A year ago, Malaysian land surveyor Muhammad Nur Aliff had high hopes that a shock election victory by 93-year-old Mahathir Mohamad could be the catalyst for reform and revival in a country hobbled by
Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani has snapped up the storied British toy store Hamleys from its Chinese owners for US$88 million, the latest in a dizzying splurge of retail acquisitions.
In 2015, Uber Technologies Inc went on a fundraising spree in China, tapping venture capitalists and state-backed corporations for cash and connections to try and navigate the Chinese regulatory envir
SINGAPORE: Retail sales in Singapore fell 1 per centin March from a year ago, according to figures released by theDepartment of Statistics(Singstat) on Friday (May 10), easing from therevised 9.9 per
Latrell Mitchell topped the premiers' injury concerns before returning in the second half as the Roosters held off a fast-finishing Canberra.
Thyssenkrupp is considering a carve-out or listing of its elevators business after abandoning plans to split itself up with a cross-shareholding structure, three sources familiar with the matter told
Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten Inc's first-quarter operating profit jumped fourfold as it booked a US$1 billion gain on its stake in U.S. ride-hailing company Lyft Inc.
U.S. stocks rebounded from early losses on Friday to snap a four-day losing streak after U.S. President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said trade talks between the United States an
Thyssenkrupp shares leapt 20 percent on Friday as investors rushed to cover bearish bets after the conglomerate announced plans to list its best business, a move long hoped-for by investors.
Danske Bank hired ex-ABN AMRO banker Chris Vogelzang as its new chief executive on Friday as it wrestles to limit the fallout of its involvement in one of the biggest money laundering scandals.
Wirecard sees the total five-year profit potential from its alliance with Softbank Group Corp at between 209 million euros and 273 million euros (US$235-US$307 million), the German payments company sa
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has appointed Standard Chartered and ConocoPhillips board member Gay Huey Evans as its new chairwoman, the first in its 142-year history.
Caviar and BullCorinthia HotelSt George’s Bay,St Julian’s Food: 10/10Service: 9/10Ambience: 10/10Value: 9/10Overall: 9.5/10 There’s an old adage about ageing that I’ve heard batted about over the years. As time creeps ever onward, you meet your friends at birthday parties, then weddings, then baptisms and then funerals. I’m somewhere in that middle stage; that painfully expensive middle stage. It seems like I attend a wedding every other week these days. And oddly, I know fewer and fewer people at these events. Читать дальше...
SINGAPORE: Hyflux revealed on Friday (May 10) that it isengaging with global multi-strategy fund Oyster Bay over a possible investment of up to S$500 million. In a filing to the Singapore Exchange,the
Terry Gou, chairman of Apple supplier Foxconn, will retain a seat on the company's proposed board, a source told Reuters on Friday, as he plans to run for Taiwan's presidential election.
WASHINGTON-HONG KONG: China urged Washington on Friday to stop putting "unreasonable pressure" on Chinese companies after U.S. regulators voted to deny market access to China Mobile Ltd and
MTV and Comedy Central owner Viacom Inc missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue on Friday, weighed down by declines in domestic advertising sales.
French authorities should have more access to Facebook's algorithms and greater scope to audit the social media company's internal policies against hate speech, a report commissioned by Presid
JD.com Inc beat analysts' estimates for first-quarter revenue on Friday, boosted by steady sales in its core e-commerce business.
India's antitrust watchdog has ordered an investigation into Alphabet Inc's unit Google for alleged abuse of its popular Android mobile operating system to block rivals, two sources aware of t
Ride services giant Uber Technologies Inc is set to make its long-awaited stock market debut on Friday, after its initial public offering was priced at the lower end of its expected range.
Stock valuations have climbed to levels reached just before Wall Street's late 2018 plunge, leaving the market at risk of shocks such as the sell-off this week as global trade tensions mounted.
Terry Gou, chairman of Apple supplier Foxconn, will retain a seat on the company's proposed board, a company filing showed on Friday, as he plans to run in Taiwan's 2020 presidential election.
German industrial conglomerate Thyssenkrupp said Friday it was scrapping merger plans with Indian steel giant Tata and would slash 6,000 jobs worldwide in a structural shakeup.
Dane Rampe could be fined for shaking the goal post under AFL guidelines.
