BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s influential BDI industry association has called on the European Union to adopt a tougher policy towards China and urged companies to reduce their dependence on the Chinese market as concerns mount over price dumping and technology transfer. The tougher tone is the latest sign that policymakers and business managers in Europe […]
JOHOR BARU – Malaysian police caught a man in Johor after he sexually attacked a woman who got into his car, thinking it was the Grab ride she booked. The incident took place late on Monday night when the victim, 23, booked a trip using the ride-hailing app, the New Straits Times (NST) reported on Thursday (Jan […]
(Reuters) – About 100,000 au pairs who traveled to the United States to provide child care for American families could share in a $65.5 million settlement reached on Wednesday, in a lawsuit that said their wages were kept artificially low. The lawsuit was filed in a federal court in Colorado in 2014 against sponsor agencies […]
SINGAPORE – Nissan Motor has become the first carmaker to commit to a full electrified range here. The company announced at the Singapore Motorshow on Thursday morning (Jan 10) that by 2022, all its new models arriving here will be either fully battery-powered or hybrids. Mr Ron Lim, head of sales and marketing at Nissan […]
An 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family and refused to leave her Bangkok hotel room is a refugee, a UN agency has said. The case of Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun has been referred to Australia for possible asylum. In a brief statement, Australia said it would consider the request “in the usual way, as it […]
MELBOURNE (REUTERS) – Australia had its third warmest year on record in 2018, a year marked by severe drought in large parts of the country and a longer than normal bushfire season, the Bureau of Meteorology said on Thursday (Jan 10). Maximum temperatures across Australia were the second-warmest on record, at 1.55 deg C above average, […]
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar weakened versus major peers such as the euro and yen on Thursday due to growing expectations the Federal Reserve will pause its rate tightening cycle this year. Minutes from the Fed’s Dec. 18-19 meeting revealed that several policymakers were in favor of the US central bank keeping rates steady this […]
SHANGHAI (REUTERS, AFP) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to make a second summit with United States President Donald Trump achieve a result that would be welcomed by the international community, China’s Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday (Jan 10) after Mr Kim visited Beijing. Mr Kim said he hoped relevant sides would […]
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The Brazilian government’s proposed social security reform will introduce individual contributions into private funds to ensure the pensions of future generations and help boost growth, Presidential Chief-of-Staff Onyx Lorenzoni said on Wednesday. Including a “capitalization system” in a proposal to be sent to Congress in February will boost internal savings and […]
BEIJING – Trade talks between the United States and China ended on a positive note on Wednesday (Jan 9) after three days of intense negotiations. Officials from both countries were reportedly in consultation on a coordinated statement of the discussions, expected to be released publicly on Thursday morning. Both sides have otherwise not made any […]