Japan’s Kubota ties up with Indian peer to make tractors for Africa
OSAKA -- Top Japanese farm equipment manufacturer Kubota is teaming up with Indian peer Escorts to produce cheap machinery for...
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Bangladesh goes to bat for textile industry as buyers scrap orders
DHAKA -- With the coronavirus pandemic pummeling Bangladesh's textile industry, a two-pronged campaign is underway to salvage the country's biggest...
Japan college seniors face longer, tougher job hunting season
TOKYO -- As Japan's job-hunting season shifts into high gear Monday, college seniors face an employment landscape upended by the...
US cannot fix China in one day, says ex-diplomat in Hong Kong
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. is making too many decisions on China too fast, preventing Washington from obtaining the policy goals...
HSBC under pressure amid Hong Kong freedom row
For a glorious dictatorship, sensing and seizing the opportunity to push your luck is vital. The modern master of exploiting...
Rishi Sunak should scrap Bank of England inflation target to focus on GDP growth, says Jim O’Neill
“It wouldn’t guarantee a V-shaped recovery but it would certainly increase the probability of one. I do suspect there are...
Treasury urged to step in as furloughed staff face losing their jobs
The Treasury is under pressure to intervene as surging numbers of workers are put on notice of redundancy despite employers taking...
For A-bomb survivors, pandemic silences decades of storytelling
HIROSHIMA -- April and May are usually busy months for Hiroshi Harada, 80, who for decades has been telling his...
Southeast Asia leans on new taxes to plug coronavirus shortfalls
MANILA -- Southeast Asian countries have turned to new and higher taxes to offset falling government revenues due to the coronavirus...
The Bank of England is propping up bloated financial markets but doing the economy no good
On-going QE warped the price of houses and other real assets, widening wealth inequality in the UK and beyond. But...
