BANGALORE (REUTERS) – Bitcoin miners have been forced to tap their cryptocurrency stashes as a plunge in prices, rising energy costs and increased competition bite …
Australia’s migrant population grows despite Covid-19 border closures
CANBERRA (BLOOMBERG) – Australia’s population has grown at a steady pace in the past five years, new census data shows, despite the number of new …
Wall Street ends down, pulled lower by growth stocks
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – US stocks closed lower on Monday (June 27), with few catalysts to sway investor sentiment as they approach the half-way point …
Wall Street seen trapped in a crushing bear market: Survey
CAPE TOWN (BLOOMBERG) – Money managers betting on a sustained global rebound will be left sorely disappointed in the second half of this crushing year …
China’s economy improves in June from lockdown-induced slump
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – China’s economy showed some improvement in June as Covid restrictions were gradually eased, although the recovery remains muted. That’s the outlook based …
International schools offer golf, skiing in Japan, luring rich Chinese parents
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) – An international school building boom is underway in Japan, fuelled by top-shelf names in education seeking to attract the children of wealthy …
Casino hub Macau launches third round of Covid-19 testing as infections rise
HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Macau launched a third round of mandatory Covid-19 testing for its more than 600,000 residents on Monday (June 27), in a …
Macau locks down some buildings as Covid-19 infections creep up
HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Authorities in Macau have locked down several residential buildings as the world’s biggest gambling hub tries to contain a rising number …
Health concerns emerge in Bangladesh even as flood waters recede
DHAKA/GUWAHATI (REUTERS) – The authorities in Bangladesh are bracing themselves for the spread of water-borne diseases and racing to get drinking water to people stranded …
Shipping costs soar as Russian fallout upends global fuel flows
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – The dislocation of global fuel markets after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has boosted the cost of shipping products such as diesel by …
HKTDC MarketingPulse and eTailingPulse draw more than 25,000 viewers
HONG KONG, Mar 18, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – MarketingPulse and eTailingPulse, Asia’s premier marketing and e-tailing events organised by the Hong Kong …
EC Healthcare expects to achieve a record-high sales volume in third quarter of FY22, Represents more than 40% Y-o-Y increase
HONG KONG, Jan 10, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – EC Healthcare (the “Company”, which together with its subsidiaries is referred to as the …
Comitted to ESG, Pertamina develops climate village
Glasgow, Scotland, Nov 12, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – PT Pertamina (Persero) has been implementing four community programs, based on adaptation and mitigation …
South Korea’s largest payments app Kakao Pay more than doubles in trading debut
SEOUL (BLOOMBERG) – Kakao Pay, South Korea’s largest mobile payments app, more than doubled in its debut in Seoul, following a rocky path to public …
Hyperinflation or just higher inflation? How worried should people be?
SYDNEY (BLOOMBERG) – The surge in costs for everything from fuel to computer chips, to houses and even spinach, has some people fretting over the …
Supply chain woes hitting social media as firms cut back on holiday advertising, says Snap
SAN FRANCISCO (BLOOMBERG) – Snap warned on Thursday (Oct 21) that supply chain bottlenecks are prompting companies to hold back online advertising spending for the …
Tesla Q3 profit more than quadruples on record deliveries despite chip crunch
NEW YORK (AFP) – Tesla’s third-quarter profit more than quadrupled on sharply higher sales despite a global semiconductor shortage that has plagued the auto industry, …
Welcome to Britain, the bank scam capital of the world
LONDON (REUTERS) – It was an e-mail offering a discount on an electric toothbrush that began the sequence of events that ruined Anna’s life. Within …
EC Healthcare expects to achieve a record-high sales volume in first half of FY21/22
HONG KONG, Oct 11, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – EC Healthcare (the “Company”, which together with its subsidiaries is referred to as the …
US stocks edge down as market digests lacklustre job gains
NEW YORK (AFP) – Wall Street stocks finished lower on Friday (Oct 8) and cut into the week’s gains, after the US government reported disappointing …