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TOKYO: An official at Japan's largest advertising agency Dentsu Group, who was a key figure in creating the opening and closing ceremonies of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, has been punished for "power harassment", local media reported on Wednesday (Jan 8). Dentsu penalised creative director Kaoru ...

EASTSPRING Investments, the Asian investment management arm of Prudential plc, on Wednesday announced two senior appointments.

Gripping her friend's shoulder as a truck packed with 30 Cambodian garment workers tears down a pot-holed street, Nguon Sanit says her days are bookended by fear of dying on the kingdom's treacherous roads.

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen looks set to secure a second term in elections this weekend, but her Achilles heel is an economy that China has squeezed relentlessly in an effort to assert its control over the island's future.

Oil prices spiked Wednesday and Tokyo stocks plunged as investors took fright at escalating tensions between the United States and Iran after Tehran launched missile attacks on US forces in Iraq.

Oil prices spiked Wednesday and Tokyo stocks plunged as investors took fright at escalating tensions between the United States and Iran after Tehran launched missile attacks on US forces in Iraq.

After years of reconnaissance, China's retail king Alibaba is finally making its move on Europe. It is undercutting Amazon sellers' fees to attract vendors but has had mixed results, six sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.

The chair of the U.S. House of Representatives antitrust subcommittee pressed top regulators on Tuesday over merger decisions, including the Justice Department's approval of T-Mobile US Inc's proposed purchase of Sprint Corp .

Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday its operating profit likely slumped 34per cent in the fourth quarter, beating analysts' forecasts, dogged by a year-long downturn in the memory chip market.

Boeing Co said on Tuesday it was recommending that airline pilots undergo simulator training before they resume flying the 737 MAX, a shift from its previous position that pilots only needed computer-based training.