April2018
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to visit North Korea this week
Apr 30, 2018Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit North Korea this week, his office said Monday, days after the leaders of the two Koreas held a landmark summit. Wang will be in the neighboring country at the... -
The Bangladesh national women’s cricket team to start tour campaign with a lone warm-up match
Apr 30, 2018The Bangladesh national women’s cricket team, now in South Africa, will start their tour campaign with a lone warm-up match against the local section scheduled to be held on Wednesday at Witrand Oval, Potchefstroom. Earlier, the... -
At least seven people killed in a collision between a truck and a bus in India’s Madhya Pradesh
Apr 30, 2018At least seven people were killed and 25 others injured in a collision between a truck and a bus in India’s Madhya Pradesh state Sunday, police said. The accident occurred in Mandsaur district, 350 km from... -
PayPal’s Q1 profit beats estimates, shares rise
Apr 30, 2018PayPal Holdings Inc on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit that beat Wall Street estimates as the payment processor benefited from higher volumes of mobile payments and strong merchant services business. PayPal processed $132 billion in payments in... -
China’s Baidu Inc to sell a majority stake in its financial services business for about $1.9 billion
Apr 30, 2018China’s Baidu Inc said it will sell a majority stake in its financial services business for about $1.9 billion to a consortium led by TPG Capital Management LP and Carlyle Group LP, as it seeks funding... -
Broadcom cut the top end of its previously issued second-quarter revenue forecast
Apr 30, 2018Chipmaker Broadcom, which counts Apple Inc among its customers, on Monday cut the top end of its previously issued second-quarter revenue forecast, citing weak demand for its wireless chips. The company said it now expects revenue... -
T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp agreed to a $26 billion all-stock deal
Apr 30, 2018T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp said on Sunday they had agreed to a $26 billion all-stock deal and believed they could win over skeptical regulators because the merger would create thousands of jobs and help... -
South Korean trust in North Korea surged since last week’s feel-good summit
Apr 30, 2018South Korean trust in North Korea has surged since last week’s feel-good summit at which their leaders declared an end to hostilities and to work towards denuclearization of the peninsula. A survey was taken on Friday,... -
At least 29 people killed after two explosions hit Kabul, ISIL claimed responsibility
Apr 30, 2018Twin blasts in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least 26 people on Monday, including nine journalists who had arrived to report on the first explosion and were apparently targeted by a suicide bomber, officials said....