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Lessors to India's Jet Airways Ltd have applied to deregister another four Boeing Co 737 planes, the Indian aviation regulator said on its website on Wednesday, even as the embattled carrier seeks emergency funding from its lenders.

SINGAPORE: National water agency PUB on Wednesday (Apr 17) issued a notice to Hyflux subsidiary Tuaspring to terminate the water purchase agreement and take over the Tuaspring Desalination Plant (TSDP). "The termination notice provides a 30-day notice period before PUB takes over the TSDP," said ...

Mobile telecom equipment maker Ericsson reported on Wednesday a bigger that expected rise in first-quarter operating earnings and said it saw strong growth in North America as it raised its outlook for the global networks market.

China's economy grew at a steady 6.4 percent pace in the first quarter from a year earlier, defying expectations for a further slowdown, as industrial production jumped sharply and consumer demand showed signs of improvement.

Frustrated U.S. businesses can no longer be counted on as a "positive anchor" in U.S.-China relations, a top U.S. business lobby said on Wednesday, arguing any deal to end trade tensions must address structural problems in China's economic system.

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd Chief Executive Rupert Hogg said he was "relatively confident" the air cargo market would pick up in the second half after a weak start to the year.

At a truck stop in Ridgefield, New Jersey, driver Paul Richards reviews a notebook where he tracks miles driven and what he is hauling. His paycheck is down about 25 percent from the same period a year ago, and his weekly miles have dropped as well.

Terry Gou, chairman of Apple supplier Foxconn, said on Wednesday he will follow the order of a sea goddess who has told him to run in Taiwan's 2020 presidential election, although he added he has not yet formally declared his intention to contest.

The White House has told two U.S. House Democrats it will not turn over documents that could show whether Republican President Donald Trump sought to intervene in the regulatory review of AT&T Inc’s US$85 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc.

French insurance firm AXA said on Tuesday it provided insurance coverage for two of the contracting firms that were working on Notre-Dame's restoration prior to the blaze that devastated the cathedral.