Japan's NTT weighs up to $19 billion bond offering for Docomo acquisitionThe telecoms firm has recently completed Japan’s largest-ever tender offer for the 34% of NTT Docomo Inc stock that it did not own.
02 Dec, 2020, 02.52 PM IST
Japan shares end at multi-year highs on vaccine cheer, Biden transitionAstraZeneca said on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine could be up to 90% effective, cheaper to make and easier to ship than rival vaccines, lifti...
24 Nov, 2020, 02.07 PM IST
Japan shares end flat as economic uncertainty around US stimulus weighsNearly a third of 33 sector sub-indexes on the Tokyo exchange traded lower, with pharmaceuticals, fisheries and forestry and foods leading ...
07 Oct, 2020, 02.06 PM IST
Asian markets push higher after US bounce"Globally, a loss of momentum and the renewed rise in COVID-19 infection rates points to the need for additional fiscal and monetary suppor...
29 Sep, 2020, 07.59 AM IST
Rajnath Singh to hold talks with US counterpart, India-China face-off likely to come up"Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to talk to his American counterpart Mark Esper over the telephone. Ongoing tensions between India and China...
01 Jul, 2020, 10.22 AM IST
Nikkei hits 1-1/2-week low on virus resurgence fearsThe benchmark Nikkei average fell 1.2% to 22,259.79, its lowest closing level since June 15.
25 Jun, 2020, 01.43 PM IST
Donald Trump says Jamie Dimon, Tim Cook among dozens of CEOs to advise on economyTrump said he would also be talking to executives and other leaders, including Richard Trumka, the head of the AFL-CIO, by telephone.
16 Apr, 2020, 07.53 AM IST
Nikkei hits 3-month low as intensifying trade war hurts sentimentNikkei share average ended the day down 0.59 per cent at 21,067.23 after falling to as low as 20,751.45, the lowest since mid-February.
14 May, 2019, 12.50 PM IST
Qatar launches free telephone service for travelling citizensAgreements have been entered into with 82 countries, in cooperation with Qatar telco Ooredoo, to provide the service, the Gulf Times report...
09 Dec, 2013, 03.46 PM IST
Nokia shutters online stores, sells operator messaging unitNokia Oyj, the world's biggest maker of mobile phones, closed the last of its 10 online stores as CEO Stephen Elop pares parts of cos's ope...
01 Jul, 2011, 11.00 AM IST
- Nokia to sell wireless modem biz for $200 mn
Nokia will sell its wireless modem business to Japan's Renesas Electronics Corp for about $200 million, as part of the Finnish cell phone m...
06 Jul, 2010, 07.56 PM IST
- Toshiba launches portable fuel-cell for mobiles
Toshiba announced the launch of a portable fuel-cell that can power up digital gadgets on the move.
22 Oct, 2009, 02.37 PM IST
- Japan's NEC, Hitachi, Casio in cellphone merger
Japanese high-tech makers NEC, Hitachi and Casio Computer said that they had agreed to merge their mobile phone businesses to cope with a s...
14 Sep, 2009, 04.53 PM IST
- Sony Ericsson reviewing ties with NTT DoCoMo
Sony Ericsson said on Monday that it was reviewing its business ties with NTT DoCoMo, Japan's top mobile telephone operator, which is strug...
10 Mar, 2008, 11.18 AM IST
- Sony: PSP Skype service to start in Japan this month
Sony said on Tuesday that it will add the Skype telephone service to its slim PlayStation Portable handheld console in Japan this month, en...
04 Mar, 2008, 03.40 PM IST
- Microsoft plays down Google threat
Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer, in Tokyo to launch the new Windows Live services, played down the threat of Google on Thursday, de...
08 Nov, 2007, 10.07 AM IST
- Bancrofts seek to save WSJ identity after handover
The Bancroft family, controlling shareholders of Dow Jones & Co, is set to submit a new set of proposals to News Corp on how to protect the...
13 Jun, 2007, 03.32 AM IST