The chief executive of Japanese beverage maker Suntory Holdings said on Thursday the coronavirus crisis and other geopolitical risks would not deter his company or other Japanese firms from overseas acquisitions.
Hedge fund Amber Capital and French media group Vivendi on Thursday lost their attempt to push French conglomerate Lagardere to hold an extraordinary shareholder meeting at which they hoped to call for board changes.
China will share data and samples from the moon obtained by its Chang'e 5 probe on the basis of international conventions though "unfortunate" U.S. restrictions on cooperation might prevent it getting any, the deputy head of its space agency said.
Mining giant Rio Tinto announced a new chief executive Thursday, months after the previous boss resigned following the destruction of an ancient Australian Aboriginal heritage site.
SEOUL/BERLIN/SHENZHEN, China: Makers of cars and electronic devices from TVs to smartphones are sounding alarm bells about a global shortage of chips, which is causing manufacturing delays as consumer demand bounces back from the coronavirus crisis. The problem has several causes, industry ...
HONG KONG: Hong Kong financial institutions and listed companies will have to disclose the financial impact of climate change on their businesses, as outlined in a major global standard, by 2025, the city’s main financial regulators said on Thursday (Dec 17). Investors in Hong Kong and around the ......
Bitcoin set a fresh all-time high on Thursday, after rising almost 6per cent to US$22,584 by 0806 GMT, just a day after smashing the US$20,000 milestone for the first time.
Weaving down a steep slope, snowboarder Zhang Xu skid gracefully to a halt in a shower of white powder -- one of a new generation of Chinese people learning winter sports in brand new indoor facilities.
Australians packed into shopping malls on Thursday (Dec 17) to stock up on supplies for the Christmas holiday season, spending money that might usually go towards overseas travel and cheering an annual rite that was threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kering, the French luxury goods group whose brands include Gucci and Saint Laurent, said on Thursday that it would co-operate fully on a tax probe into the company, while rejecting any charges of wrongdoing.
