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SINGAPORE: Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rose 7.7 per cent from a year earlier, beating forecasts, official data showed on Thursday (Sep 17), helped by items such as non-monetary gold and specialised machinery. Economists had forecast a 3.7 per cent increase for August, according to ...

Kia Motors has suspended production at all of its factories near Seoul from late on Wednesday as eight of its workers have tested positive for the new coronavirus, a union official said.

U.S. President Donald Trump raised questions on Wednesday about plans by China's ByteDance to keep a majority stake in the U.S. operations of popular social media platform TikTok after six Republican lawmakers urged him to reject the proposal.

Asian shares were set to drift lower on Thursday as concerns about the strength of the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic remained, even after the U.S. Federal Reserve pledged to hold interest rates near zero until at least 2023.

EQT Corp , the largest U.S. natural gas producer by volume, has placed a bid on Chevron Corp's Appalachia gas properties and a pipeline stake, people familiar with the matter said.

WeChat users will not face civil or criminal penalties even if the United States bans the Chinese-owned messaging app through other actions next week, the Justice Department said on Wednesday.

For 17 years Jeffrey Smith, the co-founder of activist investment firm Starboard Value LP, has been telling public companies he and his team can help improve their operations. Now he is saying the same thing to private companies.

AT&T Inc's Warner Bros Games on Wednesday unveiled a Harry Potter game, "Hogwarts Legacy," that will let players experience life as a student at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1800s.

Now is the time for us to reshape our society and economy for the better, says one observer.

SINGAPORE'S Evergreen Assets Management is looking to sink its roots in Indochina, with plans to raise S$100 million to expand its financing business in this part of the fast-growing region.