Budweiser group's China beer sales plunge by double digits
HONG KONG -- Disappointing performances in China are dragging down the results of top global brewers, another sign of sluggish consumer demand in the world's No. 2 economy.
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Japan's NTT Docomo to enter Vietnam outdoor digital advertising
HANOI -- Japanese mobile operator NTT Docomo said Monday it will enter the outdoor advertising market in Vietnam through a local joint venture, with an eye toward using the country as a foothold for expansion throughout Southeast Asia.
New Vanguard CEO says improving customer experience is a 'very high' priority and AI could help
The new CEO at Vanguard said Monday that the asset management giant could lean on artificial intelligence as it looks to improve its customer service experience.
French telecoms network hit by vandalism within days of arson attacks against national railways
Telecoms infrastructure was damaged in France, within days of attacks against the country's rail network that disrupted travel for 800,000 people through the weekend, just as the Olympic Games opening ceremony kicked off in Paris.
Trump stops short of establishing a bitcoin strategic reserve
NASHVILLE — Former President Donald Trump stopped short of promising to establish an official U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve currency during his Saturday keynote speech at the biggest bitcoin conference of the year.
Quad FM meeting, BOJ monetary policy, digital wallet stimulus in Thailand
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11 killed by mudslide in China as heavy rains from tropical storm Gaemi drench region
BEIJING (AP) — Eleven people were killed after a mudslide hit a house in southeastern China on Sunday as heavy rains from what remained of a tropical storm drenched the region, state media said.
‘All We Think of Is Him’: Putting Names and Faces to Bangladesh Carnage
A part-time tutor, shot in the neck and killed. A journalist and young father, felled by a bullet to the head. A shopkeeper’s son, also fatally shot in the head.