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Vietnam sacks head of main stock exchange
Reuters, Published on 21/05/2022
» HANOI: Vietnam has fired general director of its main Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the government said on Saturday, as the country intensifies a long-running crackdown on officials it accuses of graft.
Grab's Nasdaq debut blazes trail for regional peers
Reuters, Published on 02/12/2021
» SINGAPORE: Grab, Southeast Asia's biggest ride-hailing and delivery firm, makes its market debut on Thursday after a record $40-billion merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), in a listing that will set the tone for other regional offerings.
Uproar over bitcoin crackdown bid divides S.Korea
Reuters, Published on 12/01/2018
» SEOUL: With a tech-savvy population quick to adopt the latest gadgets and a young generation facing dim prospects in the conventional workplace, South Korea has been a fertile ground for virtual currencies.
In rough terrain, Payless emerges as rare bankruptcy survivor
Business, Reuters, Published on 11/08/2017
» CHICAGO: Payless ShoeSource Inc is set to emerge from bankruptcy this week, one of the largest retail chains to do so, and is banking on a strategy focused primarily on bricks-and-mortar sales at a time when e-commerce is casting an ever-growing footprint on retail sales.
Chinese-market Fords do away with new-car smell
Business, Reuters, Published on 21/07/2017
» NANJING, China: While Western drivers like the new-car smell fresh off the production line, Chinese would rather their cars didn't smell of anything -- a cultural divide that's testing carmakers seeking an edge to revive sales in the world's biggest auto market.
Chinese bankers flock to Hong Kong as expats retreat
Reuters, Published on 18/06/2017
» HONG KONG -- A flood of Chinese bankers is changing the social fabric of Hong Kong, as they rapidly expand their footprint in one of the world's premier financial centres, even as Beijing struggles to tame the former British colony politically.
Uber rival Grab to seek funds, eyes financial services
Reuters, Published on 06/06/2017
» SINGAPORE -- Grab, Uber Technologies Inc's biggest ride-hailing competitor in Southeast Asia, is likely to kick off a fresh round of fundraising "in the near future" as it seeks to develop offerings such as financial services, its head said on Tuesday
Analysts: BA needs charm offensive
Business, Reuters, Published on 31/05/2017
» LONDON/BERLIN: British Airways must turn its attention to repairing its brand after a weekend of chaos and criticism caused by a major IT outage that grounded flights from London's two main airports.
China's WeChat takes on Apple, Android with mini-apps
Reuters, Published on 19/05/2017
» HONG KONG -- In a cluster of refurbished Mao-era industrial buildings in Guangzhou, developers at China's top messaging app, WeChat, are redesigning key parts of its product to spread its tentacles to just about every aspect of Chinese life.
Some Asian businesses disrupted by cyber attack
Reuters, Published on 15/05/2017
» SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON - Asian governments and businesses reported some disruptions from the WannaCry ransomware worm on Monday but cybersecurity experts warned of a wider impact as more employees turned on their computers and checked e-mails.