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The woman, who alleged that a senior anti-graft officer had hit her during questioning, testified on Friday that he asked her about the size...

With Asia showing signs of clawing its way out of the slump ahead of the developed world, there has been a sudden rebound in talk about deco...

I grew up watching Charlie's Angels and Michael Jackson's MTV. Both icons passed away yesterday. I have the same depressing feeling ...

Ikea said on Tuesday that it was suspending further investment in Russia, apparently because of pervasive corruption and demands for bribes.

Hong Kong and Shenzhen could integrate their equity markets into one financial market to attract investors from both areas, said Lawrence La...

Mainland should buy more gold because the dollar is poised for a fall and the metal is needed to support the greater international role envi...

Rob Morrison says Hong Kong's bureaucracy has driven CLSA to pick Singapore for expansion. Hong Kong is too complacent about its cosy st...

There is an old joke about proud parents: they all insist their children are above average. You could equally well make it about men. Every ...

Audi speeds past rivals in mainland elite fleet deal

A senior anti-graft officer who allegedly flung a plastic file at a suspect he was interviewing told a court yesterday it was actually his s...

Last week’s column recommended investors to be aware of what could cause the upward trend to bend, which as it turned out, was probably time...

A new index to track stocks on the Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) secondary Catalist board will be launched on Monday.

It appears that there is an urgent need to review the role of the Strata Titles Boards (STB), especially regarding collective or en bloc pro...

Economists warn that export demand in many industries will just ‘never come back’

The reason usually given is that alimony represents remuneration for the woman’s uncompensated work of childcare and home-making. Eager perh...

Mounting concerns over inflation and stock market volatility help bolster demand

Over the past week, we’ve heard a lot of complaints about Beijing’s “Buy China” policy. We’ve also heard quite a few complaints about those ...

Much to the delight of French winemakers, China confirmed its passion for red wine within the first 24 hours of the opening of the world’s l...

“I’d rather be a farmer than a stockbroker for the next couple of years,” he said. “No-one you went to school with became a farmer... so we ...

The problem with the local corporate regulatory regime is that it has plenty of rules in some places but not enough action or clarity in oth...