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Source: © WPP Despite third-quarter results showing a strong performance from GroupM and WPP's winning of the Amazon media account, the network's expectations for the full year remain unchanged

Strong Q3 performance for WPP; full year expectations remain unchanged

Source: Brics Competition Law and Policy Centre.

Brics and China unite for a groundbreaking commodities exchange system

19 Sep 2024

Source: © The Media Leader In a move termed, "an excellent outcome for WPP" by Mark Read, WPP CEO, WPP will sell its entire majority stake in FGS Global

WPP sells majority stake in FGS Global to Bidco Inc - An excellent outcome for WPP

7 Aug 2024

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Apple's store in Ginza, Japan was buzzing as people from various countries including China queued for hours to get their hands on the new phones and sell them at a profit in mainland China. Image: Apple

Huge demand for iPhone 6 from Chinese buyers

22 Sep 2014

Sony's Kazuo Hirai says a new business strategy is in place but it will take years before Sony returns to profitability after years of losses. Image:

Sony warns it will lose $2.14bn this year

18 Sep 2014

Rakuten's Hiroshi Mikitani has bought US-based Ebates for $1bn to gain a foothold in the US market. Image:

Rakuten buys shopping site Ebates for $1bn

10 Sep 2014

The SAIC's Zhang Mao says Microsoft is being investigated for flaunting China's anti-monopoly laws particularly with Windows, Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player. Image:

Microsoft's music player and browser scrutinised by China

26 Aug 2014

Founder and Chief Executive of SmartThings has sold his start-up to Samsung as the South Korean company tries to expand away from its reliance on the smartphone market for profits. Image:

Samsung buys US firm SmartThings

18 Aug 2014

Lenovo's smartphone shipments grew by 39% year-on-year as it made strong inroads into the smartphone market. Image:

Lenovo's profits rise by 23% to $214m

15 Aug 2014

Sony's Andrew House says the PS4 has sold more than 10m units since its launch in November last year. Image:

10m PlayStations sold in ten months

14 Aug 2014

Li Pumin of the NDRC is planning to "punish" Audi and Chrysler for "monopoly actions" in China, particularly with regard to parts supplies. Image:

China punishes Audi, Chrysler for 'monopoly' acts

7 Aug 2014

Samsung's JK Shin has announced that all patent wrangles between it and Apple are now off except in the USA. Image:

Apple, Samsung call of war in rest of the world

7 Aug 2014

Sales of the PS4 have boosted Sony's first quarter profits to $261m. Image:

Sony makes $261m in three months on PS4 sales

1 Aug 2014

Nintendo's Satoru Iwata slashed his salary by 50% in January to atone for the company's poor performance. But Ninetendo still reported a loss of $97m in the June quarter. Image:

Nintendo's loses $97m in three months

31 Jul 2014

Microsoft's Shanghai offices – along with three others – were raided by the SAIC in terms of its probe into anti-competitive behaviour. Image:

Microsoft probed for 'monopolising' China

30 Jul 2014

MtGox's Chief Executive has refused to travel to the USA, fearing further prosecution after the exchange failed and investors lost million before the company went bankrupt. Image:

Angry investors demand Bitcoin answers from MtGox

24 Jul 2014

Workers at Foxconn's Taipei factory have helped boost Taiwan's exports by 10.6% as markets in the USA and Europe recover and demand for electronic products rises sharply. Image:

Mobile demand boosts Taiwan's exports by 10.6%

22 Jul 2014

Line, Japan's major messaging app with 400m users is likely to list in Tokyo later this year with an initial value of $9.8bn. Image:

Japan's Line messaging app worth $9.8bn ahead of listing

16 Jul 2014

Toyota's new fuel cell vehicles will go on sale in Japan in March and will be available in Europe and the US by the middle of 2015. Image:

Toyota's fuel cell car will cost $70 000

26 Jun 2014

CNET's Nic Healey says the new HTC One M8 is an exceptionally versatile phone. Image: CNET

HTC pins its hopes on M8 to make money

9 Jun 2014

AiQ has made a lycra T-shirt interwoven with stainless steel fibres to monitor the body's vital signs. Image: Computex

Smartwear may make people healthier

6 Jun 2014

Toyota has recalled 520,000 vehicles and most of the faults relate to a cable on the Sienna that can corrode, causing the vehicle to lose it spare wheel. Image: Wikipedia

Toyota recalls 520,000 vehicles globally

27 May 2014

Sony's Kazuo Hirai says producing localised content for the Chinese market will be fundamental to the company's success. China has an estimated 500m gamers. Image:

