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Women force change at Indian iPhone plant, sick from bad food, crowded dorms

For women who assembled iPhones at a Foxconn plant in southern India, crowded dorms without...

Fed taper and market reaction to set the tone for 2022

As we enter the final week of 2021, markets have unsurprisingly traded sideways with a...

Advertisements draw flak in China over Asian stereotypes

Advertisements featuring some Chinese models have sparked feuding in China over whether their appearance and...

Lebanon’s prime minister backs central bank governor despite corruption probes

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Tuesday that central bank governor Riad Salameh should...

Gov't maps out steps to enable smaller firms to transfer costs to bigger companies

The Japanese government on Monday unveiled a package of steps aimed at enabling small and...

Indonesia expects 2.6per cent increase in crude palm oil production -govt agency

Indonesia's crude palm oil output is expected to rise 2.6per cent next year to 51.01...

Riot Games agrees to pay US$100 million to settle gender discrimination lawsuit

Tencent Holdings' Riot Games on Monday said it has agreed to pay US$100 million to...

2021 wrapup: Key disruptions that have shaken automotive industry this year

Electric powertrain technology, digitalisation, smart mobility, autonomous driving technology are among disruptive technologies changing the...

China to 'appropriately' frontload infrastructure investments - finance ministry

China will make infrastructure investments "appropriately" ahead of time and use fiscal policies to stabilize...

The creative life: LEGO’s Julia Goldin on play at work

If there is a singular skill that got us through the last couple of years...

Mena's quick-commerce market to be valued at $47bn by 2030

The Middle East and North Africa region's quick-commerce market is expected to reach about $47...

Japan's November retail sales rise for second month

Japan's retail sales rose faster than expected in November, thanks to decreasing COVID-19 cases in...

Generation Start-up: Rent Your Wardrobe aims to reduce fashion industry's carbon footprint

Mamta Arora came up with the idea of her start-up to solve the sustainability challenges...

Japan to pay companies to keep sensitive patents secret: Report

Japan will compensate companies to keep secret patents with potential military applications under proposed legislation,...

Billionaires: Melinda French Gates reduces Canada Rail stake with $467m sale

Melinda French Gates sold $467 million of Canadian National Railway shares this month, trimming a...

Sony and India's Zee TV sign agreement to merge amid shareholder rift

Zee Entertainment Enterprises, India’s largest listed television network, approved a merger agreement with Sony Group’s...