World News by Wild Rose

Former investment banker Shervin Sharghy takes a practical approach to plastic recycling, first asking whether it makes financial sense before tackling the technical challenges. The founder of Hong Kong-based EcoBricks said the main obstacle to recycling plastic was often economic rather than scientific. Collecting, sorting, cleaning and processing waste plastic typically costs more than producing new materials from oil and gas, particularly at the small scale at which most recyclers...

Almost every year, Kevin Stewart flies to China to find stock for his Indonesian businesses. But increasingly, the factories he visits are selling to his customers too, sometimes for less than they charge him. A data science manager in the tech sector by day, the Chinese-Indonesian entrepreneur also helps run home-living and pet-supply companies that sell to other businesses and direct to consumers, including through e-commerce platforms. Yet Chinese companies listing directly on Indonesian...

Position India as a leading source of creative content, technology, talent, the senior official says

In Kazakhstan’s futuristic capital Astana, car dealer Auyez Kabdygali is planning a big change to his business as he switches from importing European cars to Chinese electric vehicles. Kabdygali says there is increasing demand for Chinese EVs both from locals and Russian customers due to their competitive price and quality. His grandfather is among the converts – he has an order in for a BYD Han, the carmaker’s flagship model, and plans to collect it from a terminal on the border with China and...

Putin placed Tarkett, Ontex and three packaging units under temporary management in mid-October. Here is how the rule works and what owners can do. The post Russia Puts Tarkett, Ontex Under State Management appeared first on The Rio Times.

Amantes de filmes de animação vão se encontrar em novembro no 16º Festival Animage, em Recife. A mostra é a maior do país para esse tipo de filme e um dos mais importantes da América Latina.  Este ano, o festival traz duas grandes novidades: a mostra competitiva para longas-metragens e o Animage Conecta, com programação voltada para proporcionar ambiente de negócios na área de animação e pensar os desafios e o futuro do setor.    Notícias relacionadas:Mostra Internacional de Cinema de SP começa nesta quinta-feira.A Margem do Rio e Elza vencem principais prêmios do Festival do Rio.A programação inclui reuniões de negócios, sessões de pitching com projetos de seis países e debates sobre os desafios da animação brasileira, com temas como distribuição, inteligência artificial e coprodução internacional. Oficinas A programação do Animage Conecta contará ainda com seis oficinas abertas ao público com um total de 90 vagas. As inscrições começam no próximo dia 19 e vão até 29 de outubro.  Haverá ainda duas masterclasses com profissionais premiados. No dia da abertura, 20 de novembro, a aula será com a animadora e diretora norte-americana Sarah de Gaudemar.  Com mais de duas décadas de experiência, Sarah Gaudemar venceu um Emmy do Primetime com o filme Frango Robô e participou de produções como Coraline, Anomalisa e Wendell & Wild e Lego Batman: o Filme.  No dia 22, haverá uma masterclass com o diretor Hugo Covarrubias, do curta Bestia, indicado ao Oscar de Melhor Curta-metragem de Animação em 2022.  Também vão participar do festival os cineastas Marco Nguyen, diretor do longa Jim Queen, e Otto Guerra, um dos diretores do filme O Filho da Puta.  A Agência Brasil estará no Festival Animage.  Serviço Festival Animage: 20 a 29/11 Animage Conecta: 20 a 23/11 Local: Recife

The 40th Lagos International Trade Fair opens Friday 6 November at Tafawa Balewa Square, with free entry announced and over 1,000 exhibitors targeted. The post Lagos International Trade Fair Runs 6 to 15 November appeared first on The Rio Times.

‘She Tech’ and ‘She Kootu’ combine training, production, marketing and services to help women gain employment and achieve financial independence

The Shanti Nagar police station in Thane registered the FIR. It names 10 accused, including senior officials and employees associated with Reliance Consumer Products, Reliance Retail, Blinkit, and Zomato Hyperpure, as well as disposal agency operators and local suppliers.

Ray Blanchette, CEO of TGI Fridays, says the restaurant aims to stand out in casual dining through value, quality food and attentive service. He identifies food, service and atmosphere as the priorities for attracting customers, with a renewed focus on scratch cooking and bringing energy back to the business. He speaks with Romaine Bostick on "The Close." (Source: Bloomberg)

Oaktree Capital Management’s agreement to take over a life insurer owned by Advantage Capital Holdings has collapsed, leaving the companies to discuss alternatives after regulators raised alarms over the business’s potential exposure to defunct investment firm 777 Partners.