PlayStations to be sold legally in China

27 May 2014

Sony's Kazuo Hirai says the company will use its 4K and 2K technology to change the fortunes of its television unit. Image:

Sony counting on high-definition television for rescue

23 May 2014

The Apple iPhone 4 infringed Samsung's data transmission patent. Image:

No clear winner in Samsung-Apple court battle in Japan

19 May 2014

MtGox's Mark Karpeles has handed control of the failed exchange over to administrator Nobuaki Kobayashi. Image:

MtGox bust, placed under administration

17 Apr 2014

Toshiba has instituted legal action against SK Hynix over corporate spying. Image:

Toshiba sues South Korean rival for corporate spying

17 Mar 2014

Denial-of-service attacks crippled MtGox in the days leading up to its bankruptcy proceedings. Image:

MtGox faced 150,000 attacks per second says report

11 Mar 2014

Hackers managing to break into Flexcoin and steal US$600,000. Image: Chanpipat

Japan eyes Bitcoin regulations, taxes

6 Mar 2014

A shop selling Bitcoins has opened in Hong Kong. Image: AA+W

'World's first' Bitcoin shop opens in Hong Kong

4 Mar 2014

A huge theft at MtGox is being probed after the Japanese exchange was closed. Image:

Japan probing bitcoin exchange after huge reported theft

27 Feb 2014

Bitcoin's credibility has been damaged after the MtGox website inexplicably disappeared. Image:

Bitcoin website vanishes amid huge theft claim

26 Feb 2014

HTC has been hurt by falling sales, recording a loss in the first quarter of this year. Image:

Taiwan's HTC forecasts first-quarter loss

12 Feb 2014

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Apple's store in Ginza, Japan was buzzing as people from various countries including China queued for hours to get their hands on the new phones and sell them at a profit in mainland China. Image: Apple

Huge demand for iPhone 6 from Chinese buyers

22 Sep 2014

Sony's Kazuo Hirai says a new business strategy is in place but it will take years before Sony returns to profitability after years of losses. Image:

Sony warns it will lose $2.14bn this year

18 Sep 2014

Rakuten's Hiroshi Mikitani has bought US-based Ebates for $1bn to gain a foothold in the US market. Image:

Rakuten buys shopping site Ebates for $1bn

10 Sep 2014

The SAIC's Zhang Mao says Microsoft is being investigated for flaunting China's anti-monopoly laws particularly with Windows, Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player. Image:

Microsoft's music player and browser scrutinised by China

26 Aug 2014

Founder and Chief Executive of SmartThings has sold his start-up to Samsung as the South Korean company tries to expand away from its reliance on the smartphone market for profits. Image:

Samsung buys US firm SmartThings

18 Aug 2014

Lenovo's smartphone shipments grew by 39% year-on-year as it made strong inroads into the smartphone market. Image:

Lenovo's profits rise by 23% to $214m

15 Aug 2014

Sony's Andrew House says the PS4 has sold more than 10m units since its launch in November last year. Image:

10m PlayStations sold in ten months

14 Aug 2014

Li Pumin of the NDRC is planning to "punish" Audi and Chrysler for "monopoly actions" in China, particularly with regard to parts supplies. Image:

China punishes Audi, Chrysler for 'monopoly' acts

7 Aug 2014

Samsung's JK Shin has announced that all patent wrangles between it and Apple are now off except in the USA. Image:

Apple, Samsung call of war in rest of the world

7 Aug 2014

Sales of the PS4 have boosted Sony's first quarter profits to $261m. Image:

Sony makes $261m in three months on PS4 sales

1 Aug 2014

Nintendo's Satoru Iwata slashed his salary by 50% in January to atone for the company's poor performance. But Ninetendo still reported a loss of $97m in the June quarter. Image:

Nintendo's loses $97m in three months

31 Jul 2014

Microsoft's Shanghai offices – along with three others – were raided by the SAIC in terms of its probe into anti-competitive behaviour. Image:

Microsoft probed for 'monopolising' China

30 Jul 2014

MtGox's Chief Executive has refused to travel to the USA, fearing further prosecution after the exchange failed and investors lost million before the company went bankrupt. Image:

Angry investors demand Bitcoin answers from MtGox

24 Jul 2014

Workers at Foxconn's Taipei factory have helped boost Taiwan's exports by 10.6% as markets in the USA and Europe recover and demand for electronic products rises sharply. Image:

