TOKYO: Can robots help solve the problem of an ageing population in growing need of physical help but lacking the money and carers to provide it? Japan's Toyota Motor Corp thinks they can, if they are equipped to mimic the touch and actions of a carer located far away....
Volkswagen has attracted bids from Europe's Innio, Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy and U.S.-based Cummins for its MAN Energy Solutions, which makes diesel engines for ships and power generators, people close to the matter said.
U.S. President Donald Trump called Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg this week to ask about the status of 737 MAX production, two people briefed on the matter confirmed.
Russia on will carry out tests on Monday on the reliability of its domestic internet infrastructure in the event that the country is disconnected from the worldwide web, the communications ministry said.
BERLIN: Adidas will start selling a new collection designed with singer Beyonce on Jan 18 in a relaunch of her Ivy Park brand that includes shoes, clothes and accessories, mostly in maroon, orange and cream. Adidas described the collection, which features on the cover of January's Elle magazine ......
U.S. stocks were set to open largely unchanged on Thursday as investors shrugged off a dip in jobless claims and looked past the impeachment of President Donald Trump, who is unlikely to be removed from office.
The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits dropped from more than a two-year high last week, pointing to sustained labor market strength.
BEIJING: China's economy could face more downward pressure in 2020 than it did this year, but the government will take steps to keep growth within a reasonable range, state television on Thursday (Dec 19) quoted Premier Li Keqiang as saying. The government will strive to stabilise economic growth ......
General Motors Co said Thursday it is issuing recalls for more than 900,000 vehicles worldwide in two separate campaigns to address brake software and fire risks.
Standard contracts used by Facebook and many other firms to send users' data to third countries are valid, a legal adviser to the EU said on Thursday, but he left scope for such transfers to be blocked if EU data protection standards are not met in those states.
