MUFG sets up RM20bil Islamic securitisation programme in Malaysia
TOKYO: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has set up a RM20bil Islamic securitisation programme in Malaysia, a bank official told...
Japanese PM Abe will not visit war-dead shrine on WW2 anniversary - Jiji
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will not visit a controversial shrine for war dead in Tokyo on the anniversary of...
Major 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes off Vanuatu - USGS
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 struck about 535 km (330 miles) southeast of the South Pacific island...
Strong jobs data lifts S&P to record intraday high (Update 1)
At 10:59 am ET (Friday), the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 151.38 points, or 0.82%, at 18,503.43. The EPA photo shows traders...
Why do Chinese think differently from the West?
WE live in an age of science and technology, so strictly speaking science should be able to forecast the future and help us make...
China rejects U.S. criticism of crackdown on rights defenders
BEIJING (Reuters) - China rebuked the United States on Saturday for criticising it over the convictions of rights activists, with a...
Singapore calls for vigilance after 'rocket attack' plot foiled
BATAM, Indonesia (Reuters) - Singapore called for heightened vigilance on Saturday, a day after Indonesian police arrested a group of men...
Indonesian tax amnesty could spark outflow from Singapore wealth industry
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s wealth management industry is likely to suffer a bad dent as rich Indonesians move some money back home to take...
Nintendo plunges as Pokemon GO earnings impact limited
TOKYO: Shares of Nintendo Co tumbled as much as 18 percent early on Monday after the company said smash-hit mobile game Pokemon GO would...
Late Russian oligarch Berezovsky's estate 'hopelessly insolvent'
LONDON (Reuters) - The estate of late Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky, who helped broker Vladimir Putin's rise to the Kremlin's top job...
