New gaming rules imposed by China for online gamers below 18 years, putting a cap of a maximum of three hours that they can be allowed to play online video games a week, hit share price of Tencent Holdings Ltd and other gaming companies, while young gamers vented out their protest against the...

Restrictions imposed because of a surge in Covid-19 cases and rising costs of raw materials continued to put pressure on manufacturers possibly caused a continued slowdown in growth in China's factory activity in August, even as the economic recovery in the country lost momentum, estimated a...

A set of new laws is being prepared by the Australian government aimed at further tightening regulation of digital payment services offered by tech companies such as Apple and Alphabet's Google.   According to the Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, he would "carefully consider" the latest...

Following the landmark change in the rules to private owning and running of business that govern the Communist-run economy, understanding the opportunities and challenges of the change is being sought to be understood better by Cuban entrepreneurs who want to or are running businesses ranging from...

Canada has sought formal consultation with the United States, after Canada did so, for discussing the interpretation of content rules for automobiles as has been set out in the North American trade pact, the two countries, Mexico and Canada said on Friday.   A formal consultation to clear...

Over the last five years since the collapse of the BHS chain, about 83 per cent of the main department stores in e United Kingdom have been lost. The extent of disruption in the High Street is reflected in the figure even as shopping habit change was hastened by the Covid-19 pandemic.   More...

Three U.S. Federal Reserve officials said in three separate TV interviews on Thursday that the moment to move to wind down the central bank's stimulus through bond purchases is approaching. With inflation surging to unexpectedly high levels and uncertainty about the prospects of a slowdown next...

A new pitch to small companies by Silicon Valley to use robots more is to rent out one.   There has been a surge in sales of robots to big companies all across the United States driven by better technology and increased wages of human workers. However, there are concerns of high up-front...

Following a ban on Chinese online tutoring companies by authorities in the country on teaching core subjects and on making profits thereby, on teaching core subjects are being found out by such companies. Firms are now promoting coaching classes such as drama and even parental training as they try...