Honeywell posts better-than-expected profit on aviation boost, lifts forecast
Industrial conglomerate Honeywell International Inc posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit and slightly raised its full-year forecasts on Thursday,
2023-07-27 19:59
Japan's population fell by 800,000 last year as demographic crisis accelerates
Japan's population crisis is accelerating, with the number of nationals falling by more than 800,000 in the past year -- echoing similar trends seen in other East Asian countries.
2023-07-27 14:55
Young Chinese are getting paid to be 'full-time children' as jobs become harder to find
Exhausted by the pressure to succeed as a photographer, Litsky Li accepted a better offer: quit work to become one of China's growing legions of children paid by their families to stay home.
2023-07-27 10:17
China's new central bank governor faces daunting tasks
Pan Gongsheng's appointment comes after he was installed as the Communist Party chief of the PBOC earlier this month, a surprise move that analysts said highlighted Beijing's urgency to bolster the country's slowing economy and stem the yuan's slide.
2023-07-26 14:58
Taiwan's TSMC to invest $2.9 billion in new plant as demand for AI chips soars
TSMC, the world's largest chipmaker, says it plans to invest nearly 90 billion New Taiwan dollars ($2.9 billion) to build an advanced chip plant in Taiwan, as it expands production to meet booming demand for artificial intelligence (AI) products.
2023-07-25 16:51
Keyboard maker Logitech raises forecast for first half of 2024
(Reuters) -Logitech International raised its sales and profit outlook for the first half of the financial year 2024 on Tuesday
2023-07-25 14:19
China promises more support to boost 'tortuous' economic recovery
China's top leadership has vowed to do more to support a "tortuous" economic recovery, which has lost steam after an initial burst of activity early in the year.
2023-07-25 13:23
US-Taiwan trade pact key to countering diplomatic isolation, Taipei's top trade negotiator says
The signing of a trade pact between Taiwan and the United States will play a key role in helping the island counter its diplomatic isolation from China, according to Taiwan's top trade negotiator.
2023-07-24 14:27
Elon Musk says Twitter logo to change, birds to be gradually abandoned
Elon Musk tweeted on his official account on Sunday that Twitter would be changing its logo to an "X" and that all the birds will be disappearing from the platform.
2023-07-23 15:19
Why are far-right parties on the march across Europe?
While the Anglosphere was wracked by a burst of populism in 2016, most European countries proved remarkably resilient. Several years on, however, the far right is making gains across Europe, with elections in Spain this weekend the latest ones to watch.
2023-07-22 12:15
Walkouts and strike threats: Europe's outdoor workers struggle under the blistering heat wave
As swaths of southern Europe continue to swelter under a deadly heat wave, for many outdoor workers, it's turning into a brutal endurance test.
2023-07-21 18:19
Visa and Mastercard can now be used on China's biggest payment apps
Visiting China just got a whole lot easier for international travelers.
2023-07-21 17:46