US, UK raise Hong Kong at UN as pressure mounts on China
[caption id="attachment_1762" align="alignnone" width="772"] China's President Xi Jinping is shown on a large video screen in Hong Kong - a new national security law for...
Trump says terminating US relationship with World Health Organization over COVID-19
[caption id="attachment_1752" align="alignnone" width="820"] U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement about U.S. trade relations with China and Hong Kong in the Rose Garden of...
Hyflux says deal with Utico has ‘ceased’; studying revised offer and pursuing other investor options
SINGAPORE: Hyflux’s high-profile debt restructuring seems to be hanging in the balance again after it said on Friday (May 29) that its S$400 million rescue...
Trump announces probe of Chinese companies listed in US
[caption id="attachment_1758" align="alignnone" width="770"] US President Donald Trump said his administration would be looking into the practices of Chinese comapnies listed on US exchanges, of...
COVID-19: Retailers struggle amid uncertainties about reopening, recovery of sales
[caption id="attachment_1720" align="alignnone" width="738"] StyleLab, which brings in luxury fashion brands G-Star RAW and agnès b, saw sales drop by 70 per cent in February...
Coronavirus furlough scheme to finish at end of October, says chancellor
The UK's coronavirus furlough scheme will finish at the end of October, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed. At the No 10 briefing, Mr Sunak also...
Trump’s order taking aim at Twitter is ‘bluster’: Legal experts
[caption id="attachment_1730" align="alignnone" width="689"] FILE PHOTO: The Twitter App loads on an iPhone in this illustration photograph taken in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 22,...
Indonesia rolls out public shaming for coronavirus violators
Alongside police and troops overseeing enforcement measures, provincial leaders are running their own zealous campaigns to fight the virus in Indonesia BENGKULU, Indonesia: Indonesian...
Volkswagen invests US$2.2b in Chinese electric vehicle sector
[caption id="attachment_1723" align="alignnone" width="806"] Volkswagen said it was 'paving the way for more electric models and infrastructure'. [/caption] BEIJING: Volkswagen said on Friday (May 29)...
US taxpayers’ virus relief went to firms that avoided US taxes
[caption id="attachment_1736" align="alignnone" width="785"] FILE PHOTO: The Nasdaq building in Times Square is illuminated in blue as part of the "Light It Blue" initiative to...