Exclusive: Grab, Razer, AirAsia exploring bids for Malaysia digital bank licence: sources
Ride-hailing group Grab, gaming firm Razer, AirAsia, telecoms firm Axiata and lender CIMB are among companies looking to apply for digital banking licences in Malaysia,...
S&P 500 aims for record open on IBM support, fading China virus fears
U.S. stock index futures pointed to fresh highs for the S&P 500 on Wednesday, as investors took heart from China’s efforts to contain a deadly...
China virus deaths rise to nine, heightening global alarm
Deaths from China’s new flu-like virus rose to nine on Wednesday with more than 470 confirmed cases, heightening global fears of contagion from an infection...
Man quarantined after Hong Kong’s first preliminary positive test for Wuhan virus
Hong Kong quarantined a 39-year-old man on Wednesday after the city’s first preliminary positive result in a test for the new flu-like coronavirus found in...
Cambodian opposition leader admits U.S. funding, denies overthrow plot
Cambodia’s opposition leader admitted in a 2013 video clip played in court on Wednesday to receiving funding and advice from unspecified Americans but denied trying...
Colombia must allow rebel dissidents to demobilize: Human Rights Watch
Colombia must allow FARC rebel dissidents to demobilize and join reintegration efforts if it wants to tackle armed groups operating along its border with Venezuela,...
Monty Python actor Terry Jones dies aged 77: PA Media
Terry Jones, one of the British Monty Python comedy team, has died at the age of 77, PA Media said on Wednesday....
Trump says he would have loved to have seen Greta Thunberg speak
U.S. President Donald Trump said he doesn’t think climate change is a hoax and would have loved to have seen Greta Thunberg speak while he...
Sainsbury’s turns to retail boss as CEO checks out
Sainsbury’s has picked retail and operations director Simon Roberts to succeed CEO Mike Coupe, the architect of the British supermarket group’s failed bid for rival...
Baker Hughes profit misses estimates as LNG equipment demand wanes
Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co missed analysts’ estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday, hit by lower orders in its business that supplies turbines and...