Exclusive: U.S. helps Mastercard, Visa score victory in Indonesia in global lobbying effort
U.S. trade officials, at the request of card networks Mastercard and Visa , convinced Indonesia late last year to loosen rules governing its new domestic...
Asia stocks pull ahead in cautious trade as focus shifts to U.S. payrolls
Asian stocks edged up on Friday, thanks to gains on Wall Street, but signs of widening cracks in the global economy curbed risk appetite as...
New York court blocks state ban on flavored e-cigarettes
A New York court on Thursday temporarily halted a state ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, giving the embattled vaping industry a breather just...
Facebook says removed multiple accounts from Indonesia, UAE, Nigeria, and Egypt
Facebook Inc has announced it removed hundreds of pages, groups and accounts on its platforms for “coordinated inauthentic behavior” linked to three operations in Indonesia,...
Apple raises iPhone 11 production: Nikkei
Apple Inc has asked suppliers to increase production of its iPhone 11 range by up to 8 million units, or about 10%, Nikkei Asian Review...
James Franco sued for alleged sexual exploitation
Two women filed a civil lawsuit against actor James Franco, accusing him of running a bogus film school where women eager to advance their acting...
Japan PM seeks meet with North Korea’s Kim despite missile launch
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday he was determined to meet North Korea’s leader to resolve the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by...
U.S. diplomat thought it was ‘crazy’ to withhold Ukraine aid: texts
A top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine thought it was “crazy” to withhold military aid for the country as it confronted Russian aggression, according to evidence...
White House attempting gambit to slow House impeachment push
President Donald Trump’s bitter fight against an impeachment inquiry has not slowed down the Democrats’ push to investigate whether he sought personal political gain by...
UK says will fly back 4,500 people on Friday after Thomas Cook failure
Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said it plans to fly 26 flights on Friday to bring another 4,500 people back to the country after the...