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Tesla Inc said on Wednesday its Model X SUV has been awarded a five-star rating by the European New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP) in tests that are standards for Europe.

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's government pledged HK$4 billion (US$511 million) on Wednesday (Dec 4) in new relief measures to help bolster an economy battered by months of protests that have eroded business confidence in the Asian financial hub. The latest boost brings the government's total pledged ...

Orange said it planned to carve out its mobile towers in most European countries to shore up the group's value, but the move was overshadowed by the French telecom firm's modest dividend outlook, sending its shares lower.

Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai will replace Larry Page as CEO of parent Alphabet Inc, heralding a new chapter for the company that helped reshape the global tech industry under its co-founders Page and Sergey Brin.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian developer Iskandar Waterfront Holdings Sdn Bhd (IWH) has revived its ambition to go public two years after shelving a backdoor listing, with a plan to raise US$1 billion to US$1.5 billion in an IPO next year, people familiar with the deal said. IWH is part of a...

SINGAPORE: Singapore-based venture capital firm Circulate Capital launched a US$106 million (S$144 million) fund dedicated to preventing plastic pollution in Southeast and South Asian oceans on Wednesday (Dec 4).  The fund addresses the "financing gap” between private capital and the resources ...

Facebook's policy on paid political advertisements has flaws that allow the spread of false information, the U.S. Democratic National Committee has said in a letter to Sheryl Sandberg, a top official of the social media giant.

Renault SA , Nissan Motor Co and Mitsubishi Motors on Wednesday said they had appointed Hadi Zablit as general secretary of their automaking alliance to accelerate business efficiencies across the companies.

SINGAPORE: Mediacorp announced on Wednesday (Dec 4) that it is partnering Hong Kong-based ViuTV to produce two Chinese-language drama series. The new partnership – the second tie-up between Mediacorp and ViuTV – will pool production capabilities and capital from both companies, according to the ...

Wall Street's poor start to December has some investors bracing for a choppy end-of-year as fears about the U.S.-China trade war resurface.