Category: Business (Page 20)

German bank inundated with damaged money

Germany’s central bank says it has been inundated with damaged bank notes after deadly floods that hit part of the country in July. The notes are worth more than €50 million (¥6.1…

Business Spotlight: Line Part 2

Continued from Part 1… Line has also striven to become a fully comprehensive social network. As early as 2012, it introduced its Home…

Business Spotlight: Line Part 1

The Line messaging application has been a mainstay during the pandemic. Thousands of businesses, local governments and individuals across Japan use it to keep the…

Views and Visions: Group buys Part 2

Continued from Part 1… A lot of trust is involved since Audrey pays for everyone first. Also, her neighbours collect the eggs on their own. So far, no…

Views and Visions: Group buys Part 1

Once every fortnight, my friend Audrey has at least a few hundred eggs delivered to her doorstep. They sit neatly in trays, arranged according to weight and type.…

Business Spotlight: Japan Airlines Part 1

Now that we are over a year into the pandemic, it has been a long time since many of us have been on an airplane. However, if you were to take a flight, it is quite likely that it…

News Mash-up: Media

HK pro-democracy Apple Daily closes The pro-democracy Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily closed for good June 23 following p…