China, US to hold trade talks in Malaysia in coming days
23 October 2025, 07:34 AM
News
India poised to sharply cut Russian oil purchases after sanctions, sources say
23 October 2025, 06:50 AM
Business
Australia-US deal to challenge China rare earths reign: mining boss
22 October 2025, 18:48 PM
Business
Explainer / 5 reasons rare earths are key to the US-China rivalry
22 October 2025, 10:40 AM
Business
Gold falls again as rally comes to halt, stock markets mixed
22 October 2025, 07:53 AM
Business
Trump administration plans new probe into global drug pricing, FT reports
22 October 2025, 06:51 AM
Business
US-Aussie critical minerals pact is worthy stretch
21 October 2025, 19:06 PM
Business
Goldman Sachs warns of rare earth supply risks
21 October 2025, 19:06 PM
Business
US, Australia sign rare earths deal as Trump promises submarines
21 October 2025, 07:59 AM
Business
Gold's record run pauses as investors book profits
21 October 2025, 06:41 AM
Business
Italy bottle cap tycoon leaves workers 1.5m euros in will
Workers at an Italian factory were delighted by an unexpected Christmas bonus, receiving cheques for thousands of euros bequeathed to them by their late boss who died in June, reports said Saturday.
10 January 2016, 18:00 PM
GM bets Americans will buy cars made in China
General Motors will be placing a big bet the American public is willing to drive a car built in China when it unveils the Buick Envision on Sunday night.
10 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Asda feels pressure and fuels price war
Supermarket chain Asda has predicted another year of "intense pressure" for the struggling sector as the global economy remains "turbulent".
10 January 2016, 18:00 PM
EU starts on tricky path towards relaxing China trade defence
The European Union will take the first step on Wednesday towards refashioning its trade ties with Beijing, torn over how to lower its defences to avert Chinese retaliation while protecting key industries against a damaging flood of cheap imports.
10 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Japan presses Singapore to ease restrictions on Fukushima imports
Japan pressed Singapore to ease its ban on Fukushima food imports, following the European Union's move to relax restrictions on imports from the area, according to media reports on Sunday.
10 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Volkswagen branded sales drop for first time in 11yrs
German carmaker Volkswagen has posted its first drop in VW brand sales in 11 years as the company continues to cope with its emissions scandal.
10 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Oil hits 11-year low
OIL prices hit their lowest in over 11 years on Wednesday, as the row between Saudi Arabia and Iran was seen making any cooperation between major exporters to cut output even more unlikely.
6 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Apple expected to cut iPhone 6S, 6S Plus production
APPLE Inc is expected to cut production of its latest iPhone models by about 30 percent in the January-March quarter due to mounting inventories, the Nikkei reported, rattling the nerves of investors in the US giant's Asian suppliers.
6 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Standard Chartered among banks in China forex ban
STANDARD Chartered is among three lenders that China's central bank last week suspended from conducting some foreign exchange business until the end of March, two sources with direct knowledge told Reuters on Wednesday.
6 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Invest in people
EVERYONE talks about physical infrastructure as a prerequisite for higher economic growth and prosperity, but an internationally renowned human development analyst puts similar importance on social infrastructure for sustainable growth and progress.
6 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Fed's Fischer: 3-4 rate hikes this year possible
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Stanley Fischer said Wednesday that markets could expect three to four increases in the Fed's benchmark interest rate this year.
6 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Ultra-thin televisions battle for CES crown
A battle for the title of best new television opened Tuesday at the Consumer Electronics Show, with titans fielding new slim, smart, ultra high-definition models.
6 January 2016, 18:00 PM
India's coal imports fall
India's coal imports fell for a sixth month in December, a government official said Wednesday, as the world's third-biggest buyer of the fuel expands domestic mines to boost output and expand power generation.
6 January 2016, 18:00 PM
China's Wanda plans $2.3b investment in hospitals
Chinese conglomerate Wanda is venturing into healthcare, it said Wednesday, with a $2.3 billion investment in three hospitals in China, to be managed by a British company.
6 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Samsung at risk of 2016 profit drop
Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd may be due for another profit drop in 2016, as slowing demand for consumer electronics saps momentum for the less-glamourous components businesses that offset last year's smartphone struggles.
6 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Saudi to save $7b from energy reforms
Saudi Arabia is expected to save $7 billion a year after it introduced unprecedented energy price rises in a bid to offset the low cost of oil, a report said on Wednesday.
6 January 2016, 18:00 PM
China sets yuan currency level near five-year low
China's central bank on Wednesday set the value of the yuan currency against the US dollar at its lowest since April 2011, according to the national foreign exchange market, raising worries over the health of the world's second-largest economy.
6 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Huawei's 2015 smartphone shipments jump 44pc, cross 100m
Huawei Technologies Co became the first Chinese handset vendor to ship more than 100 million smartphones in a year when its 2015
6 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Philippines to join China-backed Asian infrastructure bank
The Philippines said Wednesday it will join the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, despite being engaged in a dispute with Beijing over its claims in the South China Sea.
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Global economic growth will be disappointing in 2016: Lagarde
Global economic growth will be disappointing next year and the outlook for the medium-term has also deteriorated, the head of the International Monetary Fund said in a guest article for German newspaper Handelsblatt published on Wednesday.
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM