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Germany's Scholz arrives in China to boost economic ties
AFP, Published on 04/11/2022
» BEIJING: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Beijing Friday seeking to bolster a vital economic relationship but facing criticism about his country's heavy reliance on a nation growing more authoritarian under Xi Jinping.
HSBC to Take $3 Billion in Losses on Sale of Troubled French Bank
Business, Published on 21/06/2021
» HSBC Holdings PLC expects to take $3 billion in losses as part of an agreement to sell its unprofitable French retail bank, in a sign of the souring fortunes of European banking.
Private flypast marks 50th anniversary of Airbus
Business, Published on 30/05/2019
» PARIS/HAMBURG: Airbus prepared yesterday to celebrate its 50th anniversary with a private flypast for staff at its Toulouse base and low-key publicity as a new management seeks a break with the company's turbulent and theatrical past.
Chinese lose appetite for luxury goods
Business, Published on 05/12/2018
» BEIJING: The designer boutiques of Manhattan and Paris are feeling the chill of a Chinese economic slowdown that has hammered automakers and other industries.
The next 140 years
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 08/10/2018
» After expanding aggressively in Southeast Asia, mostly in the capital-intensive power business, Bangkok-based B.Grimm Group is preparing to take the next steps to transform itself into "a real international company".
Germany clings to diesel, even as first driving bans hit
AFP, Published on 30/05/2018
» FRANKFURT: Hamburg will on Thursday become the first German city to ban older diesel vehicles from some highly polluted stretches of road, as public confidence in the once-loved technology goes up in smoke.
Hutchison Ports aims to take half of Thai traffic
Business, Published on 09/05/2018
» Hutchison Ports Thailand will invest 20 billion baht in Terminal D at Chon Buri's Laem Chabang commercial port in a bid to serve close to 50% of port traffic in the country in the next 5-6 years.
Impressive catch
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 30/04/2018
» Indonesia is reaping the results of its aggressive crackdown on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing that began in late 2014, with figures and research showing that the effort is paying off.
Trump threatens EU auto industry over bloc's trade war retaliation
AFP, Published on 04/03/2018
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened a tax on cars from the European Union if it enacts retaliatory measures in response to his announced plans for tariffs on imported steel and aluminum.
Vietjet confirms its leading role in the region with latest fleet modernization
Published on 16/01/2018
» Vietjet makes the breakthrough decision to upgrade its standing order of 42 A320neo aircraft to the larger, more universally capable A321neo, demonstrating to the regional airline industry that it will continue on its spectacular rise and successes.