Cooperation between Fincantieri and Thyssenkrupp to build submarines is a good opportunity to talk about future consolidation in the European defence sector, the Italian shipbuilder's general manager Alberto Maestrini said on Friday.
TOKYO: Japan's Rakuten Inc said on Friday the launch of its 5G services planned for June has been delayed by three months due to disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Software testing by Rakuten's Indian vendors has been impacted by a lockdown in place there since March 25, a...
The coronavirus pandemic could cut up to 9.7 percent off the global economy, the Asian Development Bank said Friday, doubling its previous estimate as the virus stifles trade and leaves millions jobless.
SINGAPORE: COVID-19 will change the world’s jet-setting ways, with health and sanitation concerns likely to remain top on travellers’ minds even in a post-pandemic world. Meeting these changes will be among the focus of a new task force set up within Singapore Airlines (SIA), said its chief ...
Amazon Prime Video, Amazon's streaming service, said it will screen several new Indian films that were originally meant for theatrical release on its platform, starting later this month.
SINGAPORE: Sales of new private homes plunged 58 per cent compared to the month before as "circuit breaker" restrictions continue to bite. Data released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Friday (May 15) showed developers sold 277 units - excluding executive condominiums (EC) - last ...
TOKYO: Large parts of Japan marked the first day out of a state of emergency on Friday (May 15) while Tokyo's governor asked residents to prepare for the "new normal" as restrictions stay in place in the capital and major cities. Softbank and McDonald's Japan said they would start returning...
After 600 years of painstakingly slow evolution, Britain's parliament took a leap into the future when the coronavirus pandemic struck, transforming its deeply traditional debating chamber into a modern videoconferencing hub.
TAIPEI: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, the biggest contract chipmaker, said it plans to build a US$12 billion factory in Arizona in an apparent win for the Trump administration's efforts to wrestle global tech supply chains back from China. The plan, which will be one of the biggest inbound ...
Worker welfare is having a moment on Wall Street.
