KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's central bank plans to issue up to five licences to new online banks offering either conventional or Islamic banking under a proposed licensing framework set to be finalised next year. In a draft proposal issued on Friday (Dec 27), the central bank said the new framework ......
Nissan Motor Co chose executive vice president Hideyuki Sakamoto as a candidate for the board of directors, the company said on Friday, following the surprise resignation of vice-chief operating officer Jun Seki earlier this week.
ISTANBUL: Turkey said it plans to produce up to 175,000 vehicles annually under its domestic electric car project, set to be unveiled by President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, drawing investment of 22 billion lira (US$3.7 billion) over 13 years. The project to produce a fully home-grown car has been...
South Korean builder Hyundai Development Co said on Friday its consortium has closed on its 2.5 trillion won (US$2.16 billion) acquisition of a controlling stake in the country's second-biggest carrier Asiana Airlines Inc .
The 2010s was a lost decade for shares of U.S. energy companies overall.
Astellas Pharma Inc has bought U.S.-based Xyphos Biosciences Inc to expand its immuno-oncology business, a deal worth up to US$665 million including potential development milestones and its second acquisition announced this month.
South Korean builder Hyundai Development Co said on Friday its consortium has closed on its 2.5 trillion won (US$2.16 billion) acquisition of a controlling stake in the country's second-biggest carrier Asiana Airlines Inc .
With an attentive eye, Henrique Almeida watches a technician carefully open a hundred cocoa pods, while another worker on the plantation collects samples in bags to check whether the batch conforms to the "South Bahia" geographical indication.
Tesla Inc entered into agreements with lenders in China for a secured term loan facility of up to 9 billion yuan (US$1.29 billion), according to a regulatory filing on Thursday.
TOKYO: Japan Airlines (JAL) will give away 50,000 domestic return tickets to international visitors in an effort to encourage tourists to "see Japan with fresh eyes" and "discover a new Japanese city". The Win a Trip with JAL campaign would enable visitors to "experience regional attractions" ...
