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Question: How do you predict the outcome of a snap election when so many polls have been so wrong, half of voters haven't made up their minds and the crucial factor may not be who wins, but how much they win by?

Potential jurors in the defamation trial of high-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk may be excused from the case if they voice strong feelings about billionaires or people who visit Thailand.

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd plans to shift its research center to Canada from the United States, Ren Zhengfei, the founder of the Chinese telecoms equipment maker, said in an interview with Canada's Globe and Mail.

OANDA on Tuesday said it has appointed David Grant as its chief operating officer (COO) for the Asia-Pacific, to be based in Singapore. 

SINGAPORE: About three dozen firms including ride-hailer Grab, Standard Chartered and Singapore Telecommunications are in talks to form consortiums that can meet tough entry norms to bid for Singapore's digital bank licences, sources said. Singapore's biggest liberalisation of its banking sector ...

Asian shares skidded on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump stunned markets with tariffs against Brazil and Argentina, recharging fears about global trade tensions, while weak U.S. factory data added to the investor gloom.

British household goods maker Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc said on Tuesday it was extending its paid leave globally for new mothers from 16 weeks to 26 weeks, but the change will take time to implement in the United States due to regulatory issues.

The U.S. government on Monday said it may slap punitive duties of up to 100per cent on US$2.4 billion in imports of French Champagne, handbags, cheese and other products, after concluding that France's new digital services tax would harm U.S. tech companies.

The chief executive officer of OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma LP should not collect a potential US$1.3 million bonus when he has been accused of contributing to the opioid epidemic, a group of state attorneys general said in a court filing on Monday.

SINGAPORE: Cosmetics retailer Sasa International announced on Monday (Dec 2) that it will close all 22 stores in Singapore. About 170 employees will be affected by the decision, the company said in its statement, adding that they will be "fully compensated" according to local employment laws and ...