Activity in Japan's services sector extended its run of declines to the 11th month in December, a private sector survey showed, as a new wave of coronavirus infections led to a contraction in business ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan govt has to pay Rs5b for 2,000 PIA employees availing VSS
The federal government has to pay Rs5 billion for the 2,000 employees of the Pakistan International Airlines availing the Voluntary Separation Scheme. But PIA says the ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Services PMI Eases Yet Again, But Remains In Expansion Zone
The India Services Business Activity Index, compiled by IHS Markit, stood at 52.3 in December compared with 53.7 in November. ( read original story ...)
India’s services sector loses more steam in December, job cuts resume
Growth in India's dominant services industry continued to lose momentum in December as a resurgence in coronavirus infections weighed on new business and employment, a private survey showed on ... ( read original story ...)
Digital Crackers Lay the Foundation For a New India: 3 Trends That India Needs to Imbibe To Grow In 2021
These trends will also be crucial to reduce the trust deficit that Indians face in their attempt to resume to pre-COVID normalcy (something that they were complacent with and a state to which there is ... ( read original story ...)
India’s richest man shifted his focus from fossil fuels to the internet in 2020
In 2020, it became clear the leader of the longtime energy conglomerate is now thinking about online delivery, 5G, and the cloud. ( read original story ...)
India’s services sector loses momentum; PMI falls to 52.3 in Dec vs 53.7 in Nov
The Nikkei/IHS Markit Services Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 52.3 in December from November's 53.7 but held above the 50-mark separating growth from contraction for a third straight month Growth ... ( read original story ...)
About 50 Hong Kong activists arrested under new security law
Hong Kong police arrested about 50 former lawmakers and pro-democracy activists Wednesday for allegedly violating the new national security law by participating in ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Hong Kong Crackdown Escalates With Mass Opposition Arrests
China's crackdown in Hong Kong escalated dramatically on Wednesday with police arresting as many as 50 opposition figures in their largest operation since a draconian security law was imposed on the ... ( read original story ...)
Over 50 Hong Kong activists arrested for breaching security law-media
Over 50 pro-democratic activists in Hong Kong were arrested on Wednesday for breaking the city's contentious national security law, local media reported, in the biggest crackdown yet against the ... ( read original story ...)