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07 December 2023
Italy withdraws from China's Belt and Road project: govt source
A Myanmar farmer spreads fertilizer into the paddy field at a farm in Moulmeingyun township of Ayeyarwaddy region, Myanmar, 23 June 2020. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
Business
06 December 2020
RCEP agreement to boost investment in ASEAN+5...
Acknowledging the significance of the Regional Comprehensive Partnership (RCEP) agreement...
Eat Just hopes to bring down the cost of the lab-grown meet to below that of conventional chicken in the coming years (Photo: AFP)
Business
04 December 2020
Lab-grown meat to go on sale in Singapore in...
Lab-grown chicken will soon be available in restaurants in Singapore after the country...
(FILE) - A pedestrian walks past a display showing closing information of Tokyo's stock benchmark Nikkei Stock Average (C), New York Dow (R) and Shanghai (L), in Tokyo, Japan, 28 February 2020. Photo: EPA
Business
30 November 2020
Asia stocks fluctuate as virus cases offset...
Asian markets swung Monday as hopes that vaccines will soon be rolled out played against...
A person walks past a stock market indicator board in Tokyo, Japan, 16 November 2020. Photo: EPA
Business
21 November 2020
Asia, European stocks mixed as virus surge...
Asian and European markets were mixed Friday as traders were caught between long-term...
Planes of South Korea's top flag carrier Korean Air Lines and carrier Asiana Airlines Inc. are parked at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, 16 November 2020. Photo: EPA
Business
21 November 2020
Struggling airlines seek to stay in the skies
The airline industry holds its annual gathering by video conference next week under the...
People look at frozen food on shelves in a store that focuses on imported goods, in Beijing, China, 14 August 2020. Photo: EPA
Business
19 November 2020
China targets frozen food imports over virus fears
Chinese health officials said Wednesday that two cold-chain storage workers in the port...
(File) China is expected to dominate this week's APEC summit, with the US set to take a back seat (Photo: AFP)
Business
18 November 2020
China to push trade agenda at APEC summit as US...
China will get another chance to reshape Asia-Pacific trade at a regional summit starting...
Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
Business
16 November 2020
World's largest free trade agreement signed...
Fifteen Asia-Pacific countries on Sunday signed the world's biggest free trade deal, seen...
Business
10 November 2020
Malaysian company launches biometric digital ID...
Parlo Bhd has launched a biometric digital ID platform for migrant workers from Myanmar...
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380, converted for use as a restaurant, parked at the Changi Airport in Singapore, 24 October 2020. Photo: EPA
Business
07 November 2020
Singapore Airlines suffers record loss as virus...
Singapore Airlines on Friday reported a record net loss for its fiscal second quarter as...
(FILE) A file picture dated 11 January 2013 of the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, USA. Photo: EPA
Business
31 October 2020
Big Tech delivers strong profits amid pandemic,...
Big Tech powerhouses Thursday delivered robust quarterly earnings reports, leveraging the...
A view of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, New York, USA. Photo: EPA
Business
24 October 2020
Global equities mostly climb before weekend
World stock markets mostly rose Friday on US stimulus hopes and bright company earnings,...

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