As sea waters slowly rose around his temple and his neighbours fled inland, Thai abbot Somnuek Atipanyo refused to budge and is today a symbol of the fight to restore the country's fast-eroding coastlines.
Lots of workplaces have a hot seat. At the Jeep assembly plant in Toledo, Ohio, there is a "sweet seat."
Asian markets were mixed Monday but investors remain broadly upbeat after a strong US jobs report that eased concerns about the world's top economy, while the pound edged up at the start of another crucial week in the Brexit saga.
TOKYO: Nissan shareholders voted on Monday to eject Carlos Ghosn from the board, as the detained former chairman fights multiple financial misconduct charges that have landed him in custody. The extraordinary shareholders' meeting at a Tokyo hotel was the first such gathering since the stunning ...
Oil prices rose to their highest levels since Nov. 2018 on Monday, driven up by OPEC's ongoing supply cuts and U.S. sanctions against Iran and Venezuela.
Korean Air chairman Cho Yang-ho has died, the South Korean airline said on Monday, less than three weeks after investors voted to remove him from the board in a landmark victory for shareholder activism.
Asian shares edged higher on Monday as investors cheered a much-needed rebound in U.S. payrolls, while looking forward to more policy stimulus in China.
Private equity firm Carlyle Group LP has agreed to buy a 30 percent stake in Spanish oil and gas company Cepsa from an Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund in a US$3.6 billion deal including debt, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing people with knowledge of the transaction.
Employers are out of step with a changing workforce that values paid paternity leave, says the Financial Times Pilita Clark.
The changes China’s economy has undergone over the last decade are sweeping, unprecedented, and essential, says Fudan University's Professor Zhang Jun.
