WASHINGTON: The United States will extend a reprieve that permits China’s Huawei Technologies to buy components from US companies to supply existing customers, the Commerce Department said on Monday, but…
NEW YORK: US stocks climbed on Monday as reports of stimulus efforts in China and Germany calmed fears of a severe downturn in the global economy that were stoked last…
HONG KONG: Britain’s Foreign Office said yesterday it was “extremely concerned” by reports that a Hong Kong consulate employee had been detained by mainland Chinese authorities on his way back…
SRINAGAR (India): Security forces detained 30 people overnight in Indian Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar, local officials said yesterday, seeking to keep a tight lid on protests over the federal…
SRINAGAR: Indian authorities reimposed restrictions on movement in major parts of Kashmir’s biggest city, Srinagar, yesterday after violent overnight clashes between residents and police in which dozens were injured, two…
TOKYO/WELLINGTON: Negative interest rate policy — an unconventional gambit once only considered by economies with chronically low inflation such as Europe and Japan — is becoming a more attractive option…
TOKYO: Negative rate policy — once considered only for economies with chronically low inflation such as Europe and Japan — is becoming a more attractive option for some other central…
JAKARTA: Indonesia has sealed parts of palm oil and timber concessions owned by 10 companies on Borneo island after a spate of forest fires, authorities said on Thursday, warning those…
A Spanish businessman has bought a statue symbolising women forced to work in Japanese military brothels which was removed from an exhibition in Japan after organisers received threats over the…
HONG KONG: Standard Chartered is targeting growing its private banking assets by 50 percent to about $100 billion in three to five years and hire dozens of bankers in Hong…