Malaysia’s Leather Avenue to expand across Asia

Malaysian leather goods and bags retailer Leather Avenue is planning a complete store redesign across its more than 30 outlets in Malaysia before...

Asia markets up with virus optimism

Trade of the Day: Stocks, futures tiptoe higher; US Treasuries and gold see strong demand. Quote of the Day: “These days we encounter an almost...

McClatchy newspaper group to file for bankruptcy

McClatchy, the second-largest US newspaper group, announced Thursday it was filing for bankruptcy protection in the latest sign of turmoil for the struggling media...

US judge blocks Microsoft’s ‘tainted’ contract

A federal judge on Thursday  temporarily blocked the US military from awarding a $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft, after Amazon claimed the...

Economic impact the same despite counting changes

China’s changed accounting method for coronavirus infections may have shifted the curve upwards, but it does not change its direction or its economic impact. On...

Finland ‘skeptical’ of US plans to buy out Nokia

Finland’s communications minister denounced the idea on Thursday of the US buying a controlling stake in Nokia and Ericsson to counter Chinese giant Huawei’s...