Hit by Sanctions, Asia’s Iran Crude Oil Imports Drop to 3-Year Low in 2018
Iranian crude oil imports by Asia’s top four buyers dropped to the lowest volume in three years in 2018 amid...
Facebook Takes Down Vast Iran-Led Manipulation Campaign
Facebook said Thursday it took down hundreds of “inauthentic” accounts from Iran that were part of a vast manipulation campaign...
Ghirardelli, Russel Stover Fined over Chocolate Packaging
Ghirardelli and Russell Stover have agreed to pay $750,000 in fines after prosecutors in California said they offered a little...
Apple Busts Facebook for Distributing Data-Sucking App
Apple says Facebook can no longer distribute an app that paid users, including teenagers, to extensively track their phone and...
Trump Order Asks Federal Fund Recipients to Buy US Goods
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Thursday pushing those who receive federal funds to “buy American.” The aim...
Need for Speed: Carts on Rails Help Manila’s Commuters Dodge Gridlock
Thousands of commuters flock to Manila’s railway tracks every day, but rather than boarding the trains, they climb on to...
Lawmakers Attempt to Rein in President’s Tariff Power
U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday introduced legislation to limit the president’s power to levy import tariffs for national security reasons. The...
Trump Organization to Use E-Verify for Worker Status Checks
The Trump Organization, responding to claims that some of its workers were in the U.S. illegally, said on Wednesday that...
A Virtual Human Teaches Negotiating Skills
Whether it’s haggling for a better price or negotiating for a higher salary, there is a skill to getting the...
Rising-Star Philippine Economy Slips, 2019 Seen as Pivotal
The Philippines ranked among Asia’s 10 fastest growing economies in 2017. Consumer power, remittances from overseas workers and an influx...
Brazil’s Vale Eyed Dam Design Changes in 2009
Brazilian miner Vale SA identified concerns around its tailings dams in 2009 and studied but did not implement several steps...
Apple Opens New Chapter Amid Weakening iPhone Demand
Apple hoped to offset slowing demand for iPhones by raising the prices of its most important product, but that strategy...
US Needs Assist from Allies to Curb China’s Theft of Advanced Technology
Senior U.S. officials and experts say the United States needs to rally allies to pressure China stealing advanced technology through...
Apple to Fix FaceTime Bug that Allows Eavesdropping
Apple has made the group chat function in FaceTime unavailable after users said there was a bug that could allow...
US Announces Sanctions on Venezuela’s State-Owned Oil Company
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, PdVSA, in an increased effort to pressure Nicolás Maduro to...
Brazil Eyes Management Overhaul for Vale After Dam Disaster
Brazil eyes management overhaul for Vale after dam disaster Brazil’s government weighed pushing for a management overhaul at iron ore...
Report: ‘Food Shocks’ Increasing in Frequency Over Last Five Decades
Food shocks, or sudden losses of crops, livestock or fish, due to the combination extreme weather conditions and geopolitical events...
US’ Mnuchin Expects Progress in ‘Complicated’ China Trade Talks
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday the United States expects significant progress this week in trade talks with...
Federal Prosecutors Charge China’s Huawei with Financial Fraud, Theft
Federal prosecutors on Monday unsealed two separate indictments against China’s Huawei Technologies, it’s chief financial officer and several affiliates for...
In New Lithium ‘Great Game,’ Germany Edges Out China in Bolivia
When Germany signed a deal last month to help Bolivia exploit its huge lithium reserves, it hailed the venture as...
Hacks and Facts: 10 Things to Know About Data Privacy
From hackers exposing private information online to the handling of users’ data by internet giants, online privacy has become a...
Internet Addiction Spawns US Treatment Programs
When Danny Reagan was 13, he began exhibiting signs of what doctors usually associate with drug addiction. He became agitated,...
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