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BuzzFeed moves to Japan in Yahoo partnership
BuzzFeed announced plans to launch a Japanese news website in a partnership with Yahoo Japan, the latest step in a global expansion push.
18 August 2015
ArcelorMittal Temirtau and local labor authorites locked in battle over wages cuts
Kazakhstan Labor Inspection has prohibited ArcelorMittal Temirtau to cut wages and the company plans to file a protest.
14 August 2015
Mass axing of oil worker taking place in Aktobe
Kazakh-Chinese oil company Velikaya Stena in Aktobe in Kazakhstan's west is laying off many workers.
13 August 2015
Twitter lifts limits on direct messages between users
Twitter lifted its character limit for direct messages between users, saying it would help make the private side of Twitter "more powerful and fun."
13 August 2015
Google turns a page with Alphabet
Google's reshaping under newly formed parent Alphabet gives the tech giant more ability to focus on its core business.
12 August 2015
Swedish Ikea store stops knife sales after attack
The Ikea branch in central Sweden where two shoppers were fatally stabbed -- reportedly with knives taken from the shelves -- will temporarily stop knife sales.
12 August 2015
Disney apologises for 'inappropriate' tweet on Nagasaki anniversary
US entertainment giant Disney was forced to apologise after one of its Japanese language tweets was criticised for being insensitive.
10 August 2015
Yahoo buys social shopping website Polyvore
Yahoo on Friday said it is adding to its lengthy roster of acquisitions with a deal to buy social shopping website Polyvore.
01 August 2015
ArcelorMittal Temirtau cuts wages by 25%
ArcelorMittal Temirtau, a steel giant in Kazakhstan, is cutting wages of all its employees by 25 percent starting from August 1.
31 July 2015
Nintendo says CEO Satoru Iwata dead of cancer at 55
Nintendo said Monday that its chief executive Satoru Iwata has died of cancer at the age of 55.
13 July 2015
Microsoft cuts 7,800 jobs, reorganizes phone unit
Microsoft announced plans to cut 7,800 jobs and write down the value of its struggling mobile phone division acquired last year from Nokia by some $7.6 billion.
09 July 2015
Netflix announces film release dates in star-studded rollout
Netflix revealed its latest rollout of star-studded new films, with movies featuring Idris Elba, Adam Sandler and Michelle Yeoh topping its list of releases in the coming months.
08 July 2015
Facebook tests video ads in budding YouTube challenge
Facebook on Thursday confirmed that it is dabbling in video ads and sharing revenue with content creators, in a move that would compete with Google-owned YouTube.
03 July 2015
Chinese Ambassador calls Kazakhstan to abandon Cold War mentality
The Ambassador of China in Kazakhstan Zhang Hanhui assured Kazakhstan that it should not fear Chinese expansion in agriculture.
02 July 2015
Brazil's Petrobras slashes multi-year investment plan
Brazil's state oil giant Petrobras slashed its five-year investment plan by a whopping 77 billion dollars -- as it tries to recover from a massive corruption scandal.
30 June 2015
Google self-driving prototype cars hit public roads
Google said on Thursday that its self-driving prototype cars have taken to streets in the Silicon Valley city of Mountain View where it has its headquarters.
26 June 2015
Italian Nutella maker to buy British rival Thorntons
The board of British chocolate maker Thorntons said it had agreed a takeover deal by Italian rival Ferrero that values the firm at about £111.9 million.
23 June 2015
Twitter CEO Costolo out as growth pressure mounts
Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo is surrendering his post, handing the reins back to co-founder Jack Dorsey as the popular service struggles to boost its ranks of users.
12 June 2015
Murdoch unveils gradual exit from media empire
Rupert Murdoch presented a succession plan at media-entertainment conglomerate 21st Century Fox, passing his chief executive job to his son James.
12 June 2015
Nestle challenges noodles ban in Indian court
Nestle said it is challenging a ban imposed by India on its hugely popular Maggi instant noodles brand after tests showed they contained excessive levels of lead.
11 June 2015