Markets

Asian stocks were set to rise on Tuesday as a renewed tech rally and fresh optimism that Washington would deliver a coronavirus relief package helped lift global equity markets.

SINGAPORE: Singapore's first institute dedicated to green finance research and talent development was launched on Tuesday (Oct 13) by the Imperial College Business School and Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University (SMU). The institute is supported by the Monetary ...

IMPERIAL College Business School and the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University (SMU) on Tuesday launched the Singapore Green Finance Centre.

Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine study has been paused due to an unexplained illness in a study participant, Stat News reported on Monday, citing a document obtained by the news organization.

Australia on Tuesday called for China to clarify whether restrictions have been placed on the import of Australian coal, a potentially significant hit to the already struggling economy Down Under.

NEW YORK: Drugmaker Pfizer is expanding its late-stage COVID-19 vaccine trial to include children as young as 12, in a bid to better understand the safety and efficacy of the vaccine across more age groups. The company said on Monday (Oct 12) that it had received permission from the...

Facebook Inc said on Monday it was updating its hate speech policy to prohibit any content that denies or distorts the Holocaust.

SoftBank Group Corp's Vision Fund is preparing to launch a blank cheque acquisition company and will outline plans in the next two weeks, a source familiar with the matter said, confirming comments by the fund's head Rajeev Misra.

Walt Disney Co said on Monday it will manage its content under three separate groups - studios, general entertainment and sports - while housing its distribution and commercialization activities into a global media and entertainment distribution unit.

The international community must do more to tackle the economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Monday, publicly calling on the World Bank to accelerate its lending to hard-hit African countries.