ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood on Thursday said that the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) has provided a huge opportunity to local businesses for selling their product in the $400 billion global Amazon’s market. On his official twitter account, he said that the authority has provided the […]
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Amazon to buy MGM studios for $8.45 bn
Amazon has agreed to buy the storied MGM studios for $8.45 billion, the companies said Wednesday, giving the US tech giant a vast library to further its ambitions in streaming. The deal bolsters Amazon Prime Video, which competes with Netflix and others in the fast-evolving market, with some 4,000 films — including the James Bond […]
Qureshi lauds diplomatic team over Pakistan’s addition to Amazon sellers’ list
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Saturday appreciated the country’s diplomatic team in US as e-commerce giant Amazon added Pakistan in its sellers’ list. “Pakistan has been added to Amazon’s Seller Registered Countries List, empowering our businesses to sell online,” Qureshi said on Twitter who is currently visiting US to attend the United Nations General […]
Amazon confirms Pakistan added to sellers’ list
LAHORE: US e-commerce giant Amazon has confirmed that Pakistan has been added to its Sellers’ List, claimed Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood on Friday. In a Twitter post, he said, “It is a big accomplishment for our E-Commerce & will open up vast opportunities for a new breed of young […]
Amazon said to be in talks to buy MGM movie studio
Amazon.com is in discussions to acquire Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) movie studio which may be the Amazon’s biggest leap into entrainment. The MGM is the company behind the James Bond series, which may help in beefing up the streaming services and Amazon’s film studio. The status of the discussions is not clear and it may be possible […]
‘Media is lying’ about Amazon devastation, says Brazil’s Bolsonaro
UNITED NATIONS: Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said Tuesday it was a lie that the Amazon was being devastated by fire and accused countries critical of him of having a “colonialist spirit.” Speaking first at this year’s UN General Assembly, the far-right leader also heaped praise on his American counterpart Donald Trump for respecting his country’s […]
As Amazon burns, Brazil’s Bolsonaro tells rest of world not to interfere
SAO PAULO: Amid growing international criticism over the wildfires raging through the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday admitted farmers could be illegally setting the rainforest ablaze but told foreign powers not to interfere. French President Emmanuel Macron and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres both took to Twitter to express concern about the fires […]
Amazon dethrones Google as top global brand: survey
US retail giant Amazon has moved past hi-tech titans Apple and Google to become the world’s most valuable brand, a key survey showed Tuesday. The brand value of Amazon surged by 52 percent to $315 billion, global market research agency Kantar said in its 2019 100 Top BrandZ report. Amazon jumped from third to first […]
Brazilian giant’s comeback shows preservation and development of Amazon is possible
Several meters long and weighing hundreds of kilograms, the Amazon’s pirarucu was almost fished to extinction. But the creation of sustainable development reserves in Brazil has ensured the giant fish — and its indigenous hunters — are flourishing again. The resurgence of one of the world’s largest freshwater fish is the result of Brazil’s yearslong […]
Amazon acquires ‘Star Trek’ streaming rights
Amazon Prime Video announced on Monday that they will be the exclusive global streaming service for a new CBS ‘Star Trek’ series on Jean-Luc Picard, the iconic character first portrayed by Patrick Stewart for seven seasons in ‘Star Trek – The Next Generation’. Patrick Stewart will reprise his role in the still-untitled series, which will […]