Bid for 7-Eleven owner shows Japan's governance gains, says Suntory CEO Niinami
A $39 billion Canadian takeover bid for 7-Eleven's owner indicates a shift in Japan's corporate governance and has left CEOs "nervous" that their
September 11, 2024A $39 billion Canadian takeover bid for 7-Eleven's owner indicates a shift in Japan's corporate governance and has left CEOs "nervous" that their
September 11, 2024Wall Street reversed an earlier sell-off to close higher on Wednesday, and Brent crude prices rebounded from 3-1/2 year lows as a key inflation report cemented
September 10, 2024A European business group says China must reprioritize economic growth and reforms and boost investor confidence by leveling the playing field for all companies in the country
September 11, 2024U.S. stock indexes stormed back from big early drops to finish higher, led by a handful of influential Big Tech companies
September 11, 2024Pope Francis is heading to Singapore for the final leg of his Asian trip
September 11, 2024A flash flood swept away a hamlet in northern Vietnam, killing 22 people and leaving dozens missing as deaths from a typhoon and its aftermath climbed to 155
September 11, 2024The small passenger plane involved in a crash that killed 18 people in Nepal in July was carrying a load and travelling at a speed that did not match guidelines at the time of the
September 06, 2024Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin sent greetings to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the occasion of North Korea's founding anniversary, state media
September 08, 2024A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
September 09, 2024Shares in Alibaba Group jumped 4.2% on Tuesday as investors cheered its inclusion on China's mainland stock exchanges after the e-commerce giant upgraded its Hong
September 10, 2024Internet and mobile data services were suspended for five days and an indefinite curfew imposed in some parts of India's northeastern state of Manipur on
September 10, 2024The estimated crowd of 600,000 people Pope Francis' Mass in East Timor is nearly half of the small Southeast Asian country's population
September 10, 2024Singaporean man ordered to repay tens of millions in debt to Australian casino
September 10, 2024The death toll from Typhoon Yagi and its subsequent rain that triggered floods and landslides has climbed to 87 as 70 others remain missing and hundreds were injured, state media said
September 10, 2024An estimated 600,000 people in East Timor, just under half its population, turned out in the baking heat on Tuesday for a Mass with Pope Francis at a coastal park
September 10, 2024The United State's passage of a bill that aims to restrict business with Wuxi AppTec, BGI and other biotech firms was a "discriminatory" measure against Chinese companies, China's
September 10, 2024North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to redouble efforts to make his nuclear force fully ready for combat with the United States and its allies
September 09, 2024China’s Football Association says it has banned 43 people for life over allegations of match-fixing and other forms of corruption
September 10, 2024About 60 countries including the United States endorsed a "blueprint for action" to govern responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the military on Tuesday,
September 10, 2024U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed close following several weeks of sharp swings
September 10, 2024Shigeru Ishiba, the former Japanese defence minister running in the ruling party's leadership race, said on Tuesday that a complete exit from
September 10, 2024The death toll in Vietnam from Asia's worst storm this year reached 127 on Tuesday, with torrents of rain triggering floods and landslides, burying homes
September 10, 2024The small Southeast Asian nation of East Timor is at an energy development crossroads
September 10, 2024The Vatican says some 600,000 people have attended Pope Francis’ Mass in East Timor, or nearly half the country’s population
September 10, 2024The United States and China held theatre-level commander talks for the first time on Tuesday, Chinese authorities said, amid efforts to stabilise military ties and avoid
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