A former U.S. Justice Department official who now represents Huawei Technologies is expected in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday to defend his right to represent the Chinese company against U.S. charges of bank fraud and sanctions violations.
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday (Sep 4) ordered his ministers to increase efforts to cut regulations that hurt foreign direct investment, aiming to shield Southeast Asia's largest economy from a global economic slowdown. Indonesia must anticipate a global slowdown and "a ...
SINGAPORE: More than 250 participants took part in the third and largest multi-sector exercise aimed at improving Singapore’s crisis response capabilities and readiness to respond effectively to a cyberattack. Called Exercise Cyber Star, participants from both the public and private sectors were ...
Changes in the Saudi Arabia's oil industry will not affect cooperation between Moscow and Riyadh, Russia's Energy Minister Alexander Novak and Kirill Dmitriev, head of the RDIF sovereign wealth fund, said.
SINGAPORE: Singapore has several measures in place supporting start-ups and companies in the burgeoning video gaming and e-sports industry, which has seen success stories such as Razer, Sea and Secretlab, said Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing on Wednesday (Sep 4). There are both ...
SINGAPORE: China's currency on Wednesday (Sep 4) sank to a seven-year low against the Singapore dollar, as Sino-US trade tensions showed no sign of abating. The yuan weakened to as low as 5.1677 against the Singapore dollar, the lowest since the Chinese currency touched 5.1701 on Sep 13, 2012....
No cash, no cards, no wallet, and no smartphones: China's shoppers are increasingly purchasing goods with just a turn of their heads as the country embraces facial payment technology.
HONG KONG: Hong Kong's main stock benchmark surged more than 3 per cent on Wednesday (Sep 4) afternoon after media reported the government would formally withdraw the proposed extradition Bill. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam will officially withdraw the proposed extradition Bill later on ...
Amazon.com Inc's India unit said on Wednesday it would replace all single use plastic in its packaging by June 2020 with paper cushions, the latest major company to join the country's fight against environmental pollution.
SINGAPORE: Private sector economists and analysts have lowered their forecast for Singapore’s economic growth in 2019, according to a survey report released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Wednesday (Sep 4). The economy is now expected to expand by 0.6 per cent this year, down from ...
