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The International Monetary Fund raised its 2021 growth forecast for China to 8.4 percent on Tuesday, as it projected a stronger global rebound from the pandemic but warned of "divergences in the speed of recovery".

SINGAPORE: Retail sales grew by 5.2 per cent year-on-year in February, a reversal from the 6.1 per cent decline recorded in January. This improvement was mainly associated with Chinese New Year celebrations in February, said the Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat) on Monday (Apr 5) ...

An Indian court on Tuesday dealt a blow to China's ByteDance by dismissing its plea to unblock its bank accounts which have been frozen by federal authorities investigating alleged tax evasion.

U.S. stock index futures fell on Tuesday as investors locked in some gains after the S&P 500 and the Dow closed at record highs on renewed recovery hopes.

Forbes' annual world's billionaires list includes a record-breaking 2,755 billionaires, with Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos topping it for the fourth consecutive year, the media company said on Tuesday.

ISMAILIA: Marine traffic slowed in the Suez Canal on Tuesday (Apr 6) as oil tanker M/T Rumford appeared to face difficulties in the south of the canal, shipping websites MarineTraffic and TankerTrackers said. A trade source said that the canal notified companies that the M/T Rumford faced engine ......

SINGAPORE: As the digital economy continues to grow, it is important for Singapore to ensure that its digital infrastructure is “as environmentally sustainable as possible”, said Minister for National Development Desmond Lee on Tuesday (Apr 6). Mr Lee was speaking at a virtual event held for the ...

An Indian court on Tuesday dealt a blow to China's ByteDance by dismissing its plea to unblock its bank accounts which have been frozen by federal authorities investigating alleged tax evasion.

SINGAPORE: SP Group is building Southeast Asia's first large-scale underground substation in Labrador, in a move to optimise space for urban development in land-scarce Singapore, the utilities provider said on Tuesday (Apr 6). Scheduled for completion in 2024, the substation will serve the ...

LONDON: G20 companies will face common disclosure requirements on climate change risks under plans by the Financial Stability Board, which coordinates financial rules for the group. In the latest sign of how policymakers want faster action to replace the patchy progress seen so far, the FSB ...