‘Betrayed’: FTX meltdown signals end to crypto’s ‘Wild West’ days
Boston, United States – FTX was one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world – until, earlier this month, it fell apart in a matter of days. In the wake of the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire, heightened governmental scrutiny and calls for greater regulation threaten to spell the...
Read moreJapanese prosecutors raid ad agencies in Tokyo Olympics probe
Tokyo prosecutors have raided the offices of advertising agencies Hakuhodo DY Holdings and Tokyu Agency in connection with possible bid-rigging related to Tokyo Olympics test events, Japanese broadcaster NTV has reported. Prosecutors also raided two other firms, including TV production firm FCC, a subsidiary of Fuji Media Holdings, the Asahi...
Read moreAsian shares rise as jitters over China protests subside
Asian shares have regained ground as investors’ jitters over protests against “zero-COVID” measures in China subside. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng on Tuesday jumped 4 percent to 17,981.31, while the Shanghai Composite added 2.3 percent to 3,148.17. China’s property-related shares also received a boost from a decision by the securities regulator to...
Read moreMusk: Apple wants to block Twitter from its app store
Elon Musk has accused Apple Inc of threatening to block Twitter Inc from its app store without saying why in a series of tweets that also said the iPhone maker had stopped advertising on the social media platform. The billionaire CEO of Twitter and Tesla said on Monday that Apple...
Read moreSouth Korea orders striking truckers back to work
South Korea’s government has taken the unprecedented step of invoking tough strike-busting laws to end a six-day stoppage by truck drivers it says is hurting the economy. The order was approved on Tuesday in a Cabinet meeting called by President Yoon Suk-yeol and targeted about 2,500 drivers of cement trucks...
Read moreSecretary General praises Romania’s role in NATO with foreign ministers set to meet in Bucharest
Arriving in Bucharest on Monday (28 November 2022) ahead of meetings of NATO Foreign Ministers, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg thanked President Klaus Iohannis for Romania’s strong commitment to the Alliance. The two leaders discussed security in the Black Sea region and the challenges posed by Russia’s illegal war in...
Read more17th Asia and Pacific Regional Meeting of International Labour Organization to take place 6-9 December
The 17th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) of the International Labour Organization (ILO) will be held 6 to 9 December 2022 in Singapore to discuss concrete steps to drive job-rich growth that is inclusive and transformative. The APRM will bring together over 350 ILO constituents representing Governments, workers...
Read moreMitsis Hotels’ Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2021, is a history of change
Committed to its responsible operation and the goal of sustainable hospitality, Mitsis Hotels Group announces the publication of the third edition of its annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report for the year 2021. The Report presents the Group’s new holistic CSR programme titled ‘A story of change’. The programme is built...
Read moreHow Corporate Social Responsibility Appeals To Your Customers
The digitized world has transformed how businesses operate. Companies are no longer faceless, and now society expects them to give back. Thanks to the power of information, consumers are more aware of their individual and collective roles in society and the surrounding environment. So it’s not surprising that they’re...
Read moreBeing responsible: How CSR can be a double-edged sword and how to do it right
If the reader wants to know everything about corporate social responsibility, Doing Good is the book to peruse. The author, Meena Raghunathan, who also manages the CSR activity of GMR Group, provides a rather comprehensive account of the evolution of the concept as well as the progress made by...
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