Germany has launched a new €1 billion fund for growth-stage companies focused on deeptech and climate tech, called the DeepTech & Climate...

American Express is launching a suite of financial service products for small businesses as it aims build up its presence in the small...

Thirty-two percent of small- and medium-sized businesses in Japan "will not" or "cannot" implement wage hikes anytime soon.

Mitsui & Co. has introduced a new personnel system this year that allows all employees to take on a wide range of side jobs, including as...

Amazon’s surprise decision to shut down its AmazonSmile donation program has left thousands of its nonprofit beneficiaries disappointed...

Weary of his life as a computer engineer, in 2010 Elad Kaspin packed his bags and traveled the world, seeking to get out of Israel...

While looking for interesting business news, Kiyohiro Akama of Mainichi Shimbun discovered "magic tableware" that can change the taste of...

Nigerian-linked cybercrimes in the Philippines surged in 2020, as syndicates took advantage of the accelerated digitalization at the...

Tagbilaran City has joined a growing roster of local government units (LGUs) that are implementing “Paleng-QR Ph Plus,” a nationwide...

A 212-kilogram bluefin tuna fetched 36.04 million yen (about $273,000) in the first auction of 2023 at Toyosu market.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy's annual list of the 10 largest charitable gifts announced by individuals or their foundations totaled...

According to research recently published by the American Psychological Association (APA), men are less likely to pursue employment in...

A former north Alabama prison guard was arrested and now faces a litany of charges, including promoting contraband in a state prison.

Sotheby’s auction of the exclusive licensed rights to the Widi Reserve, more than 100 environmentally protected islands that cover 25,000...

WellatSea, an advocacy program that ensures the mental health and well-being of seafarers, has just concluded a forum in Manila dubbed...

Chinese customs officials arrested a woman last week for attempting to smuggle hundreds of semiconductor chips into Zhuhai, China, from...

Two Tokyo men were arrested Nov. 30 on suspicion of running a pyramid scheme where they told investors that they would be paid to buy and...

It’s time to raise a glass for sljivovica - Serbia’s traditional plum brandy that authorities said Thursday is being added to the UN’s...

A collection of touching and sometimes prescient personal letters written by a young Bob Dylan to a high school girlfriend has been sold...

On a visit to Kenya, Bill Gates announced his foundation will spend $7 billion to improve health, gender equality and farming in Africa.

A painting by Marc Chagall, one of 15 works stolen by Nazis and eventually returned by France to the heirs of the affected families...

Art from the private collection of late Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen fetched over $1.5 billion on Wednesday to become the largest...

Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in Southern California has won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot after more than three...

The Powerball drawing was delayed Monday and it’s likely that the official results won’t be known until later Tuesday.