Tech companies plug into India's smaller cities for talent
MADURAI/BENGALURU — Indian engineer B. Ramachandran now prefers living in the smaller cities than the major tech hubs of Bengaluru and Chennai.
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Tesla set to report first-quarter earnings after the bell
Tesla is set to report first-quarter earnings after the bell on Tuesday.
Delta Air Lines gives staff another 5% raise, hikes starting wages to $19 an hour
Delta Air Lines said it is raising staff pay by another 5% this year as the country's most profitable airline prepares for the busy summer travel season.
Silver's solar demand tops forecast, surging 64% last year
TOKYO -- Demand for silver from the solar panel sector jumped 64% last year, rising more sharply that previously estimated, according to the latest industry data, with the dynamic expected to help underpin prices for the precious metal.
Japan welcomed record 3 million tourists in March, as yen’s three-decade low lures travellers from US, India, Germany
The total of 3.08 million represented an increase of 69.5 per cent from March 2023 and an 11.6-per cent gain compared to March 2019 before the pandemic battered global tourism, the Japan National Tourism Organization said.
Tesla shares fall to lowest in almost a year after job cuts heighten concerns about waning demand
Companies often see their stock price jump after announcing job cuts, as Wall Street rallies around the prospects for improved efficiency and profits.
Singapore’s Lee Hsien Loong will hand over power to deputy Lawrence Wong on May 15
Wong, 51, who became deputy prime minister in 2022 after he was chosen by his peers to lead them, has not had the same length of apprenticeship as Lee or the latter’s predecessor, Goh Chok Tong.
Visitors to ASEAN hit 100m in 2023, 70% of pre-COVID level
TOKYO/BANGKOK -- The number of visitors to Southeast Asian countries topped 100 million last year, reaching 70% of the pre-COVID level in 2019, as the economy regained its footing after the pandemic and with new transport infrastructure, mostly financed by China, helping attract travelers to Laos and Cambodia.