Build stronger trade ties

US Ambassador Marcia Bernicat yesterday urged the business communities in Bangladesh and the US to make efforts to boost bilateral economic relations.
15 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Indonesia posts higher-than-expected trade surplus

Indonesia posted a higher-than-expected trade surplus of $1.13 billion in March, the fourth consecutive month that Southeast Asia's
15 April 2015, 18:00 PM

India favours full rupee convertibility to become top economy

India needs to move towards full capital account convertibility to become a leading global economy, the country's junior finance minister
15 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Nokia agrees 15.6b-euro deal to buy Alcatel-Lucent

Nokia has struck a 15.6-billion-euro deal to buy its rival Alcatel-Lucent to create the world's biggest supplier of mobile phone
15 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Nestle in talks to sell frozen food unit

Nestle is in exclusive talks to sell its frozen food unit Davigel to food service operator Brakes Group as part of a drive to trim its
15 April 2015, 18:00 PM

IMF: India, Japan to drive Asia as China slows

Faster growth under the reformist governments of India and Japan will help cushion the blow to the world economy from a marked
15 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Indian minister to push for raising sugar import duty

India's food minister said he would propose raising the import duty on sugar to 40 percent from 25 percent as a preventive measure to
15 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Apple likely to boost watch production quickly

Apple Inc is likely to quickly ramp production of the Apple Watch after strong pre-orders outstripped limited supply in the first weekend following its launch, some Wall Street analysts said.
13 April 2015, 18:00 PM

WB trims 2015 East Asia growth forecast

East Asia's developing economies led by China will grow slightly slower this year, with higher US interest rates and an appreciating
13 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Foreign stock investors like Indonesia, but love Philippines

Net foreign purchases of Philippine shares jumped to $1.1 billion in January-to-March, the highest for any quarter in almost three
13 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Taiwan rejected from China-led Asia bank 'due to name'

The Chinese government has said Taiwan will not be a member of a new regional bank, but would be welcome in the future under a different name.
13 April 2015, 18:00 PM

India seeks to woo German industry at Hanover Trade Fair

A giant statue of an Indian elephant dominates the stand of German cable maker Lapp at this year's Hanover Fair, the world's largest
13 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Airports report record passenger numbers

Rival airports Heathrow and Gatwick - both vying to be the site of a new runway - have reported record passenger numbers for March.
13 April 2015, 18:00 PM

China's influence over AIIB a concern ahead of founders' meeting

China could have outsized influence over a new Beijing-backed international development bank under a proposed shareholding
13 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Chinese hackers targeted SE Asia, India for last decade

A cyber espionage group most likely sponsored by China has been snooping on governments and businesses in Southeast Asia and
13 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Workers urge Volkswagen to end bitter leadership battle

Employees at German auto giant Volkswagen urged management Monday to settle a bitter power struggle and focus instead on running
13 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Brazil's iPhone investment falls short on promises of jobs, lower prices

The Brazilian iPhone was meant to mark a new era.
13 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Twitter, YouTube, Instagram work on stealth advertising

The quandary for those who run social networks is how to monetise activity on them without antagonising and thus losing users
12 April 2015, 18:00 PM

China to 'blacklist' its unruly tourists

China will create a "blacklist" of its tourists who behave badly overseas, state-media reported, after several embarrassing incidents
12 April 2015, 18:00 PM

From film to fashion, Dubai bids to be creative capital for Arab world

Move over, Cairo, Beirut and Casablanca. Dubai is launching a drive to become one of the Arab world's top centres for art, design, film
12 April 2015, 18:00 PM