SHANGHAI] China exempted some US imports from its steep tariffs in a sign on Friday (Apr 25) that the trade war between the ...

LONDON] A 25 per cent US tariff on pharmaceutical imports would increase US drug costs by nearly US$51 billion annually, ...

NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Friday (Apr 25) as investors sifted through conflicting comments from US ...

WASHINGTON] The International Monetary Fund announced on Friday (Apr 25) it had reached agreement on a loan programme review with Sri Lanka which will make around US$344 million available to support ...

BEIJING] Tencent Music Entertainment Group is in advanced talks to buy Chinese podcasting startup Ximalaya in a US$2.4 billion deal that would accelerate its push to become China’s answer to Spotify ...

SINGAPORE] Politicians warned about the storm ahead – but differed in how to face it, in the first party political broadcasts ...

TOKYO] Toyota Motor chairman Akio Toyoda has proposed a buyout of supplier Toyota Industries, people familiar with the matter ...

HONG KONG] China’s Didi Global is quietly recruiting new drivers in Hong Kong as it looks to grow outside of mainland China.

VATICAN CITY] The Vatican was making final preparations on Friday (Apr 25) for Pope Francis’ funeral as the last of the huge ...

SINGAPORE] Digital bank and wealth management platform iFast said its net profit rose 31.2 per cent year on year to S$19 ...

WASHINGTON] President Donald Trump said he expected to wrap up trade deals with US partners looking for lower tariffs soon.

BANGKOK] Thailand plans to step up a campaign to attract high-spending European tourists as the Chinese, the dominant group ...