Asian shares struggled for clear direction Tuesday following another volatile session on Wall Street, as a perfect storm of risks hovering over the global economy curbed investors' enthusiasm.
Billionaire Paul Allen, who founded US software giant Microsoft with Bill Gates in the 1970s, died Monday after his latest battle with cancer. He was 65.
Thai Vietjet Air will inaugurate its Bangkok-Taichung direct flights on November 3, on the same day as the opening of the 2018 Taichung World Flora Exposition in the Taiwanese city. The twin events aim to attract up to 8 million visitors, according to the Tourism and Travel Bureau, Taichung City Government.
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A European Union initiative to attract more Chinese visitors is making «solid progress» with research showing more tourists are heading to Central and Eastern regions of Europe.
The window of opportunity to keep global growth on track is «narrowing» amid trade disputes and emerging markets crises, the IMF said Saturday, and cautioned against currency wars as a US-China spat threatens to boil over.
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin pushed back Saturday against warnings that Washington's trade fight with China imperils the world economy, saying that pushing Beijing to open up will be good for all.
Economic chiefs from countries around the world - including China and the US, which have been warring over the falling yuan - pledged on Saturday (Oct 13) to refrain from competitive devaluations of their currencies.
Asia's main stock markets traded lower Friday, but losses were relatively muted as investors took a breather after a global rout sparked by fears over higher US interest rates.
Indonesia's president Friday turned to blockbuster television show «Game of Thrones» to sound the alarm over global trade tensions at an economic conference, warning that «winter is coming.»
Who runs the world? It might soon be women as a crop of female economists join IMF chief Christine Lagarde in top positions at major financial bodies.
Japanese stocks plunged by more than three percent Thursday following the worst session on Wall Street for months, as US President Donald Trump said the Federal Reserve had «gone crazy» with plans for higher interest rates.
PROPERTY firm All Inspire Development Plc is aiming to have its Excel and Impression brands recognised among the top five for homebuyers within five years under a stepped-up focus on quality, the company's chief executive officer Thanakorn Thanawarith said yesterday.
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The US-China trade war will hobble global growth, the International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday, cutting its forecast for this year and next and predicting that «everyone is going to suffer» from a clash between the world's two biggest economies.
The sell-off in Asian markets slowed on Tuesday, with most markets seeing little movement as ongoing US-China tensions simmer.
The US jobless rate tumbled in September to its lowest level since December 1969, even as job creation slowed, likely due in part to Hurricane Florence, the government reported Friday.
Wall Street stocks fell for a second straight session on Friday on worries about runaway inflation spurred by the sudden jump in US Treasury bond yields.
Less than a week after settling fraud charges with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk on Thursday derided the agency on Twitter.
Wall Street stocks tumbled Thursday, with tech shares taking a big hit on worries over a surge in interest rates.
The National Nanotechnology Centre has signed up to join the Research Network for Nanotechnology (RNN) Project along with 11 network centres from seven universities.
PepsiCo on Tuesday joined the growing list of big companies to confirm potential interest in making drinks with cannabis.
KPMG has partnered with UiPath, the enterprise Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software company, to provide RPA solutions to companies in Thailand with the aim of helping them to improve productivity and service quality.
Cross-border e-commerce between China and ASEAN economies is surging, as more Chinese consumers are developing a taste for exotic food that are less commonly seen on tables and an ongoing need for online shopping.
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Wall Street stocks finished mostly positive on Monday after the United States sealed a trade deal with Canada to replace the current North American Free Trade Agreement.
Canadian and US negotiators reached a deal late Sunday on reforming the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canadian media reported, after more than a year of talks triggered by US President Donald Trump's discontent with the 24-year old pact.
Naver's Line messenger, which is strong in Thailand and Indonesia; Korean messenger giant Kakao and mobile carrier KT vie to launch cryptocurrencies
INTERVENTION by the government is needed as the labour market heads toward major job losses due to recent and future waves of technological innovation, a recent seminar has heard.
Australia's scandal-plagued banks were accused of putting profits before people and of failing to meet «basic standards of honesty» on Friday, as an official inquiry offered a damning assessment of the sector.
An Indian coffee shop chain rhyming with Starbucks and with a similar logo has agreed to change its name after being sued by the US giant, the Indian firm said Friday.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has granted an e-money license to Grab, which will enable the ride-hailing company to provide its consumers a number of additional payment services, aside from rides and express delivery.
The labor ministry plans to enhance the consultation and advice systems available to companies that hire foreign workers who come to Japan under a new residential status expected to be introduced next fiscal year.
The allegations against JD's CEO Liu Qiangdong are inconsistent with the evidence, so prosecutors are not expected to bring charges, said Liu's lawyer Jill Brisbois during a telephone interview as reported by The Paper on Thursday.
Krungsri has unveiled its latest business app, Krungsri Biz, a total solution for SMEs to simplify transactions.
