Asia stocks tank for second time in a week as global rout resumesAsian trading floors were a sea of red once again on Friday as the global rout returned with a vengeance on intensifying fears about tighter US interest rates. Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai were among...
Green cars in spotlight as India eyes electric revolutionElectric cars bask in the limelight at India's flagship auto show, where an ambitious plan to phase out polluting clunkers has manufacturers racing to lure millions of new drivers to their green vehic...
Bosnian workers go hungry in fight for full payment“If we must, we will die for our rights," says Jasmin Arific. Every morning Arific and his former colleagues from the Hidrogradnja public construction company gather in front of the government's headq...
China’s Didi, SoftBank target Japan in taxi-hailing pushSHANGHAI/TOKYO: China's Didi Chuxing and SoftBank Group Corp will roll out a venture in Japan later this year to provide ride-hailing services, amid a global battle to control the technology increasin...
China’s Ant plans equity fundraising at potential $100 billion valuationHONG KONG: China's Ant Financial Services Group is planning to raise up to $5 billion in fresh equity that could value the online payments giant at more than $100 billion, people familiar with the mov...
Trade on agenda as China’s top envoy visits USUS Secretary of State Rex Tillerson welcomed Chinese state councillor Yang Jiechi to Washington on Thursday as the world's two most powerful diplomats talked trade, drugs and North Korea. Yang is in W...
SoftBank, Yahoo Japan, Aeon plan to launch online retail business: NHKTOKYO: SoftBank Group Corp, Yahoo Japan Corp and Aeon Co Ltd plan to launch an online retail business, national broadcaster NHK reported on Friday. The online business will sell products including foo...