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SEOUL: South Korea's factory production jumped at the fastest rate in more than 11 years in June and much quicker than expected, data showed on Friday (Jul 31), adding to hopes that the worst of the COVID-19 impact has passed. Industrial production rose by a seasonally adjusted 7.2 per cent month...

Huawei Technologies and Apple both increased their share of the China smartphone market in the second quarter of 2020, bucking a broader trend as the overall market for handsets continued to contract.

SoftBank Group said on Friday it has approved a 1 trillion yen (US$9.6 billion) share repurchase, the final tranche of a record 2.5 trillion buyback that has helped propel its share price to two decade highs.

CHICAGO: United Airlines said on Thursday it has decided to drop its contract with ExpressJet, and consolidate all of its outsourced flying on 50-seat planes with regional rival CommutAir. The decision is a fatal blow to ExpressJet, which will begin to wind down its operations, according to a memo...

Asian equities were set to rise on Friday after shares of Apple , Amazon and Facebook surged in extended trading on Thursday, with Alphabet also climbing, while the U.S. dollar continued to slide.

It was billed by the government as a kickstart to the coronavirus-stricken economy of Australia's biggest city: a new tech hub in a forest of skyscrapers built over 24 hectares (59 acres) of railyards in downtown Sydney.

By any measure, Nissan Motor Co Ltd has had a dreadful run in India. A push to revive its lower-end Datsun brand flopped, sales have slumped 60per cent over the past five years and its sole plant in the country is operating way below capacity.

Apple Inc on Thursday delivered blowout quarterly results, reporting year-on-year revenue gains across every category and in every geography as consumers working and learning from home during the COVID-19 pandemic turned to its products and services.

SINGAPORE: When Ms Nupur Khemka started her online soap business on Facebook, she had about 100 likes, with two to three enquiries in her first month. Most of her followers were friends and family.  This all changed after she started an Instagram account in her second month, said Ms Nupur. She now ...

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