Caixin PMI: China’s services sector contracts for third month as job losses hit record
BEIJING, May 7 — China’s services firms wallowed in contraction in April as layoffs hit a record and export orders plunged after signs of improvement...
Asia equities turn negative as virus economic reality bites
[caption id="attachment_479" align="alignright" width="648"] A man wears a protective mask as he walk past a panel displaying the Hang Seng Index during morning trading, following...
Life of luxury: Dubai’s huge service sector faces unsure future
DUBAI, May 7 — In Dubai’s ritzy Marina district, white yachts are tethered to docks, standing idle — like many companies behind a luxury lifestyle...
Bitcoin world faces ‘halving’: What’s happening?
[caption id="attachment_473" align="alignleft" width="618"] A Bitcoin sign is seen in a window in Toronto, in this file photo from May 8, 2014. After skyrocketing to...
China’s exports unexpectedly rise even as coronavirus batters global demand
[caption id="attachment_470" align="alignleft" width="613"] FILE PHOTO: An employee works on the production line of a tyre factory under Tianjin Wanda Tyre Group, which exports its...
Malaysia could face second wave of Covid-19 infections after lifting restrictions, warns Aussie healthcare provider
KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 — The recent announcement by the Malaysian government to rapidly relax the restrictions with the nationwide movement control order (MCO) has...
Survey: Fewer Malaysians look to Facebook for Covid-19 news as some shift to MoH for updates
[caption id="attachment_464" align="alignright" width="683"] FILE PHOTO: A picture illustration shows a Facebook logo reflected in a person's eye, in Zenica, March 13, 2015. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File...
King, Queen wish Buddhists Happy Wesak Day
[caption id="attachment_461" align="alignleft" width="465"] A devotees perform the prayers outside the tample, following closure to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak on May 7,...
Novo Nordisk profit beats expectations as stockpiling boosts sales
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's Novo Nordisk posted a better-than-expected quarterly operating profit on Wednesday and kept its full-year outlook, as customers stocking up during the...
Barcelona Ready For Tests As La Liga Prepares For Training Return
Barcelona have confirmed their players will undergo coronavirus tests on Wednesday as La Liga's clubs begin restricted training ahead of the proposed resumption of the...