Asian shares rise after overnight gains on Wall Street

Tokyo: Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday in narrow trading, tracking gains overnight on Wall Street. Japan's Nikkei 225 index slipped as...

Mergers and acquisitions soaring under One Belt, One Road initiative

Hong Kong: Mergers and acquisitions by Chinese companies in countries that are part of the Belt and Road initiative are soaring, even...

SoundCloud averts cash run-out as it receives much needed funding

Frankfurt: SoundCloud, the world's most popular streaming music app, but one that has struggled to find a profitable business model, said it...

Asian stock markets fall on Friday as US-North Korea tensions weigh-in

Seoul: Asian stock markets slumped on Friday following overnight losses on Wall Street as U.S. President Donald Trump's bellicose remarks prompted investors...

Snapchat’s fall is Instagram’s gain

New York: Facebook once failed to buy Snapchat; ever since, it's tried to copy it, mostly without success. Until now. Facebook's Instagram Stories,...

Uber launches “UberEats” service in South Korea

Seoul: The San Francisco-based company's Thursday launch of UberEats in Seoul comes as it continues its talks with local authorities to resume...

Asian shares go down, as tensions ratchet up between US and North Korea

Tokyo: Asian stock markets slid Wednesday after President Donald Trump and North Korea traded threats over the North's nuclear program and Wall...

Asian stock markets fall as gloss from Apple’s strong earnings evaporates

Tokyo: Asian markets mostly fell Thursday as the rally from news of Apple's strong earnings that spurred record highs for the Dow...

Pakistan and India combined imported 8pc of global LNG supplies in 2016

Singapore: South Asia, long a backwater for energy markets, is emerging as a hotspot for liquefied natural gas (LNG), with Pakistan and...

Oil prices decline 1pc due to high OPEC output

Singapore: Oil prices fell by 1 percent on Wednesday, with rising U.S. fuel inventories pulling U.S. crude back below $50 per barrel,...

Apple earnings rise 12pc to $8.7b for quarter of April-June 2017

San Francisco: Apple's earnings climbed 12 percent to $8.7 billion in the company's latest quarter amid  rising demand for iPhones while the...

Oil prices rise to two-month high

Singapore: Oil prices hit a two-month high on Monday, lifted by a tightening U.S. crude market and the threat of sanctions against OPEC-member...

Chinese export demand declined in July

Hong Kong: Chinese factory activity eased in July as export demand weakened while momentum in service industries also waned, according to official...

Samsung facing growing threats despite record profits

SEOUL: Sprawling South Korean conglomerate Samsung Electronics has recovered from a humiliating recall fiasco and the arrest of its de-facto leader with remarkable...

Countries must avoid protectionism ‘at all costs’: IMF

  WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund warned world leaders on Friday to avoid resorting to protectionist measures "at all costs" due to the...