UK secures first anti-graft order against man suspected of serious crime links
British police said on Thursday they had used anti-graft powers in a serious organized crime case for the first time after freezing assets owned by...
Inside a Cambodian cafe built out of trash
The ‘Rubbish Cafe’ in Cambodia is built out of discarded bottles and garbage from around the neighbourhood. If you’d like a cup of coffee, you...
Vodafone wins EU approval for Liberty Global deal
Vodafone secured on Thursday antitrust approval from the European Union for its $22 billion bid to buy Liberty Global’s cable networks in Germany and central...
Exclusive: Ping An-backed Lufax to ditch P2P lending on regulatory woes – sources
Lufax, one of China’s largest online wealth management platforms that is backed by financial giant Ping An Insurance , plans to exit its once-core peer-to-peer...
Global stocks slide as U.S.-China trade war takes toll on earnings
Global shares slipped on Thursday on growing signs that a trade dispute between the United States and China was taking a toll on corporate earnings,...
Japan-South Korea gloom spurs worries of ‘never seen before’ chip price spike
Memory chip spot prices have risen for the first time this year, indicating grim warnings of “never seen before” spikes and a supply disruption could...
China’s Didi plans to relaunch Hitch service with new safety features
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said on Thursday it was proposing to relaunch its Hitch carpooling service with added safety features, almost a year after...
Cycling: Froome awarded 2011 Vuelta crown after Cobo doping ban
Eight years on, Chris Froome has been crowned winner of the 2011 Vuelta a Espana after Spain’s Juan Jose Cobo was stripped of the title...
Anglo American’s second-quarter output rises 2%, on track to hit 2019 targets
Anglo American on Thursday posted a 2% rise in second quarter output and reaffirmed full-year production targets, boosted by a restart of operations at its...
ASOS warns on profit again, blames overseas warehouse problems
British online fashion retailer ASOS dented profit expectations for the third time in eight months on Thursday, saying problems in ramping up warehouses in the...