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LUSAKA: Chinese companies in Zambia on Friday held a job expo on the sidelines of the 95th Agricultural and Commercial Show aimed at attracting prospective job seekers. A total of 16 Chinese companies attended the event, organized by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Zambia (CCCZ). On the first day, …

The Philippine Stock Exchange Inc. said net income in the first six months of 2023 grew 11.6 percent year-on-year to P417.5 million as higher investment income tempered lower listing and trading-related revenues. It said in a statement over the weekend operating revenues went down by 12.9 percent year-on-year to P740 …

At a Glance The expanded capex projects of Meralco will be highly essential as the country grapples with the growing energy demand, not just of residential end-users but also of a rebounding economy from the torment of a three-year long pandemic. Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has rolled …

People look at MacBooks laptops during the first Apple Premium Reseller grand opening in Phnom Penh on July 15, 2023 (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP) San Francisco, United States —Amazon and Apple on Thursday reported earnings that topped market expectations, aiming for even better days ahead with the …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The American economy has generated at least 200,000 new jobs for a record 30 straight months and the streak likely continued into July. The Labor Department’s latest jobs report, out on Friday, is expected to show that employers tacked on exactly 200,000 jobs last month, according to a …

More than 3,000 workers at 27 Metro grocery store locations in southern Ontario launched a strike on Saturday, after rejecting a tentative collective agreement reached last week between the company and their union, Unifor.  In 2022, Metro made the highest profits the company has ever recorded. Michelle Charles says she …

SAN FRANCISCO: Amazon and Apple on Thursday reported earnings that topped market expectations, aiming for even better days ahead with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). “Inside Amazon, every one of our teams is working on building generative AI applications that reinvent and enhance their customers’ experience,” chief executive Andy …

All Facebook and Instagram users in Canada won’t be able to access news on their platforms soon, after parent company Meta said it would shut out news in the country over the next few weeks. We answer some of your questions about the Liberals’ Online News Act and Meta’s latest …

Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC), one of the largest Asian food service companies, has forged a joint venture with affiliate Food Collective, Pte. Ltd. (FCPL) that will own and operate two Singaporean restaurant brands – Tiong Bahru Bakery and Common Man Coffee Roasters – in the Philippines. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock …

PARIS: Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency launched a copyright case in France on Wednesday against social media giant Twitter, recently rebranded X, part of a global struggle to get tech firms to pay for news. Media groups have long argued that their stories and images bring value to platforms like …