JAKARTA] Indonesia’s palm oil industry is on high alert as forest and peatland fires intensify across Sumatra, posing a risk to operations in key plantation areas and raising concerns of production ...

LONDON] Lloyds Banking Group reported its profit for the first half of the year rose 5 per cent, beating analysts’ forecasts, as income grew even as it faces a murkier economic outlook and rising ...

WASHINGTON] A cyber-espionage campaign centred on vulnerable versions of Microsoft’s server software now involves the ...

FRANKFURT] Automakers called for Europe to further stimulate demand for battery-powered vehicles after sales of all new cars ...

SINGAPORE] The Republic’s latest one-year tranche of Treasury bills (T-bills) is offering a cut-off yield of 1.68 per cent, ...

FRANKFURT] Deutsche Bank returned to a better-than-expected profit in the second quarter from a year ago despite mixed ...

BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH] Thailand’s military deployed an F-16 fighter jet against Cambodia’s armed forces on Thursday (Jul 24), ...

HANOI] Vietnam estimates its exports to the US could decline by as much as a third if higher tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump take effect, an internal government assessment shows. Read ...

SINGAPORE] Rental rates of Singapore industrial properties rose 0.7 per cent for the second quarter, compared with the ...

SINGAPORE] Adam (not his real name), was faced with the prospect of not having a home at the age of 21. Read more at The Business Times.

BEIJING] European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for an “essential” rebalancing of trade ties with China ...

BEIJING] Chinese President Xi Jinping said China and the EU must deepen trust in a turbulent world, as he hosted the European ...