In a rural part of Indonesia's Java island, two orange-clad workers confer in Mandarin over plans to lay tracks on a stretch of a US$6 billion high-speed rail project between the capital Jakarta and the textile hub of Bandung.
WITH the rise of data analytics and automation, the next three to five years may see a third of job roles in Singapore's finance industry performed by fewer workers, potentially reducing overall demand for workers in specific job roles.
From grubby packaging engulfing small Southeast Asian communities to waste piling up in plants from the US to Australia, China's ban on accepting the world's used plastic has plunged global recycling into turmoil.
Asian shares were little changed on Tuesday, hovering not far from nine-month peaks hit last week, with concerns China may slow the pace of policy easing curbing the market's enthusiasm.
NEW YORK: Oil prices jumped to near six-month highs on Monday (Apr 22) as the Trump administration cracked down on Iranian oil exports, announcing it would no longer grant waivers from US sanctions. The announcement came on an otherwise quiet day for global stock markets, with European bourses on ......
OWNING a credit card can seem like a rite of passage in the US, where even a college student with no income can sign up and start swiping. More than two-thirds of Americans over the age of 15 carry plastic.
DBS Group Holdings shareholders may be fascinated to find that they can glean CEO Piyush Gupta's world view from the bank's latest annual report.
Senior executives at T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp made the case to U.S. officials in Washington last week that they should approve a planned tie-up between the two wireless companies, arguing a combined firm would have incentives to "aggressively lower prices."
Chief Executive Elon Musk unveiled on Monday a microchip for self-driving vehicles that the electric car company hopes will give Tesla Inc an edge over rivals.
Facebook Inc on Monday named the legal adviser to the U.S. State Department as its general counsel, as the social media giant faces growing regulatory hurdles and privacy concerns.
