected…
On October 5, the HKmap.Live app was made available on the Apple store. It showed the real-time location of police vehicles, areas where tear gas was fired, the position of…
Baidu, the leading search engine in China, has lost its spot in the list of top five most valuable companies in the country. A recent surge in stock prices of…
The Philippines military has entered into a preliminary agreement with Dito Telecommunity to set up communications equipment in army camps and installations. Dito is a consortium controlled by Philippine businessman…
How did a rural child who couldn’t afford to go to school become the executive vice president of Taiwan’s largest computer equipment company? And when his entrepreneurial venture failed and…
The culture of a nation tends to influence how business is done in that country. Chinese culture has been dominated by ideals of Confucianism and more recently communism. Understanding the…
FAW Group, one of China’s largest automakers, recently introduced two new models of its Hongqi brand at the Frankfurt Auto Show in Germany. While the E115 is an electric SUV…
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