Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors to keep Chinese factories idled until February 16
Hyundai Motor and affiliate Kia Motors plan to restart production at their Chinese factories on Feb. 17, a spokesperson said on Friday....
Japan telecom SoftBank Corp CEO sees Elliott investment as ‘positive’
Japanese telecom SoftBank Corp’s CEO Ken Miyauchi on Friday welcomed hedge fund Elliott Management’s investment in parent SoftBank Group Corp saying the activist investor’s assessment...
Lifeblood of Amazon merchants threatened as coronavirus infects Chinese workers
Amazon.com Inc sellers are bracing for product shortages as Chinese workers – worried about the fast-spreading coronavirus – may be unable or unwilling to return...
Kenyan sculptor turns scrap metal into art with a message
Two life-size lions crafted from scrap metal guard the entrance to the studio of Kenyan metal sculptor Kioko Mwitiki. Nearby a leopard, with holes in...
OneWeb launches 34 satellites from Kazakh cosmodrome in global internet push
The UK firm OneWeb launched 34 satellites from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan early on Friday as part of its effort to provide global high-speed internet...
BP downstream boss Erginbilgic to leave next month
BP’s head of downstream Tufan Erginbilgic will step down next month after six years in the job, the energy company said in a statement, becoming...
Nissan’s China sales fell 12% in January as coronavirus epidemic weighs
Japanese carmaker Nissan said on Friday its sales in China, the world’s biggest auto market, fell by 11.8% in January year-on-year, as the Lunar New...
U.S. interest lifts shares in Huawei rivals Ericsson, Nokia
Shares in Ericsson and Nokia rose sharply on Friday, a day after a U.S. official suggested the United States should consider buying stakes in the...
Jaguar Land Rover to cut output at two UK factories
Jaguar Land Rover will reduce or stop production on certain days at two of its British factories over the next few weeks as Britain’s biggest...
China doctor who warned of coronavirus mourned; Xi speaks with Trump
A Chinese doctor who issued an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak before it was officially recognized died of the virus on Friday, triggering a...
