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Glencore's chrome joint venture in South Africa with Merafe Resources has declared force majeure on qualifying contracts after a nationwide lockdown forced operations to shut, a Merafe executive said.

As the coronavirus outbreak forced classes online, Boston Public Schools ordered 20,000 laptops and had them in hand in four days - an unusually fast turnaround made possible by a build-up of inventory prompted by the U.S.-China trade war.

MAYBANK Singapore will pay a one-time financial assistance of S$1,400 to employees who are living in Singapore temporarily due to Malaysia's movement control order (MCO).

China's ports and shipping firms are bracing for a second wave of supply chain disruptions that may be deeper and more prolonged than during the country's coronavirus lockdown as the global spread of the virus chokes off international demand.

SINGAPORE: The Government is prepared to take legislative action when necessary to ensure that the property tax rebates granted to commercial landlords are passed on to their tenants during the COVID-19 outbreak, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat on Wednesday (Apr 1). “I want to urge the ......

French supermarket retailer Carrefour and Uber Eats announced a new delivery service on Wednesday, aimed at helping Parisians buy essential goods and food during the nationwide lockdown triggered by the coronavirus crisis.

JPMORGAN Chase & Co has launched a foreign exchange (FX) trading and pricing engine in Singapore that will speed up trade executions for clients, it said on Wednesday.

LONDON/OAKLAND/BUCHAREST: Driving to work at his factory to the west of London last week, designer Steve Brooks had coronavirus on his mind. What could he make that would let him open a door without touching the handle? "Everyone has to use their little finger or find the bit of...

SINGAPORE: NTUC FairPrice Finest at Bedok Mall will be closed for three days starting from Wednesday (Apr 1), after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. The employee has been quarantined and is being monitored by medical personnel. All employees who work in the Bedok Mall oulet have been put...

The looming economic downturn could have distinct consequences for the Class of 2020 that outlast the economic downturn itself, say observers.