The survey shows that 68 per cent of Hong Kong SMEs recorded growth in 2025, up from 65 per cent in 2024 and marking the highest result on record. This positive momentum is expect ...
Lebanon business eyeing 62 new jobs gets tax boost
Kadant Black Clawson is hiring new employees before its move into a new facility in Lebanon in mid-February. CONTRIBUTED Kadant Black Clawson is hiring new employees before its move into a new ...
The UAE Quit OPEC Because Its Sovereign Wealth Now Dwarfs Oil
The UAE left OPEC because its $1.7 trillion sovereign wealth portfolio now matters more than the price of crude. Higher oil prices can hurt Abu Dhabi as much as help it.
Japan, Vietnam seek deeper partnership with energy and minerals push
HANOI, May 2 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi vowed on Saturday to strengthen bilateral ties with Vietnam, with energy cooperation and critical minerals at the forefront, during a ...
Yen jumps as Japan threatens more intervention
A Japanese official hinted that further intervention could come as the nation heads into its Golden Week holidays next week.
Baggage handlers at Japan Airlines are getting new coworkers: Humanoid robots
Japan Airlines has announced (1) a partnership with a Japanese robotics company which it hopes will result in humanoid robots handling luggage and cargo. The carrier will launch a trial in May, but ...
Air India cuts nearly 100 flights after Iran war sends fuel prices soaring
Airline’s CEO says massive rise in jet fuel prices and airspace closures in India’s neighbourhood ‘have caused many of our international flights to become unprofitable to operate’ ...
Harvard scientist convicted of lying about China ties rebuilds brain-tech lab in China
Charles Lieber, a convicted former Harvard scientist, has rebuilt his brain-computer interface lab in Shenzhen, China, according to Reuters.
Hong Kong’s local debt market becomes surprise funding hotspot
The city’s appeal as a safe haven amid turmoil in the Middle East and other regions has helped fuel the recent activity Read more at The Business Times.
Hong Kong surplus hits HK$11 billion as finance chief ‘monitors’ Mideast war
Financial Secretary Paul Chan says surplus revised to HK$11 billion, HK$8.1 billion higher than the HK$2.9 billion originally forecast in budget Hong Kong's finance chief has revised the city's fiscal ...