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WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Manufacturing activity in the United States contracted less than expected in March, but disruptions caused by the

SINGAPORE – SPH Reit (real estate investment trust) will be extending its relief scheme for tenants affected by the Covid-19

SINGAPORE – British technology giant Dyson has appointed a new chief executive officer, it announced on Wednesday (April 1). Mr

SYDNEY (BLOOMBERG) – An ugly feud is escalating between Qantas Airways and its closest Australian competitor over the ethics of

SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – In a worst-case scenario, Singapore banks may see a 14 to 18 per cent hit

SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG, REUTERS) – Private equity giant KKR & Co is suspending its planned sale of Goodpack, a Singapore provider

JAKARTA (BLOOMBERG) – Indonesia slashed its growth forecast by more than half as the coronavirus pandemic takes a toll on

HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – HSBC Holdings plunged in Hong Kong trading on Wednesday (April 1) after scrapping its dividend and

SINGAPORE – CapitaLand said on Wednesday (April 1) it has appointed Kevin Goh as its chief executive for lodging with

SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – As global stocks attempt to recover from their biggest quarterly loss since the global financial crisis, veteran

WASHINGTON • US civil rights leader Reverend Joseph Lowery, who used to campaign with Dr Martin Luther King in the

WASHINGTON • President Donald Trump has made rolling back environmental regulations a centrepiece of his administration, moving to erase Obama-era

LAS VEGAS • Mr Joe Biden was not accustomed to overflow audiences. It was a Tuesday evening last month and

OneWeb files for bankruptcy TOKYO • Satellite operator OneWeb has filed for bankruptcy, becoming one of the first companies backed

KABUL/PESHAWAR • The Taleban will refuse to negotiate with the team announced by the Afghan government, the militant group’s spokesman

A sociopath. An ex-convict. A transgender. A high school dropout. And a guy of half Korean, half African descent.  These

TOKYO • Female flight attendants working for Japan Airlines (JAL) will be allowed to wear trousers and abandon high heels

TAIPEI • American journalists expelled by China are welcome to set up shop in Taiwan, foreign minister Joseph Wu said

Tokyo’s Haneda Airport is expanding its flight routes from today, in a scheduled move intended to meet travel demand which

Makcik Kiah has become a viral sensation in Malaysia as the hypothetical auntie set to benefit from Prime Minister Muhyiddin

GENEVA (BLOOMBERG) – Health authorities recommend keeping a distance of one metre from fellow human beings to lower your chances

SINGAPORE – Fathers working at Citi Singapore can now take up to four weeks of paid paternity leave when their

LONDON (REUTERS) – The Bank of England unexpectedly cut interest rates by half a percentage point on Wednesday (March 11) in

Workday Afternoon: Eco-friendly hotels for the future 14:38 mins Synopsis: Claressa Monteiro speaks to Marcus Hanna, general manager at Fairmont Singapore

BENGALURU (REUTERS) – The global business travel sector is expected to take a revenue hit of about US$820 billion (S$1.14