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The supply of masks has become an issue in parts of the world - and demand is unlikely to wane as the number of infections continues to rise, say three observers.

STANDARD Chartered Bank (StanChart) has opened its flagship centre for international banking and priority private clients at Ngee Ann City in Singapore.

Nearly half of the U.S. companies in China say their global operations are already seeing an impact from business shutdowns due to the coronavirus epidemic, according to a poll by Shanghai's American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham).

French transport infrastructure company Alstom said on Monday it was in talks over a possible acquisition of the train business of Canadian company Bombardier , which could be worth US$7 billion on an enterprise value basis.

NMC Health said on Monday its founder B.R. Shetty has resigned as the Emirati healthcare group's joint non-executive chairman and H.J. Mark Tompkins will now continue as the sole chairman.

BANGKOK: Thailand's economy grew at its weakest pace in five years in 2019 as exports and public investments slowed, adding pressure on the central bank to cut rates to shield Southeast Asia's second-largest economy from the coronavirus epidemic. The trade-dependent economy has been buffeted by ...

BEIJING: China has approved the import of all poultry and poultry products from the United States, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on its website on Monday (Feb 17). Beijing had banned all trade in poultry products from the United States since 2015 due to outbreaks of...

SINGAPORE: Sales of new private homes rebounded last month, marking the strongest January showing in seven years. Developers sold 618 homes - excluding executive condominiums - last month, 14.9 per cent higher than the 538 units sold in the preceding month, data from the Urban Redevelopment ...

Dubai's DP World , one of the world's largest port operators, said on Monday it would delist from the Nasdaq Dubai exchange after its parent company offered to acquire its 19.55per cent listed shares.

Australia's QBE Insurance Group said on Monday climate change could make some premiums unaffordable, especially for customers exposed to extreme weather events, and was a "material risk" for its operations across the globe.