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South Korea's factory output in April unexpectedly declined from March but logged the fastest expansion in almost three years on a year-on-year basis compared to 2020's pandemic-impacted figures, government data showed on Monday.

A more realistic global minimum corporate tax rate of 15 per cent may bring it closer to global acceptance and soften its negative impact on Singapore, but it would still require the country to rethink incentives for large MNCs, says NUS Business School’s Assoc Prof Simon Poh.

COVID-19 has confused the picture but signs point to how London is shifting away from being Europe’s principal offshore financial centre, says NatWest Group’s Howard Davies.

STANDARD Chartered (StanChart) aims to double its global mass banking and affluent clients by 2025, with the growth powered in part by the burgeoning wealth in Asia, said a top executive from the bank.

MAEGAN Zhao, 37, came to Singapore with her young son three years ago to assess its living and education environment. She decided to enrol him in United World College, where he will start studying next year.

HONG Kong is the top capital market for Chinese enterprises venturing abroad. Data from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE) showed that as at end-March this year, H-share and red-chip companies have a combined market value of over HK$12 trillion (S$2 trillion), making up 23 per cent of...

BANGKOK: Thailand's largest agribusiness firm Charoen Pokphand Foods said on Sunday (May 30) it had closed one of its factories for five days after several workers tested positive for COVID-19. The company's poultry processing plant in Saraburi province will be shut from Sunday to Thursday, the ...

BANGKOK: Thailand's largest agribusiness firm Charoen Pokphand Foods Pcl said on Sunday it had closed one of its factories for five days after several workers tested positive for COVID-19. The company's poultry processing plant in Saraburi province will be shut from Sunday to Thursday, the ...

HANOI: Vietnam's business hub Ho Chi Minh City will begin social distancing measures for 15 days starting from May 31 in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, the country's government said on Sunday (May 30). The city has seen a spike in cases related to a religious...

LABIN, Croatia: Melissa Paul described it as a "beautiful gift" when she became Croatia's first official digital nomad earlier this year, benefiting from a visa scheme that the country hopes will help promote its pandemic-hit travel industry. "Croatia is gorgeous, it's beautiful living here ...