Barty ends 44-year wait for home champion at Australian Open
MELBOURNE: Ash Barty ended Australia's 44-year wait for a home winner at the Australian Open when the world number one staved off a fightback from...
Nadal surprised but amazed with Australian Open final run
MELBOURNE : It was little wonder that Rafa Nadal was left sobbing into his shirt on Friday - because even he did not expect to...
Myanmar economy to remain ‘severely tested’ by coup fallout – World Bank
Myanmar's economy will remain critically weak for much of 2022 and will be "severely tested" by the impacts of a coup a year ago, but...
IMF warns of unbalanced China recovery, policy uncertainty
BEIJING: The International Monetary Fund said that China's economic recovery is well advanced but imbalanced due to weak consumption, and also warned of uncertainty brought...
Apple makes easy escape from supply crisis, but others may have to wait
Apple Inc's triumph over the global chips supply-chain shortage has signaled good news amid troubled markets around the world. Not so fast, say analysts. The...
Asian prices rise on Japan’s colder weather, Russia-Ukraine tensions
LONDON : Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) rose this week as cold weather in Japan and parts of northern China lifted demand and amid...
After K-pop, K-food and K-beauty, it’s time for the K-metaverse
SEOUL: South Korea is embarking on the development of its own digital universe, the K-metaverse, as part of a programme worth more than US$7.5 billion...
WeTransfer company cancels IPO citing market volatility
AMSTERDAM : The company that owns the WeTransfer file service on Thursday said it was cancelling its initial public offering (IPO) on Amsterdam Euronext, citing...
Indonesia targets 33% jump in 2022 investment by tapping resource processing
JAKARTA: Indonesia aims to boost total investment this year by a third, bolstered by an influx of investment into its resource-processing sector, a cabinet minister...
Ghana confirm sacking of coach after Cup of Nations exit
ACCRA : Ghana have confirmed the dismissal of coach Milovan Rajevac after their shock early exit from the Africa Cup of Nations finals and must...