BEIJING: China's peer-to-peer (P2P) online lending platforms still have more than 800 billion yuan (US$115 billion) unpaid to investors and their numbers have shrunk to just 29 across the country, the head of China's banking and insurance regulator said on Friday. A regulatory crackdown amid a ...
China's retail sales slipped in July, dashing expectations for a modest rise, as consumers in the world's second-largest economy failed to shake off wariness about the coronavirus, while the recovery in the factory sector struggled to gain momentum.
Top U.S. and Chinese trade officials are expected to recommit to a Phase 1 trade deal during a review on Saturday, even though China's promised purchases of U.S. exports are far behind schedule.
KITCHEN solutions provider Kitchen Culture Holdings has proposed to acquire a 30 per cent interest in Big data credit management firm Ooway Technology for about S$23.9 million.
SINGAPORE: The National Wages Council (NWC) will meet again later this month to review the wages and employment guidelines it issued in March and will aim to release updated guidelines by September, as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Singapore’s labour market continues to evolve ...
Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google on Thursday removed popular video game "Fortnite" from their app stores for violating the companies' in-app payment guidelines, prompting developer Epic Games to file federal antitrust lawsuits challenging the two companies' rules.
Apple will begin selling a bundle of ViacomCBS services at a reduced price on its TV+ streaming service, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Fortnite maker Epic Games has used a famous Apple advertisement against the iPhone maker in a social media campaign accompanying a legal battle it launched on Thursday.
BEIJING: China's retail sales dropped in July, official data showed on Friday (Aug 14), indicating that sluggish consumer spending could hold up the country's recovery from the coronavirus outbreak. Retail sales - a key indication of consumer sentiment - shrunk by 1.1 per cent on-year, falling ...
Oil prices advanced on Friday and were heading for a second week of gains amid growing confidence that demand for fuel is starting to pick up despite the coronavirus pandemic that has slammed economies worldwide.
