The alleged activities began with Iscar Turkey starting a business relationship with an Iranian distributor in 2012, according to the agreement. Iscar Turkey’s general manager at the time believed …
Berkshire Hathaway will pay $4.1 million to settle allegations of Iran sanctions violations.
Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate owned by Warren Buffett, will pay $4.1 million to the Treasury Department to settle allegations that the company and one of its Turkish subsidiaries violated …
Berkshire Hathaway Agrees to $4.1 Million Iran Sanctions Settlement
Berkshire Hathaway ( NYSE:BRK-A) ( NYSE:BRK-B) has agreed to pay $4.1 million to settle charges a Turkish subsidiary illegally did business with Iran between 2012 and 2016. The U.S. Treasury …
Japanese, Vietnamese firms envision growth opportunities as trade relations tighten
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s choice of Vietnam as his first overseas destination after taking office shows that “Vietnam is one of the most important countries for Japan in the world,” …
The Company Giving Purpose to Vietnam’s Plastic Waste
A small business in Vietnam is taking plastic waste pollution and turning it into furniture ranging from elegant pieces of design to social housing. Plastic People was set up by Argentinian Nano …
How e-commerce is transforming Indonesia’s retail landscape
Indonesia is the fastest growing internet economy in Southeast Asia, with e-commerce being the major contributor. Because of his work, Business Insider named Tokopedia CEO and cofounder William …
The Taiwan–India ‘Milk Tea Alliance’
Titled “Milk Tea Alliance,” a reference to an earlier solidarity movement uniting pro-democracy netizens in Taiwan, Thailand and Hong Kong, the meme showed Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen and India’s …
China’s Military Exercises Near Taiwan: The Lowdown on an Uptick
The reason: Live-fire exercises would be conducted on the Chinese internal waters in the east part of Gulei Peninsula from October 13 to 17. This is geographically the closest live-fire exercise to …
Halcyon and AWS Launch Program to Advance Women Social Entrepreneurs in Bahrain
Halcyon today announced the launch of an intensive incubator program for early-stage women-founded social enterprise tech startups based in Bahrain, in collaboration with Amazon Web Services, Inc.
Qatar Airways ‘most followed airline’ on Facebook with 20mn plus followers
Qatar Airways has become the “most followed airline” on Facebook, with more than 20mn followers of its page. The award-winning airline began its social media journey in 2012, and today, it has reached …