MANILA: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte signed on Monday (Dec 28) a 4.5 trillion pesos (US$93.7 billion) budget for next year, the country's largest yet, to bankroll economic recovery and fund the purchase of millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines. The approval of the national budget, a ...
With the passage of time, Americans are less familiar with two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes, but if they are made aware of those disasters, more than half say they would probably avoid the aircraft, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll.
Global shares ticked up on Monday as a source said U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law a US$2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package he had until now refused to sign.
South Korea's antitrust regulator said on Monday Delivery Hero must sell its Yogiyo subsidiary to win approval for a US$4 billion takeover of Woowa Brothers that would have given it a near monopoly in the country's food delivery market.
Global shares ticked up on Monday as a source said U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law a US$2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package he had until now refused to sign.
SINGAPORE: Singapore entered Phase 3 of its reopening on Monday (Dec 28), just three days before the end of 2020. This comes after one of the requirements for moving to Phase 3 - having more than 70 per cent of Singapore residents on the TraceTogether programme - was met...
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said on Sunday its board has authorized an increase in the company's share repurchase programme to US$10 billion from US$6 billion.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has imposed provisional duties on certain cold-rolled stainless steel imports from Indonesia and Vietnam, pending the conclusion of an anti-dumping investigation, its Ministry of International Trade and Industry said on Monday (Dec 28). A preliminary probe, conducted on ...
Swiss chemicals maker Clariant's biggest shareholder, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), on Monday asked for a 12-year time limit for Clariant board members that would put an end to Chairman Hariolf Kottmann's term.
BEIJING: Drugmakers have agreed to cut prices by around 50 per cent on average for more than 100 medicines in order to have them included in China's state medical insurance scheme from March, potentially heralding a massive leap in sales. The National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA) said ...
