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REUTERS: Aluminium smelters in Southwest China's Yunnan province have been asked to test the feasibility of staggering their power consumption ahead of the ruling Communist Party's centenary celebrations, according to a document reviewed by Reuters. Yunnan has become a popular destination for ...

Disneyland Paris said on Monday that it would reopen on Jun 17, as French bars, restaurants and tourism sites gradually resume their operations after having been shut due to COVID-19 sanitary restrictions.

Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel Ltd swung to a quarterly profit on Monday, helped by subscriber additions and increased data usage as remote working trends continue during the pandemic.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) said on Monday that from May 19 it will start to operate in separate teams to minimise the risk of COVID-19 infections, after a spike in domestic cases in Taiwan.

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group reported an increase in passenger traffic by more than 10 times in April compared to a year ago. This was on the back of a calibrated increase in passenger capacity over the past 12 months, said SIA Group on Monday (May 17). Its passenger capacity...

The United States and the European Union issued a joint statement on Monday saying that they can partner to "hold countries like China that support trade-distorting policies to account".

The luxury goods sector could shrug off the hit from the coronavirus crisis as early as this year as Chinese and U.S. shoppers help sales recover to pre-pandemic levels, consultancy Bain said on Monday.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange is considering extending trading hours to attract individual and overseas investors, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Monday.

SINGAPORE: Private home sales in Singapore dipped 2.6 per cent in April, with one analyst saying the performance of the overall market is "healthy" despite the slight decrease.  According to data released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Monday (May 17), a total of 1,262 private ...

Japan's biggest lender, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) said on Monday it will aim for net zero emission in its finance portfolio by 2050 and in its own operations by 2030, amid a push by governments to deal with climate change.