In a world supported by technology, people still long for personal, human contact, says an observer.
Oil prices slumped on Friday after China's decision to omit an economic growth target for 2020 renewed concerns that the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic will continue to depress fuel demand in the world's second-largest oil user.
HONG KONG: China's plans to impose national security legislation in Hong Kong are expected to lead to the flight of capital and talent from the Asian financial hub, bankers and headhunters said. The proposed legislation, which prompted concerns over freedoms in the semi-autonomous city, comes ...
KKR & Co Inc will invest US$1.5 billion in Reliance Industries' Jio Platforms, its biggest investment in Asia to date and bringing the amount of new funds raised by the Indian digital company this month to a massive US$10 billion.
World stocks took a hit on Friday as China moved to impose a new security law on Hong Kong after last year's pro-democracy unrest, further straining fast-deteriorating U.S.-China ties.
France's Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday that Renault could disappear if it does not get help very soon to cope with the fallout from the coronavirus crisis, while adding that Renault also needed to adapt to the situation.
The banks that lent US$518 million to Luckin Coffee Chairman Charles Zhengyao Lu have started court proceedings to liquidate his private company, a government gazette for the British Virgin Islands showed.
India's central bank slashed interest rates on Friday in an effort to contain the economic fallout of the world's largest coronavirus lockdown and warned the economy could contract this year.
France's Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday that Renault could disappear if it does not get help very soon to cope with the fallout from the coronavirus crisis, while adding that Renault also needed to adapt to the situation.
China's biggest automaker SAIC Motor expects the nation's auto sales to post year-on-year growth in the second quarter due to recovering demand and supportive policies, its chairman said on Friday.
