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DUBLIN: Ireland expects 1 million people to have downloaded a voluntary app to trace contacts of COVID-19 patients within 24 hours of its formal launch, which its health service operator said would make it the most successful launch in the world. On Tuesday, Ireland became the latest country to...

SINGAPORE: Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums closed higher on Wednesday (Jul 8) in the first bidding exercise since the COVID-19 suspension. For Category A cars, or those 1,600cc and below with horsepower not exceeding 130bhp, premiums closed at S$33,520, up from S$31,210 in the last ...

Online fashion retailer Boohoo said on Wednesday it was launching an independent review of its supply chain in Britain, led by a senior lawyer, following a media report about dire working conditions in one English factory.

Commercial insurers are facing hefty claims from the coronavirus crisis but are also seeing a steep rise in premiums – tempting companies and industry veterans to raise capital, launch new businesses or expand into new lines.

Orders for infrastructure materials and equipment have helped industrial output recover faster in China than most places emerging from COVID-19 lockdowns, but further expansion will be hard to attain without stronger broad-based demand and exports.

NASDAQ-LISTED Interactive Brokers Group on Wednesday announced the addition of its Singapore entity, Interactive Brokers Singapore, and the opening of an office in the city-state's Marina Bay financial district.

Indian police have arrested 12 LG Polymers officials, including its chief executive and two directors, an officer said on Wednesday, two months after a deadly gas leak at the company's south India chemical plant killed 12.

Shares in Malaysia's AirAsia Group Bhd were halted on Wednesday after its auditor said there were material uncertainties that cast doubt on the budget carrier's ability to continue as a going concern.

BERLIN/LONDON: Retailers Next Plc, Zalando SE and Amazon.com Inc are delisting products made by Britain's Boohoo Group Plc following a media report about dire working conditions in an English factory that supplied the popular brand. Boohoo shares have slumped since the Sunday Times newspaper said ...

REUTERS: Arm Ltd plans to transfer two software businesses to its Japan-based parent, SoftBank Group Corp, in a strategic shift to focus on growing its core chip businesses, the British-based company said on Tuesday. The units, under Arm's internet-of-things services group, help chip purchasers ...