Mobile demand boosts Taiwan's exports by 10.6%

22 Jul 2014

Line, Japan's major messaging app with 400m users is likely to list in Tokyo later this year with an initial value of $9.8bn. Image:

Japan's Line messaging app worth $9.8bn ahead of listing

16 Jul 2014

Toyota's new fuel cell vehicles will go on sale in Japan in March and will be available in Europe and the US by the middle of 2015. Image:

Toyota's fuel cell car will cost $70 000

26 Jun 2014

CNET's Nic Healey says the new HTC One M8 is an exceptionally versatile phone. Image: CNET

HTC pins its hopes on M8 to make money

9 Jun 2014

AiQ has made a lycra T-shirt interwoven with stainless steel fibres to monitor the body's vital signs. Image: Computex

Smartwear may make people healthier

6 Jun 2014

Toyota has recalled 520,000 vehicles and most of the faults relate to a cable on the Sienna that can corrode, causing the vehicle to lose it spare wheel. Image: Wikipedia

Toyota recalls 520,000 vehicles globally

27 May 2014

Sony's Kazuo Hirai says producing localised content for the Chinese market will be fundamental to the company's success. China has an estimated 500m gamers. Image:

PlayStations to be sold legally in China

27 May 2014

Sony's Kazuo Hirai says the company will use its 4K and 2K technology to change the fortunes of its television unit. Image:

Sony counting on high-definition television for rescue

23 May 2014

The Apple iPhone 4 infringed Samsung's data transmission patent. Image:

No clear winner in Samsung-Apple court battle in Japan

19 May 2014

MtGox's Mark Karpeles has handed control of the failed exchange over to administrator Nobuaki Kobayashi. Image:

MtGox bust, placed under administration

17 Apr 2014

Toshiba has instituted legal action against SK Hynix over corporate spying. Image:

Toshiba sues South Korean rival for corporate spying

17 Mar 2014

Denial-of-service attacks crippled MtGox in the days leading up to its bankruptcy proceedings. Image:

MtGox faced 150,000 attacks per second says report

11 Mar 2014

Hackers managing to break into Flexcoin and steal US$600,000. Image: Chanpipat

Japan eyes Bitcoin regulations, taxes

6 Mar 2014

A shop selling Bitcoins has opened in Hong Kong. Image: AA+W

'World's first' Bitcoin shop opens in Hong Kong

4 Mar 2014

A huge theft at MtGox is being probed after the Japanese exchange was closed. Image:

Japan probing bitcoin exchange after huge reported theft

27 Feb 2014

Bitcoin's credibility has been damaged after the MtGox website inexplicably disappeared. Image:

Bitcoin website vanishes amid huge theft claim

26 Feb 2014

HTC has been hurt by falling sales, recording a loss in the first quarter of this year. Image:

Taiwan's HTC forecasts first-quarter loss

12 Feb 2014

Nissan's Carlos Goshn talking to workers in Nissan's factory. Image: Wikipaedia.

Nissan profits from rise in North America, China sales

11 Feb 2014

Google has bought a US$750m stake in Lenovo following the sale of its Motorola unit to the Hong Kong company. Image: Lenovo.

Google buys 5.94% stake in Lenovo

10 Feb 2014

Sony has sold its computer business to JIP and will no longer be doing any work in computer development. Image: Amazon.

Sony cuts 5,000 jobs, exits PC business after US$1bn loss

7 Feb 2014

Panasonic has returned to profitability even though sales of some products, like digital cameras, have fallen quite sharply. Image: Wiki Images.

Panasonic, Sharp point to better times ahead

5 Feb 2014

Sales of digital cameras have fallen resulting in Canon missing its profit forecast for the year. Image:

Canon misses profit forecast on poor camera sales

30 Jan 2014

4G services have boosted SK Telecom's results by 44%. Image: Style Photography de.

SK Telecom's profit jumps 44%

29 Jan 2014

The 6-litre bottle of whisky similar to the one that sold for a record price in Hong Kong. Image:

Malt whisky sells for record-breaking US$628,000

21 Jan 2014

Bitcoin, a virtual currency, has seen values soar and fall. It is not underpinned by any asset other than trading by owners. Image: ]

Chinese investors seek to mine Bitcoin's volatility

11 Dec 2013

At least US$5,7bn spent on China's Singles Day. Image: Scottchan

China Singles Day sees shoppers spend US$5.7bn

13 Nov 2013

Workers at the Toyota plant in the UK assemble a hybrid. Image: Toyota UK

Toyota's net profit surges by 82.5%

8 Nov 2013