Shigehisa Takada, the former chief executive officer of Takata Corp., the Japanese airbag maker that collapsed into bankruptcy following the largest recall in automotive history, has died. He was 60.

Porsche AG unveiled a concept previewing a new supercar, the Mission S, that will be positioned above the 911 in its lineup. Speaking with Matt Miller on "Bloomberg The Close," Porsche CEO Michael Leiters discusses the new supercar and also comments on the state of the China market, the future of electric vehicles and the German automaker's storied legacy. (Source: Bloomberg)

ISA says Ecopetrol sent a draft letting shareholders replace its whole board and easing CEO selection; shareholders vote on 28 October. The post Ecopetrol Seeks Grid Firm ISA Board Overhaul appeared first on The Rio Times.

Hain Celestial Group Inc. is weighing a possible Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, according to people familiar with the matter, as it contends with a high debt burden and weakening demand for its natural and organic foods.

ADP Chief Economist and ESG Officer Nela Richardson says the US has a lopsided economy. She says new data shows inflation is running hot while paychecks are not keeping up. She speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance." (Source: Bloomberg)

GTCR and Elliott Investment Management are acquiring car-insurance software provider CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. for about $4.6 billion.

Zimbabwe’s ruling party gave Kudakwashe Tagwirei, a wealthy businessman sanctioned for alleged corruption by the US, a key economic role days after he landed a position as a cabinet minister.

Revamped CTF Media and Entertainment, which holds one of Hong Kong’s three free-to-air television licences, plans to expand its focus beyond TV programmes and broadband to entertainment and the sports economy as its traditional businesses stagnate. Revealing the new logo of the company previously known as i-Cable Communications, CEO and executive director Ivy Wong Nga-fan listed its five core areas going forward: event organisation and investment; celebrity merchandising and e-commerce;...

Three weeks into his tenure as Anhui provincial party secretary, Li Lecheng carried out an on-site inspection at China’s home-grown memory chip giant ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) on Wednesday, pledging to grow integrated circuits (ICs) as an emerging pillar industry. During the visit to the company’s headquarters in the provincial capital Hefei, Li urged CXMT to further refine its product portfolio and actively expand into domestic and overseas markets. He emphasised home-grown...

Amid Hong Kong’s commercial property downturn, British conglomerate Jardine Matheson has sold a street shop in Causeway Bay for HK$80 million (US$10.2 million) after holding it for more than 50 years, accepting a price HK$10 million below its earlier valuation. The property, a ground-floor shop in H&S Building at 36 Leighton Road, with a gross floor area of about 11,727 square feet, was acquired by Uni Investment Development, according to Land Registry records. Jardine Matheson appointed an...

Josh Wander, the 777 Partners co-founder, signaled he would plead guilty in a case that accused him of cheating lenders and investors out of almost $500 million.

A repórter Rachel Gamarski conta sobre como a elite empresarial busca aproximação com Flávio Bolsonaro. Com produção de Gisele Fernandes e edição de Patricia Xavier (Source: Bloomberg)

Oil output from the United Arab Emirates climbed to record levels last month, the International Energy Agency said, underscoring its resilience during the Iran war and liberation from OPEC+ limits.

Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari laid the foundation of ₹6,000 crore phenol and acetone plant at Haldia

The operator of Hong Kong’s flagship San Tin Technopole has pledged to offer affordable land to attract tenants, while revealing plans to reclaim and redevelop fish ponds near the Shenzhen border to accommodate a client requiring substantial premises. Sunny Chai Ngai-chiu, chairman of San Tin Technopole Company Limited, the government-owned entity overseeing the technology cluster next to the mainland Chinese border, said on Wednesday that he would follow the land-grant approach used for the...

Pramod Kumar, Barclays Bank India CEO and Vice Chairman, Investment Banking APAC, says the London-based lender is preparing to rebuild its IPO business in India. He speaks on the sidelines of Bloomberg's New Economy Forum in New Delhi. (Source: Bloomberg)

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese Olympic Committee is trying to make a transition to a new form of management that can generate revenues and values, not just supporting national team athletes and sports organizations. Looking to the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and beyond, the committee is recruiting experts in the private sector with knowledge on finances, business planning...

NOTA Inc. is planning an initial public offering in Tokyo as soon as December, according to people familiar with the matter, setting up what could be one of the larger deals in a down year for Japanese debuts.