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07 December 2023
Italy withdraws from China's Belt and Road project: govt source
London's FTSE 100 index was the worst hit of the major indices, dropping 1.3 percent to 6157 points. (AFP Photo/Niklas HALLE'N)
Business
03 July 2020
Asian stocks extend gains as US jobs trump virus...
Asian investors welcomed a forecast-busting US jobs report to send regional equities...
A general view shows the Marina Bay Sands hotel (L), the ArtScience museum (C) and the financial district across the Marina Bay in Singapore, 10 June 2020. Photo: EPA
Business
16 June 2020
Singapore to allow most businesses to reopen as...
Singapore will allow most businesses to reopen on Friday as the hard-hit city-state...
In this file photo an exterior view of the building of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with the IMG logo, is seen on March 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Olivier DOULIERY / AFP
Business
13 June 2020
World economy could suffer 'significant...
The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could inflict "significant scarring"...
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Photo: EPA
Business
06 June 2020
UK says 'limited' progress in latest...
Britain on Friday said there had been little movement in the latest round of post-Brexit...
A worker at a construction site in Washington, DC, USA, 08 May 2020. About 20.5 million US jobs were lost and unemployment reached 14.7 percent in April amidst the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: EPA
Business
06 June 2020
US shows surprising jobs recovery in May amid...
The United States regained 2.5 million jobs in May and the unemployment rate dropped as...
Ferry boats loading passengers pass near an industrial port at the Yangon river in Yangon. Photo: EPA
Business
06 June 2020
Myanmar-ASEAN trade remains healthy
Although trade with Indian neighbour is down 40 percent, Myanmar’s commercial exchanges...
Founded in 2015, Gojek started as a motorcycle taxi app before quickly turning into a 'super-app' (AFP Photo/BAY ISMOYO)
Business
04 June 2020
Facebook and PayPal invest in Indonesian start-up...
Facebook and PayPal have invested in the Indonesian ride-hailing and digital payment...
Photo: AFP
Business
29 May 2020
Businesses undercut by smuggled potatoes from...
Farmers in Myanmar’s Shan state have complained that their businesses are being undercut...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Downing Street, London, Britain, 15 May 2020. Photo: EPA
Business
16 May 2020
'Very little progress' in key post-...
Britain on Friday complained about a lack of movement on major stumbling blocks in post-...
Apple said it would reopen stores in four US states and await guidance in others as coronavirus lockdowns ease in some parts of the United States (AFP Photo/SAUL LOEB)
Business
09 May 2020
Apple unveils plans to reopen some US stores
Apple on Friday said it will begin gradually reopening its retail shops in the US next...
(FILE) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street for Prime Minister Questions (PMQs) in the House of Commons, in Central London, Britain, 25 March 2020. Photo: EPA
Business
25 April 2020
UK says 'committed' to post-Brexit...
Britain on Friday insisted it would push for a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU after...
A symbol for the markets' pain: The 'Fearless Girl' statue near the New York Stock Exchange (AFP Photo/ Angela Weiss)
Business
25 April 2020
Stocks struggle as antiviral drug hopes fade
Stock markets struggled on Friday as hopes of quickly finding a treatment for coronavirus...

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