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US authorities for the first time filed a complaint against South Korea under environmental rules of the free trade pact between Seoul and Washington, over illegal fishing, the government announced Thursday.

WASHINGTON: Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg met privately with members of Congress on Thursday (Sep 19) on a political reconnaissance mission to Washington, where he rejected calls for him to break up the world's biggest social network. Zuckerberg's visit with policymakers comes as ...

NEW YORK: At least three new U.S. stock exchanges are expected in 2020, executives from the companies said on Thursday, potentially lowering trading costs as the upstarts try to take business from the incumbents, while also adding complexity to the marketplace. There are currently 13 U.S. stock ...

WASHINGTON: South Korean shipbuilding and industrial firm Hyundai Heavy Industries will pay a US$47 million fine for illegally importing and selling dirty diesel engines in violation of American environmental rules, US authorities announced on Thursday (Sep 19). Between 2012 and 2015, the company ...

MARKETS in Asia may have largely shrugged off the latest series of central bank measures that were widely expected, but the moves point to lingering fears of a global economic slowdown.

Two key U.S. lawmakers on Thursday asked the White House to turn over documents that would show if President Donald Trump interfered or directed a Justice Department antitrust probe of four automakers that struck voluntary agreements with California to reduce tailpipe emissions.

Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it has nominated GlaxoSmithKline Plc Chief Executive Officer Emma Walmsley to its board of directors.

NEW YORK: US stocks went nowhere on Thursday (Sep 19) as investors lost their appetite in afternoon trade, a day after the US central bank delivered a widely expected shot of stimulus. At the close, the benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 52.29 points (0.19 per cent) at 27,094.79 ......

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison are set to release a plan on Friday (Sep 20) aimed at securing the supply of rare earth minerals, a senior administration official said, as concerns grow that China could cut off shipments of the prized commodities ...

Italian broadcaster Mediaset said on Thursday it had reached an agreement with Peninsula Holding to limit the impact of the exercise of withdrawal rights in its deal to create a pan-European TV platform (MFE).