Petronas chief heads to Malaysia Airlines in state-sector shakeup
KUALA LUMPUR -- The president of Malaysia's state energy group Petroliam Nasional, or Petronas, has been appointed to head debt-stricken national...
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Taiwan mayor and ex-presidential candidate loses recall vote
TAIPEI (Kyodo) -- Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu, the defeated candidate in Taiwan's presidential election this year, lost a recall referendum...
Australia, Asia protests embrace ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -- Thousands took to the streets across Australia on Saturday, as did hundreds in Tokyo and Seoul to...
EU set to reject Cambodia tariff relief plea
PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia's garment industry, already pummeled by the coronavirus pandemic, is set for a "one-two punch" after the...
Gyms doing heavy lifting prep to be fit for purpose post-lockdown
PureGym, the UK’s largest gym operator, is trialling the use of robotic cleaners to enhance its cleaning regime. The robots,...
Coronavirus pushes charity shops into survival battle
“Online doesn’t quite work for us. Everybody thinks, ‘just do online’. That’s sloppy thinking.” Most sell only a fraction of...
Entertainment empires battle over London’s Olympic legacy
“We believe that Madison Square Garden’s scheme is fundamentally the wrong proposal, in the wrong location,” a spokesman for the...
China warns against travel to Australia, citing discrimination
China on Friday advised the public to avoid travelling to Australia, citing racial discrimination and violence in connection with the...
Hong Kong politicos show loyalty to China even as city in turmoil
In the last week of May, the Hong Kong delegation to the Chinese People's Political Consultative Committee and the National...
Trump set to reassess global troop posture with eye on China
NEW YORK -- U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly directed the Pentagon to cut the American military footprint in Germany...
