Hong Kong's seasonally adjusted unemployment slipped to 6.4per cent in the February-April period, the government said on Thursday, with the labour market improving as the coronavirus outbreak receded but still facing challenges from a slump in tourism.
SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group said on Thursday (May 20) that it aims to operate at a third of its pre-COVID capacity by July, after posting a record loss of S$4.3 billion in the last financial year. The company has also been looking for opportunities to expand its network, said CEO...
Malaysia's Sime Darby Plantation on Thursday reported a higher first-quarter net profit due to improved production of palm fruit bunches and better palm oil prices, although it expects prices to ease in the second half of 2021.
In a railway arch in south London, pickers and packers are in a race against time: to get fresh food to the door of Alastair Dean within 15 minutes of his order hitting an app.
Domestic car sales in Thailand surged 93.07per cent in April from a year earlier to 58,132 vehicles, coming off a very low base last year when the country was in a full lockdown, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Thursday.
REUTERS: Construction software startup Procore Technologies Inc on Thursday priced its U.S. initial public offering at US$67 per share, higher than the range it announced earlier this month. The California-based company said it will offer about 9.5 million shares, seeking to raise a little ...
A selloff in cryptocurrencies, high-growth stocks and other high-flying assets may be signalling a more cautious outlook among market participants after a stretch of rampant exuberance, investors and analysts said.
ABB is looking to tap into a skilled labour shortage in the fast-growing construction sector to help drive the post-pandemic recovery of its robotics business and diversification from the automotive industry, the head of the division said.
Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati on Thursday proposed to parliament a budget deficit of 4.51per cent-4.85per cent of gross domestic product for 2022, as well as potential new taxes to increase revenue amid improving economic conditions.
PARIS: Profits from COVID-19 jabs have helped at least nine people become billionaires, a campaign group said on Thursday (May 20), calling for an end to pharmaceutical corporations' "monopoly control" on vaccine technology. "Between them, the nine new billionaires have a combined net wealth of US ...
