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SINGAPORE: Singapore's healthcare expenditure is set to continue to increase, largely due to the development of new facilities and the cost of running them, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said in Parliament on Thursday (Mar 5). Speaking at his ministry’s Committee of Supply debate, he said that ...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific has been fined HK$5 million (US$643,000) by Britain's privacy watchdog over a huge data leak of more than nine million customers including passport numbers and credit card details. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said in a statement on ...

One of Britain's biggest airlines, Flybe, collapsed Thursday with all its flights grounded, the company said, as the coronavirus epidemic takes a heavy toll on airlines around the world.

British regional airline Flybe said on Thursday it had entered into administration, as the already struggling carrier failed to withstand the plunge in travel demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

ANALYSTS are expecting a compression on the net interest margins (NIM) of Singapore banks in their fiscal 2020 forecast following the Federal Reserve's emergency rate cut.

ANALYSTS are expecting a compression on the net interest margins (NIM) of Singapore banks in their fiscal 2020 forecast following the Federal Reserve's emergency rate cut.

SINGAPORE: Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Singapore, business has slowed so much for one retailer at Bugis Junction that there were days when only one sale was made. The slowdown began after Chinese New Year as Singapore started reporting confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus. As the number...

Mexico's private sector has drawn up a broad package of proposed energy investments for the government worth almost US$92 billion, according to a document seen by Reuters on Wednesday, providing a potential lift to the country's misfiring economy.

Apple Inc is pulling out of this month's South by Southwest music and tech festival amid the coronavirus outbreak, a company spokesman said on Wednesday.

Republican Senator Josh Hawley said on Wednesday he will introduce legislation banning federal employees from using social media app TikTok on their devices and accused the company of sharing data with the Chinese government.