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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean retailer Shinsegae Group plans to set up a joint venture with Alibaba International, Shinsegae affiliate E-Mart said on Thursday. The joint venture will be formed partly by Shinsegae investing its 100% stake in South Korean e-commerce... by | Dec 26, 2024 | Business News
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle producer BYD’s contractor Jinjiang Group stated on Thursday that the Brazilian authorities’ portrayal of their employees as enslaved is completely inconsistent with the facts. “Being unjustly labeled as ‘enslaved’ has... by | Dec 26, 2024 | Business News
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday in thin post-Christmas holiday trading, while oil prices rose. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index surged 0.8% to 39,449.55, on strong gains in retailers and tourism-related stocks after Japan agreed to ease visa... by | Dec 26, 2024 | Business News
TOKYO (AP) — Japan Airlines said it was hit by a cyberattack Thursday, causing delays to more than 20 domestic flights but the carrier said there was no impact on flight safety. JAL said the problem started Thursday morning when the company’s network connecting... by | Dec 26, 2024 | Business News
For Makenzie Gilkison, spelling is such a struggle that a word like rhinoceros might come out as “rineanswsaurs” or sarcastic as “srkastik.” The 14-year-old from suburban Indianapolis can sound out words, but her dyslexia makes the process so draining that she often... by | Dec 26, 2024 | Business News
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A power cable linking Finland and Estonia under the Baltic Sea suffered an outage, prompting an investigation, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said Wednesday. Writing on X, Orpo said that power transmission through the Estlink-2 cable...
