SHANGHAI/HONG KONG: China's crackdown on cryptocurrency "mining" has extended to the southwest province of Sichuan, where authorities ordered cryptocurrency mining projects closed in the major mining centre. Cryptomining is big business in China, accounting for more than half of global bitcoin ...
MELBOURNE: The Australian government said on Saturday it was lodging a formal complaint with the World Trade Organization over China's imposition of anti-dumping duties on Australian wine exports, escalating further the trade standoff with Beijing. "The government will continue to vigorously ...
TOKYO: Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos on Saturday endorsed the continued leadership of Toshiba Corp Board Chairman Osamu Nagayama, who has come under intense pressure to resign amid a deepening crisis at the Japanese conglomerate. Both Nagayama and Roos served as independent ...
Australia is lodging a formal complaint with the World Trade Organization over China's imposition of anti-dumping duties on Australian wine exports, the government announced Saturday.
NEW YORK: The newest version of Boeing's 737 MAX made its first test flight over Washington state on Friday (Jun 18), just months after the plane returned to service following a worldwide grounding after two fatal crashes. Boeing said the 737 MAX 10 departed Renton, Washington at 1707 GMT...
In announcing new wage levels for workers in the cleaning sector, NTUC assistant director-general Zainal Sapari said: "We want to attract a younger workforce into this industry. We want this to be a possible career that they can consider, compared to going into the gig economy."
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MC PAYMENT controlling shareholder Ching Chiat Kwong on Friday said the digital payments service's board issue is one of governance and is separate from the company's daily operations, amid a war of words this month.
Bitcoin dropped 7per cent to US$35,431.15 at 20:02 GMT on Friday, losing US$2,666.53 from its previous close.
NEW YORK: The dollar extended its advance against a basket of currencies on Friday, building on the gains logged after the U.S. Federal Reserve earlier this week surprised markets by signaling it would raise interest rates and end emergency bond-buying sooner than expected. The dollar index ...
