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07 December 2023
Italy withdraws from China's Belt and Road project: govt source
The logo of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) is displayed on a electronic stock market indicator board in Tokyo, Japan. Photo:  Christopher Jue/EPA
Business
24 June 2016
Pound, Asia markets collapse as Britain quits EU
The pound collapsed to a 31-year low and currency, equity and oil markets went into...
A trader looks up at displays showing halted trading of stocks at the New York Stock Exchange after trading was halted due to a technical glitch in New York, New York, USA. Photo: EPA
Business
11 June 2016
World stocks slump on flight to safety
Equity markets around the world retreated on Friday as mounting unease over ineffective...
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Business
23 May 2016
VietJet to buy 100 Boeing aircraft for $11.3 bn:...
Vietnamese budget airline VietJet, famed for its bikini-clad air hostesses, has agreed to...
Pluto LNG Loading jetty, Pluto LNG onshore gas plant. Photo: Woodside
Business
21 May 2016
Woodside increases its Myanmar offshore gas...
Australian energy company Woodside said it raised its reserve estimate for natural gas...
Myanmar has a major electricity shortfall - Electric power pylon at Biluchaung Hydropower Station in Kayah State, Myanmar. Photo: Ye Min/Mizzima
Business
07 May 2016
Upcoming energy forum to look at growing economies
Government representatives will meet leading energy investors and power developers in...
A worker next to an oil drilling rig of Mol Plc in Hosszupalyi, 253 km east of Budapest, Hungary. Photo: EPA
Business
30 April 2016
Oil profits plunge as industry eyes a bottom
Plunging crude prices battered oil giants' profits in the first quarter, another blow...
A long exposure image shows a general view of the Victoria Theatre clocktower (L) and the skyline of the financial district of Singapore at dusk, 15 October 2015. Photo: Wallace Woon/EPA
Business
18 April 2016
Singapore exports fall most in three years in...
Singapore exports tumbled at their fastest pace in three years in March on falling...
Flashback - (L-R) The President of the New Development Bank (NDB), Kundapur Vaman Kamath of India, China's Finance Minister Lou Jiwei and Shanghai's mayor Yang Xiong, attend the opening ceremony of the NDB in Shanghai, China 21 July 2015. Photo: EPA
Business
16 April 2016
New BRICS-supported bank approves first set of...
A new multilateral lender set up by the BRICS nations has approved its first set of loans...
A general view shows the skyline of the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone in Pudong of Shanghai city, China. Photo: Wu Hong/EPA
Business
12 April 2016
China to drag down growth in developing Asia:...
China's economic slowdown will hit growth in developing East Asia and the Pacific from...
A multiple exposure picture shows Chinese investors monitor the index price at a stock exchange market in Shanghai, China. Photo: EPA
Business
08 April 2016
Asian markets end week with losses
Asian markets turned lower Friday, tracking a sell-off in New York, and capping a...
Mr. Vivek Dhawan, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Coach
Business
07 April 2016
Mega seeks home, Myanmar growth
SET-listed Mega Lifesciences Plc, the pharmaceutical and herbal medicine manufacturer,...
Filipino fishermen riding on a boat maneuver along the Laguna Lake with a backdrop of Manila skyline in Taguig city, south of Manila, Philippines. Photo: Francis R. Malasig/EPA
Business
21 March 2016
Bangladesh heist exposes Philippine dirty money...
When mystery hackers launched a stunning raid on Bangladesh's foreign reserves, a plot...

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