in america. his promise to create a national health system helped him come close to winning the democratic nomination for president in 2016. so his decision to investigate the working conditions at one of america s biggest employers sure to capture headlines and set up a robust argument about worker protections. now, for its part, amazon has been criticised for the conditions its warehouse workers face in facilities all over the world. it is already being examined for its safety record by multiple us government agencies. amazon is also notorious for resisting all efforts to unionise its workforce. now, in response to mr sanders s letter, amazon strongly disagrees. it says it has been able to reduce injuries across the us operation and has invested more than $1 billion into safety initiatives over the last four years. meanwhile, indian prime minister narendra modi has arrived in the united states for a state visit. he had earlier chatted with tesla s boss elon musk in new york
industry. looking ahead to thursday, that is when the top bosses of microsoft and gaming giant activision blizzard are among the witnesses planned for a five day hearing that will kick off. that is after the us federal trade commission filed a legal bid to block microsoft s $69 billion takeover of the company. the ftc said the move would give microsoft unfair access to a part of the gaming industry, but microsoft says the move would be good for gamers. let s take a quick look at the markets before you go hearing asia. stocks injapan have opened lower this morning. they are taking their cue from wall street, which also closed broadly down on tuesday. that s all we have view on this edition of asia business report. i am monica miller, thanks for watching.
By Ivy Chai
Faith Comes by Hearing Asia has launched an ecumenical project for the 40-day Lent to Easter Sunday period.
This is an invitation to be a part of the global
ONE Campaign 2021 where hundreds of churches and organisations throughout the world – from every denomination, language group and walks of life – come, listen and journey together through the 4 Gospels as ONE.
As part of his commitment to promote the Word of God through the
Bible.is App, Catholic Archbishop Simon Poh is inviting all Christians to the
ONE Nation 2021 Listening & Watching Challenge, commencing 17 February to 4 April.
He says, “The Bible is Jesus speaking to us. Let the Word of God accompany us.”