Google ‘to challenge antitrust ruling at India’s top court’
The Competition Commission of India had fined the Alphabet Inc unit $161 million for exploiting its dominant position in the market for Android in October 2022.
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Hyundai, Kia US sales fall 1 % amid chip shortage in 2022
Hyundai and Kia sold a total of 1.47 million vehicles in the world's most important automobile market last year, down from 1.49 million units the previous year.
Samsung pins high hopes on heightened connectivity among devices
Currently, a total of 13 brands are joining the Samsung-led alliance with 2.3 billion users around the world.
Taiwan shipping giant Evergreen gives up to 52 months’ pay as year-end bonuses
Local media outlets reported how most of the company’s junior workers with a monthly salary of NT$40,000 took home a bonus worth NT$2 million, equivalent to more than four…
Thailand’s property sector unfazed by inflation, expects a profitable 2023
Reportedly, the sales of property have risen because homebuyers in the 26-30 age group were not affected by the economic fallout of the Covid-19 crisis.
Vietjet to fully resume flight network to China with 100 flights a day
Before the pandemic, Vietjet was the leading airline in terms of the number of routes between the two nations, accounting for about 50 per cent of the total air traffic.
Set fixed fares for festive seasons: Malaysia transport minister
AirAsia Aviation Group Ltd group chief executive officer Bo Lingam said the airline decided to fix its fares despite rising operating costs and a leaner fleet size.
Samsung CEOs hold rare meeting amid recession woes next year
It was the first time in six years for the groupwide leadership meeting to be held at Samsung since a weekly meeting of top executives was suspended.
Global smartphone market sees revenue drop 3% to $100 billion
Apple was the only major original equipment manufacturer to see a year-on-year increase, mainly driven by a demand for the iPhone 14 Pro models.
2022 a dismal year for Pakistani startups
The cracks first began to appear in the second quarter of 2022, when startups started scaling back their operations and laying off people.