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India
Hindustan Unilever sells rice biz at 49% discount to Daawat maker
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India
New Tata Motors CEO looks to redefine brand, transform processes
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India
Fuel price cuts would have spurred GDP: SBI report
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India
Government eases rules for banks holding utilities debt
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India
Rs 7,000 crore loan default case: CBI seeks help of four nations
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Cina Giappone
Tencent taps ninja Naruto to chase China’s $31 billion anime market
A blue-eyed ninja with spiky blond hair and whisker marks is leading Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s campaign to capture the eyes and wallets of China’s anime fans. The hero, Naruto, a keystone of manga, isn’t fighting alone. He’s in a stable of characters assembled by Tencent that includes a Chinese teen ...
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Giappone
Hokkaido partners working on electric vehicle for cold weather conditions
Eight Hokkaido firms are taking a fresh approach to the region’s notoriously cold weather with the development of an electric vehicle tailored for tough road conditions. “Our company may be small, but we want to produce things that suit the demand of the locals,” said Hideki Nemoto, president of Will-E ...
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Giappone
NHTSA gets 20 carmakers to agree to make automatic brakes standard by ’22
U.S. transportation officials and automakers say they’ve agreed to make automatic braking standard in nearly all cars within six years — by 2022. Mark Rosekind — who heads the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — says the voluntary agreement with 20 car manufacturers means that the important safety technology will ...
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Giappone
Apple-FBI fight seen as just first salvo in bigger war over encryption as privacy demands mount
The Apple-FBI fight may just be the opening salvo in a broader war over encryption, as technology companies continue to lock up their users’ messages, photos and other data to shield them from thieves and spies — and, incidentally, criminal investigators. WhatsApp, the globally popular messaging system owned by Facebook, ...
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Francia
Loi travail : les défilés ponctués par des incidents
Des incidents ont émaillé les manifestations à Paris. Les défilés ont mobilisé entre 69 000 et 150 000 personnes.