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Oil prices rose on Friday with Brent gaining nearly 3per cent after President Donald Trump laid out guidelines on reviving a U.S. economy ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic that has punched a huge hole in global demand for crude and refined products.

SINGAPORE: Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rose 12.8 per cent on a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis in March, reversing the previous month's 4.7 per cent decline. Both electronic and non-electronic domestic exports increased, according to official data released on Friday (Apr ...

Asian stocks look set to bounce on Friday to recover towards a one-month high as investors, following Wall Street's lead overnight, sought silver linings in a run of data that showed the world is in its worst recession in decades.

Carnival Corp Chief Executive Officer Arnold Donald defended the company’s safety record on Thursday, telling reporters in a media call that Carnival followed protocols from international authorities while handling high-profile coronavirus outbreaks aboard two of its ships.

PARIS: The French government may call on banks to contribute to a bailout of Air France KLM if it offers state support to the struggling airline, the finance minister said on Thursday (Apr 16). The government has earmarked 20 billion euros (US$21.7 billion) to recapitalise - or nationalise if...

BANGKOK: In the months leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s aviation industry was facing some of its steepest environmental and ideological challenges. Damaging carbon emissions remained on the rise and “flight shaming”, driven by teenage activist Greta Thunberg, had travellers ...

Amid calls to lower commission fees, food delivery apps should rethink their business operations – including considering asking some consumers to pay more, says Jonathan Chang.

Japan, despite its high-tech reputation, has very low-tech tastes, says Financial Times’ Leo Lewis.

The French government may call on banks to contribute to a bailout of Air France KLM if it offers state support to the struggling airline, the finance minister said on Thursday.

SINGAPORE peer-to-peer lender Validus Capital in March registered a 50 to 75 per cent jump in applications for unsecured loans, a sign of credit demand from cash-strapped enterprises hit by the virus outbreak.