Commentary: The US dollar remains crucial to Hong Kong’s prosperity
Hong Kong's currency, pegged to the US dollar, provides considerable financial buffer, says an observer. CORK, Ireland: Increasing economic tensions between the US and China...
AstraZeneca aims at two billion doses with new COVID vaccine deals
[caption id="attachment_2208" align="alignnone" width="779"] The logo of AstraZeneca is seen on medication packages in a pharmacy in London. [/caption] LONDON: Britain's AstraZeneca will be able...
George Floyd: SoftBank launches $100m minority startup fund
Japan's SoftBank is the latest major company to respond to the protests over the death of George Floyd. The technology giant has launched a $100m...
China’s cinemas could face widespread closures
More than 40% of cinemas in China could go bust according to a bleak report by the China Film Association. Having been temporary closed during...
US bars passenger flights from China
The US is barring passenger flights from China from 16 June, in the latest sign of tensions between the two economic giants. The Department of...
Saudi Arabia seeks to raise US$2.3 billion in Yemen donor conference
[caption id="attachment_1994" align="alignnone" width="886"] Yemeni men unload medical aid at a hospital warehouse in the war-torn country's second city of Aden, in early May [/caption]...
Japan talking with South Korea about export controls: Trade minister
[caption id="attachment_1991" align="alignnone" width="735"] FILE PHOTO: Police officer stands guard near Japan and South Korea national flags at a hotel in Tokyo. [/caption] TOKYO: Japan...
Global smartphone sales plunge 20% in pandemic-hit quarter
[caption id="attachment_1984" align="alignnone" width="909"] Apple's iPhone 11, seen as it went on sale last September, helped the California-based giant weather the smartphone slump better than...
US stocks end higher despite protests, rising China tensions
[caption id="attachment_2000" align="alignnone" width="804"] The New York Stock Exchange. [/caption] NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks finished higher on Monday (Jun 1), shrugging off unrest in...
Trump’s push to regulate social media faces uphill battle at FCC
[caption id="attachment_1981" align="alignnone" width="902"] U.S. President Donald Trump offers a thumbs up to the media as he walks on the South Lawn of the White...