Chinese e-commerce giant JD said on Monday its founder and CEO, Liu Qiangdong, has returned to China and resumed work after his arrest in Minneapolis in the United States on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct. He was later released without charges or bail.

Though foreign money boosts economies, local businesses are concerned about losing opportunities and foreigners not following regulations

Global stock markets wobbled Friday as US President Donald Trump eyed further tariffs even as roadblocks emerged on striking a key trade deal with Canada.

The United States is pressing ahead with a free trade pact with Mexico, but whether Canada will join depends on a new round of talks next week, after negotiations ended Friday without an agreement.

The Village Voice, the famed alternative New York weekly that grew out of the Greenwich Village cultural scene, was set to shut down its remaining editorial operations, according to reports Friday.

According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the GDP at 2011-12 prices in the first quarter (Q1) of 2018-19 registered growth rate of 8.2 per cent, up from 7.7 per cent reported for Q4 of 2017-18.

President Donald Trump has threatened to pull the United States out of the World Trade Organization if it does not «shape up.»

Coca-Cola on Friday said it had agreed to buy global coffee chain Costa from its UK owner Whitbread for £3.9 billion ($5.1 billion).

European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker warned Friday the EU would hit back with tariffs of its own if Donald Trump made good on threats to slap duties on foreign cars, as an EU-US trade truce wobbled.

The Bank of Thailand says most banks have now resumed online banking services after networks crashed on Friday morning.

Asian markets sank Friday as the China-US trade row burst back into view with a report that Donald Trump wants to impose tariffs on $200 billion of goods as early as next week.

Emerging market currencies sank in Asia on Friday, with the Indian rupee at a record low as dealers fear contagion from financial crises in Argentina and Turkey.

IT TOOK lawmakers just three hours to approve the Bt3-trillion budget for next year – and with all 206 legislators voting in favour of the bill, analysts believe the military government is sticking to its old school of thought.

Authorities must cooperate internationally, regulate at home, to stem online crime spree.

Stock markets dropped Thursday on profit-taking after a recent run higher on optimism on trade deals, and news on more US tariffs on China, while Argentina's peso and the Turkish lira tumbled.

A number of key politicians have committed to moves for fair income redistribution but say they remain unconvinced that an election will be held in February next year as previously promised by the government

Most Asian markets fell Thursday, with investors unable to build on another record close on Wall Street, instead taking profits after a strong week.

Vodafone Hutchison Australia and TPG Telecom announced plans Thursday to merge into a Aus$15 billion (US$11 billion) telecommunications giant to take on key rivals Telstra and Optus.

Panasonic plans to move its European headquarters from Britain to the Netherlands later this year over concerns about potential tax issues related to Brexit, a company spokeswoman said Thursday.

Over the last five years beef exports have increased worldwide as the demand for meat has increased. USA is the world’s top beef exporter. The country’s beef exports accounted for 12.9 per cent of total production in 2017. The country exported beef worth US$6.2 billion, according to data collected by Canada-based organ firm, World’s Top Exporters. 

Asian markets enjoyed broad gains for a third day on Wednesday but investors moved more cautiously as they took stock of the latest trade developments and possible headwinds.

Serving as a showcase for international companies seeking to tap the lucrative regional beauty market, Beyond Beauty Asean will see 850 exhibitors from around the world gather at IMPACT Exhibition & Convention Centre in Bangkok from September 20 to 22.

Seeking to ease the financial pain of buying a new car, KLeasing has introduced its “For All Your Auto-Finance Needs” campaign.

Despite some short-term concerns on inflation, the Philippines is still Southeast Asia's outperformer and the recent stock market pullback has only opened fresh investment opportunities, Manulife's top Asia fund manager said.

Asian investors extended a rally on Tuesday, tracking another Wall Street record as they cheered a fresh trade deal between the United States and Mexico -- ending one row picked by Donald Trump that had rattled global markets.

Nespresso maker Nestle on Tuesday said it has sealed a deal to market the products of US coffee giant Starbucks around the world, outside of its cafes.

A trade deal struck Monday between Mexico and the United States sent Wall Street soaring, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closing at fresh all-time highs.

Asian markets rallied on Monday following a record lead from Wall Street, while the dollar remained under pressure after the head of the Federal Reserve suggested it would not speed up its pace of lifting interest rates.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Friday that the company would continue to be publicly traded, weeks after suggesting that he would take the pioneering electric carmaker private.

South Korea's corporate watchdog carried out a weeks-long investigation into Google Korea over the firm's alleged abuse of its leverage over local game developers, industry sources said Saturday.

Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Katisripitak on Friday expressed the government’s support for China as it pursues a leading role in promoting free trade and globalisation amid an escalating tariff war with the United States.

China has imposed a 25 percent tariff on $16 billion of goods and commodity imports from the United States, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council announced on Thursday.

The United States Thursday imposed steep import tariffs on another $16 billion in Chinese goods over what Washington has called rampant theft of American technology, even as trade negotiators were in talks to avert further confrontations.

Asia's major markets were mixed Thursday as China and the US exchanged fresh tit-for-tat tariffs on billions of dollars of goods while the two sides held talks on their long-running trade dispute.