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News Hour: Chinese authorities appear to have severely disrupted the WhatsApp messaging app in the latest step to tighten censorship as they prepare for a major Communist Party congress next month. Users in China have reported...

News Hour: China will limit exports of refined petroleum products to North Korea starting October 1, its commerce ministry said, confirming Beijing’s participation in new UN sanctions intended to rein in its rogue neighbor. The United...

Seedstars World, the global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes brought its Bangladesh round to a successful close during Seedstars Dhaka. The event took place on Saturday at GP House in Dhaka,...

News Hour: ThreadSol, the technology leader in material management solutions for the apparel industry has announced the launch of their flagship product IntelloCut, Version 2.0 at China International Sewing Machinery & Accessories Show 2017 (CISMA), running...

News Hour: MetLife Bangladesh announced that, it has launched its first innovation center in Dhaka. Syed Hammadul Karim, General Manager of MetLife Bangladesh said, “Supporting innovation in our industry, as well as talent development, are key...

News Hour: Seedstars Dhaka, part of Seedstars World, a global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes, has been announced at a press conference held today at Janata Tower, Karwan Bazar. The press...

News Hour: Online food ordering company Olo said on Friday it has tied up with retailer Amazon.com Inc’s restaurant delivery service. The partnership will help thousands of Olo restaurant customers to connect with Amazon Restaurants’ delivery...

News Hour: London stripped Uber on Friday of its license to operate from the end of next week in a huge blow to the taxi service and 3.5 million users in one of the world’s wealthiest...

News Hour: Oil-producing countries from inside and outside OPEC meet in Vienna on Friday as signs grow that their landmark agreement to cap output may finally be boosting the price of crude. Twenty-four producers including Russia,...

News Hour: Taiwan’s struggling smartphone maker HTC said on Thursday it was selling part of its smartphone business to US technology giant Google for $1.1 billion. The deal includes intellectual property licensing and half of its...