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Korean tycoon ordered to pay $1bn in divorce
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 30/05/2024
» SEOUL - A South Korean court has ordered SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won to pay more than $1 billion to his estranged wife as part of their planned divorce, sending company shares surging on speculation that he will have to buy more stock to cement his control.
Musk judge rules ‘unfathomable’ pay deal made Tesla CEO overpaid
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/01/2024
» DELAWARE - In throwing out Elon Musk's US$55 billion Tesla pay deal, a Delaware judge began her legal opinion with a simple question: “Was the richest person in the world overpaid?”
Online voting registration heralded
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 05/05/2023
» Allowing eligible citizens to register for online voting in the upcoming general election is a good start as Thailand shuffles towards e-government, according to advisors.
Bezos leaves enduring legacy as he steps away as Amazon CEO
AFP, Published on 04/07/2021
» WASHINGTON: As he prepares to blast off into a new career stage, Jeff Bezos leaves an enduring legacy after transforming Amazon from a modest online bookseller into one of the world's most powerful corporations.
Falling birth rates spell trouble for Southeast Asia
Asia focus, Thaweelap Rittapirom, Published on 14/06/2021
» Birth rates have been declining in nearly every country for decades, alarming demographers and causing governments to begin asking a hard question -- what happens if our population growth stalls, or even begins to slide backwards?
Gates left Microsoft board amid probe into relationship: report
AFP, Published on 17/05/2021
» WASHINGTON: Bill Gates left the Microsoft board in 2020 as the board pursued an investigation into the billionaire's romantic relationship with a female employee, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.
Brexit deal's 'rules of origin' spark trade confusion
AFP, Published on 10/01/2021
» LONDON: Many British businesses are swiftly discovering that they must now pay duties on exports bound for the European Union, despite the breakthrough Brexit free trade deal clinched over Christmas.
Brexit becomes reality as UK quits EU single market
AFP, Published on 01/01/2021
» LONDON: Britain on Thursday finally severed its turbulent half-century partnership with Europe, quitting the EU single market and customs union and going its own way four-and-a-half years after its shock vote to leave the bloc.
Fisheries dispute threatens to sink post-Brexit trade deal
AFP, Published on 20/12/2020
» BRUSSELS: Negotiations for a post-Brexit trade deal were deadlocked and threatened by failure on Sunday, as both sides dug in their heels over access to the UK's rich fishing waters.
The cost of failure: What’s at stake if Brexit talks fail
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/12/2020
» LONDON: Negotiations between the UK and European Union over a post-Brexit trade deal are reaching a tense climax, with Sunday looming as the do-or-die deadline.