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Alstom shares fell on Tuesday (Feb 18) after the French firm agreed to buy the rail division of Canada's Bombardier for up to €6.2 billion (US$6.7 billion), in a deal likely to be scrutinised by regulators and unions.

SoftBank Group Corp has pumped US$2.5 billion of its own cash into new investments since October, people familiar with the matter said, hoping to restore its money-making credentials as it courts investors for a successor to its Vision Fund.

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire warned Renault on Tuesday against shutting factories in France and cutting jobs there after the carmaker announced "no taboos" cost cuts last week.

BEIJING: Tesla is in advanced stages of talks to use batteries from CATL that contain no cobalt: one of the most expensive metals in electric vehicle (EV) batteries: in cars made at its China plant, people familiar with the matter said. Adoption would mark the first time for the...

"Stand in front of a chair. Chest up, core tight and square your pelvis," said Heidi Liu, a pilates instructor at a studio in Shanghai, as she demonstrated a series of poses and stretches.

SINGAPORE: The Government will set aside S$8.3 billion between 2020 and 2022 to help companies scale up by strengthening business ties and improving their capabilities, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat in  his 2020 Budget speech on Tuesday (Feb 18). Some of the schemes that will fall ......

REUTERS: Apple Inc warned on Monday it was unlikely to meet its March quarter sales guidance set just three weeks ago as the world's most valuable technology firm became one of the biggest corporate casualties of China's coronavirus epidemic. The rapidly spreading virus has killed nearly 1,900 in ......

Workers at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant may need to wear plastic raincoats as the coronavirus outbreak threatens production of protective suits in China, the operator warned on Tuesday.

Southeast Asia's holiday hotspots, hit by billions in lost business from Chinese tourists, are turning to markets closer to home to soften the blow from travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus epidemic.

Australia's hottest and driest year on record has slashed crop production, with summer output expected to fall to the lowest levels on record, according to official projections released Tuesday.