neymar arrives at hospital for foot operation

Neymar arrives at hospital for foot operation

Brazilian superstar Neymar arrived in hospital on Friday (Mar 2) for an operation to mend the broken bone in his right foot that has ended his season at Paris Saint-Germain and overshadowed Brazil's World Cup preparations.
cyberattack ongoing against german government network

Cyberattack 'ongoing' against German government network

BERLIN: Germany's government IT network is under an "ongoing" cyberattack, the parliamentary committee on intelligence affairs said on Thursday (Mar 1), without confirming a media report that Russian hackers were behind the assault.
merkel slams german food charity for migrant halt

Merkel slams German food charity for migrant halt

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticised a food bank for refusing to accept any more migrants, calling the decision "not good".
a digital future for vietnams medium sized enterprises

A digital future for Vietnam’s medium-sized enterprises

With the Fourth Industrial Revolution surging globally and impacting Vietnam, enterprises in Vietnam will have to change themselves to adapt. Pham Thai Lai, CEO of Germany’s Siemens Vietnam, spoke to VIR’s Thanh Tung about how digital technologies can impact enterprises in Vietnam, especially medium-sized ones.
federer two wins away from oldest no 1 spot

Federer two wins away from oldest No 1 spot

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands: Roger Federer delivered a crushing 6-1, 6-2 defeat of Ruben Bemelmans in just 47 minutes on Wednesday (Feb 14) as the Swiss star moved just two wins away from becoming the sport's oldest world number one.
german court finds facebook oversharing user data

German court finds Facebook oversharing user data

A German court has found Facebook is breaching data protection rules with privacy settings that over-share by default and by requiring users to give real names, a consumer rights organisation said on Monday (Feb 12).
kvitova leads czechs into fed cup semi finals

Kvitova leads Czechs into Fed Cup semi-finals

PARIS: Petra Kvitova led the Czech Republic into a 10th successive Fed Cup semi-final on Sunday (Feb 11) as Serena Williams was poised to make her long-awaited return to the sport she has dominated.
vinfast lauches vocational training centre

Vinfast lauches vocational training centre

On February 7, Vinfast will launch a vocational training centre to train mechanical and mechatronics engineers for its automobile manufacturing complex located in Dinh Vu-Cat Hai Economic Zone in Haiphong city.
angela merkel eternal chancellor past her zenith

Angela Merkel, 'eternal chancellor' past her zenith

Angela Merkel has survived multiple crises but her obstacle-strewn path to a fourth term has prompted suggestions she is past her peak, leaving Germans to ponder life without the veteran chancellor.
robben nets twice as bayern power into german cup semi finals

Robben nets twice as Bayern power into German Cup semi-finals

Arjen Robben scored twice as Bayern Munich breezed into the last four of the German Cup with a 6-0 quarter-final romp at third-division Paderborn on Tuesday (Feb 6).
mediapro to pay us 13b a year for serie a tv rights

MediaPro to pay US$1.3b a year for Serie A TV rights

ROME: The Italian league announced on Monday (Feb 5) that the domestic television rights for Serie A games for the period 2018 to 2021 have been sold to Spanish group MediaPro for €1.05 billion (US$1.3 billion) a year.
zverev gives germany early advantage

Zverev gives Germany early advantage

BRISBANE: Alexander Zverev handed Germany a 1-0 lead in their Davis Cup World Group first round tie against Australia when he outlasted Alex de Minaur in a four-hour marathon in Brisbane on Friday (Feb 2).
germanys would be coalition partners aim to abolish air transport tax

Germany's would-be coalition partners aim to abolish air transport tax

BERLIN: Negotiators for a new grand coalition between Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and Germany's Social Democrats plan to progressively abolish the country's air transport tax, according to a working paper seen by Reuters on Friday (Feb 2).
ozil commits to three year arsenal deal

Ozil commits to three-year Arsenal deal

German playmaker Mesut Ozil ended speculation over his future at Arsenal by agreeing a new three-year deal with the Premier League giants on Thursday (Feb 1).
dortmund bomb attack changed my life bartra tells court

Dortmund bomb attack 'changed my life,' Bartra tells court

DORTMUND: Spanish defender Marc Bartra told a German court on Monday (Jan 29) of his mortal fear when bombs hit the bus of his Borussia Dortmund football team last year in an attack which he said "changed my life".