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Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Trims Stake in China's BYD
Business, Selina Cheng, Published on 01/09/2022
» Warren Buffett's investment firm said it sold shares of Chinese electric-vehicle maker BYD Co. for about $46 million.
J&J Split Plan Reflects Change in the Healthcare Industry
Business, Jonathan D. Rockoff & Peter Loftus, Published on 15/11/2021
» Johnson & Johnson plans to break up into two companies, splitting off the $15-billion-a-year division that sells Band-Aid bandages, Tylenol medicines and Johnson's Baby Powder in a shift indicating just how much healthcare has changed since the company helped pioneer the industry.
China Envisions Its Digital-Currency Future, With Lotteries and a Year's Worth of Laundry
Business, Jonathan Cheng, Published on 29/12/2020
» The People's Bank of China on Sunday concluded its second digital-currency pilot program, as the central bank moves closer to a formal rollout that would make China the first major world economy to introduce such a system.
How billionaire Jack Ma fell to earth and took Ant's mega IPO with him
Keith Zhai, Julie Zhu and Cheng Leng of Reuters, Published on 06/11/2020
» HONG KONG: They say talk is cheap. Tell that to Jack Ma.
Could the 'next normal' emerge from Asia?
Asia focus, Oliver Tonby and Jonathan Woetzel, Published on 20/04/2020
» It is now clear that Covid-19 has presented the global economy with an unprecedented challenge. Efforts to control the virus through lockdowns are likely to lead to the largest decline in economic activity since the Great Depression in the United States and Europe. And while safeguarding human lives is imperative, the toll on human livelihoods will also undoubtedly be significant.
Safe and sane at home
Business, Jonathan Knudsen, Published on 08/04/2020
» Many of us are abruptly and unexpectedly working from home, juggling the demands of a job and family, many of whom are also unexpectedly home.
As Virus Spreads, Isolated Taiwan Risks Being a Loophole in War on Epidemics
Business, Jonathan Cheng & Chun Han Wong, Published on 23/01/2020
» Taiwan's first reported case of a patient infected by a deadly coronavirus spreading across Asia turns a spotlight on Beijing's attempts to exclude the self-governing island from the World Health Organization, which Taiwanese officials say hinders an effective global response to public-health crises.
Despite trade tensions, China won't turn inward
Asia focus, Jeongmin Seong and Jonathan Woetzel in Shanghai, Published on 07/01/2019
» On the face of it, China and the United States both look as though they would be relatively insulated if trade tensions continue to escalate. China's exports to the US account for only 4% of its gross domestic product (GDP), and its imports from the US amount to just 1% of GDP.
Safeguarding Women's Welfare: Legal entitlements of female employees in Thailand
Pimvimol (June) Vipamaneerut & Jonathan Khaw, Published on 01/10/2018
» Women are very well represented in the Thai labour force, and benefit from certain protective measures, under Thai law. It is imperative to ensure that female employees in Thailand are aware of their legal rights, and privileges to enable them to address any issues of concern that may arise in the workplace.