World Business
- Porsche warns UK customers of Brexit price riseon February 17, 2019 at 3:31 pm
The German carmaker asks new UK customers to agree a possible 10% price rise for post-Brexit […]
- Passengers seek flights after Flybmi ceases operationson February 17, 2019 at 1:28 pm
Travellers tell the BBC they cannot get home after the UK regional airline went into administration. […]
- Pension contribution hike to hit pay packetson February 17, 2019 at 3:59 am
The potential impact on workers with auto-enrolled pensions is "quite substantial", says an expert. […]
- How Lidl learnt to be less German in the UKon February 17, 2019 at 1:14 am
Ronny Gottschlich, the former boss of Lidl, explains how the German discounter grew in the UK. […]
- Quadriga: The cryptocurrency exchange that lost $135mon February 17, 2019 at 12:41 am
When Quadriga's founder died he left behind a mystery: what happened to millions in cryptocurrency? […]
- Chancellor Philip Hammond's visit to China not going aheadon February 16, 2019 at 8:54 pm
It comes amid reports a speech by the UK's defence secretary has caused upset in China. […]
- 'Killer car seats' sold online for £8on February 16, 2019 at 12:42 am
The illegal car seats have appeared for sale online, although sites say listings have been deleted. […]
- The community that rejected Amazonon February 15, 2019 at 11:08 pm
Amazon's plans for a campus in Long Island City bitterly divided a community grappling with rapid […]
- Brumadinho dam collapse: Eight arrests at Brazil's Valeon February 15, 2019 at 7:54 pm
Employees at mining giant Vale are arrested amid a criminal probe into the dam break that killed […]
- Private probation firms in Wales and south west in administrationon February 15, 2019 at 3:22 pm
Unions say they had warned about the "disastrous privatisation programme" four years ago. […]
Asia Business
- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Pakistan for start of shortened Asia tourby Agencies on February 17, 2019 at 5:33 pm
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Pakistan on Sunday for the start […]
- Suspected explosion near Indonesia election debate venueby Reuters on February 17, 2019 at 3:39 pm
Indonesian police are investigating a suspected explosion on Sunday near the venue of a […]
- Fire sweeps through Bangladesh slum, killing nine, injuring dozensby Agencies on February 17, 2019 at 1:02 pm
A devastating blaze raced through a crammed slum in southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday, killing at […]
- Most Okinawa residents will vote against local US military base transfer, poll showsby Kyodo on February 17, 2019 at 11:43 am
Nearly 70 per cent of Okinawa residents plan to vote against the central government’s […]
- Japan PM Shinzo Abe was asked to nominate Donald Trump for Nobel Prize by US, media reportsby Agence France-Presse on February 17, 2019 at 10:02 am
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace […]
- Meet Laxmi Narayan Tripathi, the transgender Indian demigod ‘bringing Hinduism back’by Soumya Shankar on February 17, 2019 at 9:02 am
When Lord Rama, hero of the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana, returned to the city of Ayodhya after 14 […]
- Online casinos and their army of Chinese workers come under scrutiny in Philippinesby Bloomberg on February 17, 2019 at 6:42 am
The Philippines’ tax agency is setting its sights on more than 50 companies operating online […]
- India’s informal workforce has no money, more problems – despite Modi’s promisesby Manira Chaudhary on February 17, 2019 at 6:30 am
Yasar Arafat, 23, has a bachelor’s degree in engineering, and dreams of being like Tesla […]
- Fake degrees: have Malaysia’s politicians not learnt their lesson?by Tashny Sukumaran on February 17, 2019 at 5:05 am
Allegations that politicians from Malaysia’s ruling Pakatan Harapan coalition faked their […]
- A peace treaty with Japan? No rush, says Russia as US ties complicate Kuril Islands disputeby Kyodo on February 17, 2019 at 4:19 am
Russia has no time-frame for agreeing a post-war peace treaty with Japan, Russian Foreign Minister […]
HR Asia
- National COSH Reveals 12 Most Dangerous Companies in 2018by HR ASIA on February 13, 2019 at 1:40 am
“There are more than 1.1 million people die from occupational accidents or work-related […]
- Former London Banker Sues UOB for Racial Discriminationby HR ASIA on February 12, 2019 at 1:38 am
An ex-employee of United Overseas Bank Ltd. (UOB) London branch is filing a lawsuit against his […]
- Do You Want to Leverage Your Business? 7 + 1 Best Languages in Global Marketby HR ASIA on February 12, 2019 at 1:37 am
There are more than 6000 languages around the world. However, most people commonly master only two […]
- Fight Work Obesity: Artificial Sweeteners or Alternative Sweeteners?by HR ASIA on February 11, 2019 at 4:22 am
World Health Organization (WHO) in 2016 revealed that the number of people with obesity worldwide […]
- Let Love Fill Your Day – Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day in Officeby HR ASIA on February 11, 2019 at 1:42 am
Valentine’s Day – love is what this day about. Not only a special day for couple and […]
- Four Singaporean Firms Recognised for Commitment in Advancing Gender Equalityby HR ASIA on February 11, 2019 at 1:21 am
More and more organisations are showing commitment in furthering gender equality in the workplace. […]
- HR Leaders Strategy Meeting 2019 in Manilaby HR ASIA on February 11, 2019 at 12:04 am
Overview Proventa International’s HR Leaders Strategy Meeting is not like your usual HR […]
- Volunteering for Social Work is Company’s Best Valueby HR ASIA on February 8, 2019 at 2:06 am
Is it true that volunteering has good impacts for both employees and company? The answer is YES, […]
Asia Technology
- Go-Jek says ‘no evidence found’ after claims that fraudsters gamed CNY incentivesby Jack Ellis on February 16, 2019 at 4:00 am
Drivers argue that Go-Jek's festive incentives went to accounts that apparently completed an […]
- In brief: Didi targets new South American marketsby Jack Ellis on February 16, 2019 at 2:29 am
It acquired Brazil's 99 - a fellow member of SoftBank's venture portfolio - in January last year. […]
- In brief: SPH, Keppel get majority control of M1by Jack Ellis on February 16, 2019 at 2:17 am
The two shareholders had previously sought buyers for their stakes in the Singaporean telco. […]
- In brief: Indonesian P2P lending platform launches mobile appby Nur Atifi on February 15, 2019 at 11:26 am
Finmas is a joint venture between Hong Kong fintech startup Oriente and Jakarta-headquartered […]
- The startup with a plan to crush Candy Crushby Steven Millward on February 15, 2019 at 8:43 am
This brand-new startup from China just got funding. […]
- In brief: Indonesian telco, state banks merge payments to challenge Go-Jek, Ovoby TIA Bot on February 15, 2019 at 8:43 am
The new platform, called LinkAja, is slated to start in March. […]
- In brief: Australia rewards startup snags $1m seed fundingby TIA Bot on February 15, 2019 at 8:34 am
A Singapore-based private investor led the round. […]
- Pony.ai and Baidu still lag in US self-driving tests, but they are narrowing the gapby Sarah Dai on February 15, 2019 at 7:16 am
Pony.ai's disengagement metric improved from when it first conducted test drives on […]
- In brief: Singapore transport authority suspends Ofo’s bike-sharing licenseby TIA Bot on February 15, 2019 at 6:38 am
The Chinese startup failed to comply with regulatory requirements, which had a February 12 deadline. […]
- In brief: Didi to layoff 15% of its staff: sourcesby TIA Bot on February 15, 2019 at 6:30 am
The Chinese firm wants to focus on its core mobility services and cut business units that are not […]