China’s security law for Hong Kong: Five things to know
HONG KONG -- Seventeen years after half a million street protesters in Hong Kong forced the government to shelve a...
Linda J. Dodson
Fujitsu taps ex-fund manager to hear what market has to say
TOKYO -- As Fujitsu shifts to a business model focused on software, the company is also taking steps to incorporate investor perspectives in its governance...
China presses on with defense buildup as US tensions grow
BEIJING -- China announced on Friday a 6.6% increase in annual defense spending to 1.27 trillion yuan ($178 billion) even with...
From Thailand to US, businesses reopen to a strange new normal
BANGKOK -- Many shoppers ventured out to the Central World when the capital's shopping mall opened for the first time in...
Coach company Shearings collapses into administration
Specialist Leisure Group, owner of coach company Shearings, has collapsed into administration, putting around 2,400 jobs at risk. More than...
No toilet paper? No problem: bidets gain new converts in US
TOKYO -- When Japan's Toto installed high-tech toilets at Narita Airport near Tokyo some years ago, the aim was to...
There are only two numbers that matter in the UK’s dire economic plight
In the ancient history of the pre-Covid world, keen students of fiscal matters may remember that Sunak’s predecessor Sajid Javid...
Worst week ever for UK economy as deficit soars and retail sales collapse
The Office for National Statistics data showed comfortably the highest borrowing on record stretching back to January 1993 as the...
Alibaba executive tells investors not to worry about US delisting
HONG KONG/NEW YORK -- With the coronavirus pandemic weighing down operations and investments, Alibaba Group Holding has reported its first quarterly...
Skittles returns to controversial colorless packaging in honor of LGBTQ Pride
Dive Brief: In June, Skittles will again remove its signature rainbow design from packaging and the color from its candies...
