The first trading session of the New Year ended higher yesterday as investors showed their buying appetite across the board after four-day holiday. The…

World stock markets staggered on Monday towards the end of their worst year since the global financial crisis a decade ago, rocked by rising interest…

Britain's tortuous breakup with the European Union took a bizarre turn Monday after it emerged that London has awarded an emergency ferry services…

Hong Kong ended a tough year on a positive note yesterday, with the Hang Seng posting strong gains after US President Donald Trump hailed “big progress”…

A law requiring internet companies in Vietnam to remove content communist authorities deem to be against the state came into effect Tuesday, in a move…

US e-commerce giant Amazon is planning to build and expand Whole Foods stores across the country to put more customers within range of its two-hour delivery service, local media reported on Sunday. The move would bring Whole Foods to more suburbs and other areas where the grocery chain is quickly adding…

New EU rules on fishing quotas could have a “grave” impact on the UK’s fishing industry, a House of Lords committee has said - just a day before the new policy is introduced. Under previous rules, crews often discarded, into the sea, fish that took them over their quota for that species.…

China’s economy has defied doom-mongers again in 2018, and economists believe there are good reasons to remain confident about its outlook. Although latest economic indicators revealed signs of stress, as industrial profits posted their first drop in three years and consumption growth missed expectations…

Safiul Alam Khan Chowdhury has been re-appointed as additional managing director of Pubali Bank Limited for three years, the bank said in a press statement…

South Africa introduced its first minimum wage yesterday, with President Cyril Ramaphosa saying millions of workers would be better paid as he readies for a tricky election in May with the national economy struggling for growth. Trade unions have been split over whether to support the minimum wage,…

The sale of new cars in France increased nearly three per cent last year, but the market for diesels was markedly down, the French automakers' association (CCFA) said yesterday. A total of 2,173,481 private cars were first registered last year, in line with automakers' expectations. France's…