The central bank will lend $50 million to under-pressure Sri Lanka this week as part of Bangladesh's efforts to support the Island nation suffering from...

Asian shares declined in early trade on Tuesday as growing anxiety over the spike in the Delta variant of COVID-19 infections and turmoil in Afghanistan...

Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rose 12.7 per cent in July, marking a fourth straight month of growth.Growth was mainly due to non-electronics, though electronic...

Japan's economy grew slightly in the second quarter, recovering from a slowdown at the start of the year despite continuing virus surges and restrictions, data...

British employers plan to increase staff numbers by the most in more than eight years over the coming months and few intend to make staff...

China's factory output and retail sales growth slowed sharply and missed expectations in July, as new Covid-19 outbreaks and floods disrupted business operations, adding to...

China's Didi Global Inc said on Monday drivers in several Chinese cities will be able to know details on how Didi pays them, the first...

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo on Monday proposed to parliament a 2,708.7 trillion rupiah (US$188.30 billion) budget for next year, with a fiscal deficit equal to...

The Taliban's rapid advance towards Kabul is not only causing concern about Afghanistan's future but also about the impact on other countries in the region...

India will launch a 100 trillion rupee ($1.35 trillion) national infrastructure plan that will help generate jobs and expand use of cleaner fuels to achieve...

A US trade judge ruled on Friday (Aug 13) that Alphabet's Google infringed five patents belonging to Sonos Inc that concern smart speakers and related...

Tesla Inc said on Friday Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk's total compensation for 2020 was nil, compared to US$23,760 in 2019.The electric-car maker also said...

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal wholeheartedly thanked the expatriate Bangladeshi workers who are paying a piovital role towards the development of Bangladesh through sending their...

The hacker behind one of the largest cryptocurrency heists to date has returned almost half of the $600m (£433m) stolen assets.On Tuesday, the firm affected,...

Japan's government will create a new indicator that will show the country's progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions compared to gross domestic product (GDP), the...

The US Senate approved a $3.5 trillion spending blueprint for President Joe Biden's top priorities early on Wednesday morning in a 50-49 vote along party...

China will transfer over $6 million to Myanmar's government to fund 21 development projects, Myanmar's foreign ministry said, in a sign of cooperation resuming under...

US job openings hit a fresh record in June amid reports the country continues to face a labour shortage.Job vacancies jumped by 590,000 to 10.1...

The inflation rate slightly declined by 0.28 percent on a point-point basis as it came down at 5.36 percentage point in July 2021.“The general point-to-point...

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said on Wednesday its first-half loss shrank by nearly a quarter, helped by a drastic reduction in headcount and...

China's efforts to be seen as a responsible investor overseas are at risk from high rates of human rights abuses linked to its business operations,...

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed Amazon.com Inc's lawsuit to block New York's attorney general from investigating the online retailer's ability to protect warehouse workers...

A mass corporate switch in Europe to holding virtual annual shareholder meetings or AGMs has picked up pace this year, raising concern among investors that...

From wellness workshops to dinner with a celebrity chef and flights to nowhere, Asia's big international airlines are working hard to keep their most lucrative...

The Philippine economy grew at its fastest annual pace in over three decades in the second quarter, rebounding from a COVID-induced slump a year ago,...

Risks don't come much longer term than climate change, so you might expect sovereign wealth funds to be all over it, as investment giants with...

China's factory gate inflation in July rose at a faster clip from the previous month and exceeded market expectations, adding to strains on an economy...

Apparel exporters have expressed their concerns over the rise in yarn prices in the local market.They said retail sales grew sharply in the Europe and...

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Faruque Hassan has written to US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R. Miller drawing attention to a movie...

COVID-19 antigen rapid tests will be made mandatory for the construction industry, including all non-dormitory workers as well as visitors to construction worksites, said the...

Energy giant Saudi Aramco's second quarter profits for 2021 have bounced back to pre-pandemic levels due to higher oil prices, nearly quadrupling compared to the...

In late December 2019, managers at Volkswagen headquarters in Wolfsburg realised they might have a serious problem in China, the company's biggest market and ticket...

The European Central Bank must tighten monetary policy if it needs to counter inflationary pressures and cannot be put off from doing so by the...

Europe's banks are stashing cash to pay bumper bonuses to top performers, amid a deal frenzy driven by pent up demand from the Covid-19 pandemic...

It's always "better to shop a little early" for the holidays, but this year, says Judy Ishayik, co-owner of a New York toy store, "We...

It has become less easy to make a living catching fish, said Rosmadi Ramli, 46, who has just returned from the sea late Thursday (Aug...

China's crude oil imports rebounded in July from a six-month low as state-backed refiners ramped up output after returning from maintenance, though independent refineries slowed...

US employers hired the most workers in nearly a year in July and continued to raise wages, giving the economy a powerful boost as it...

China's export growth unexpectedly slowed in July following outbreaks of Covid-19 cases, while imports also lost momentum, pointing to a slowdown in the country's industrial...

CNN has fired three employees who violated company policy by coming to work unvaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.CNN chief Jeff Zucker told staff members of...

Mining companies say they do not fear a plan by China's CATL to make an electric vehicle (EV) battery without lithium or other key metals...

Apple persuaded a federal judge to throw out a US$308.5 million jury verdict it lost to a privately-held licensing firm for infringing a patent associated...

StarHub said on Friday (Aug 6) that personal information - including identity card numbers and mobile numbers - of more than 57,000 customers were found...

Malaysian fast food restaurant business QSR Brands as revived plans for an initial public offering that could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars, The...

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday it may not have enough funding for the next six months to help millions of people...

Hyundai Motor will invest in Germany's H2 Mobility network of hydrogen fuelling station operators, it said on Thursday (Aug 5), as it looks to support...

Singapore's DBS Group Holdings flagged strong loan growth and weaker credit costs after posting a 37 per cent jump in quarterly net profit, as Southeast...

Oil prices  edged higher on Wednesday, supported by a fall in US inventories and  Mideast geopolitical tensions, but the increasing spread of the  coronavirus Delta...

Fresh outbreaks of the Delta coronavirus variant in South-east Asia have crippled its factory sector, disrupting global supplies of goods such as rubber gloves, semiconductors...

Chinese electric car maker Li Auto has said it plans to raise as much as $1.9bn (£1.4bn) in a secondary listing of its shares in...