SYDNEY: China's financial largesse in the Pacific carries "clear risks" for stability if left unchecked, a Sydney think tank warned, while saying allegations of "debt-trap" diplomacy are so far overblown. In a study released on Monday (Oct 21), the influential Lowy Institute warned that fragile ...
TOKYO: Sterling fell modestly as trading resumed on Monday (Oct 21) following British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's latest failure to break the Brexit deadlock, with forex markets shrugging off a weekend of drama in the British parliament. The currency was down 0.55 per cent to US$1.2913 at ...
HONG KONG: Hong Kong's businesses will likely foot the bill for vandalism inflicted over the past four months during the territory's most violent protests in living memory as few of them bought insurance coverage for riot damage, industry insiders said. Businesses big and small have suffered ...
Thomson Reuters Corp has begun searching for a successor to Chief Executive Officer Jim Smith, who oversaw the sale of a majority stake in the news and information provider's financial-data business to a Blackstone Group Inc-led consortium last year, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
It will be a bumpy ride as corporates look at climate action, says the Financial Times' Pilita Clark.
If conditions deteriorate further, Donald Trump’s bid for re-election would be endangered. Likewise, Xi Jinping would be weakened by any significant slowdown on the eve of the Communist Party of China’s centenary celebrations in 2021, says Kevin Rudd.
In the age of disruption where industries could be turned on their heads overnight, it could be said that workers need to be better prepared for and protected against retrenchments, experts say.
QUITO: Ecuador on Sunday (Oct 20) said it had resumed crude oil exports curbed by violent protests that forced several wells in the Amazon to halt operations. The country was hit by 12 days of demonstrations, led by indigenous groups, against fuel price hikes until President Lenin Moreno reached...
WASHINGTON: Facebook executive David Marcus on Sunday (Oct 20) tried to calm the fears of officials threatening to block its proposed digital currency, saying Libra won't be controlled by a single company. The head of Facebook's Libra currency project sought to address the main issue raised by ...
PARIS: French rail services ground to a halt in parts of the country on Sunday (Oct 20) as workers walked off the job for a third day in a dispute over train staffing levels, stranding holiday travellers. Services in the Paris suburbs, the northeastern Champagne-Ardenne region and the southern ......
