KUALA LUMPUR: Population growth, rapid urbanisation and unfettered development of coastal areas in the Asia-Pacific region, are increasing the risk of heavy damage...
KUALA LUMPUR: Population growth, rapid urbanisation and unfettered development of coastal areas in the Asia-Pacific region, are increasing the risk of heavy damage...
TEPIC: Global waste could grow by 70 percent by 2050 as urbanisation and populations rise, said the World Bank on Thursday, with South...
NEW YORK: The United States said on Thursday it was boosting its fight against slave-made goods "to safeguard American jobs", signaling that the...
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday that Brexit talks with the European Union had hit an impasse, defiantly challenging the...
The iPhone XS is as much as $200 more expensive than last year’s already pricey iPhone X and represents one of the smallest...
PARIS: France plans to more than triple the share of cycling in transport with a multi-year plan to build better bike lanes, financial...
LONDON: One in 20 British workers - or 2 million people - have jobs with firms that seek to do good while also...
CHENNAI, India: People who risk being enslaved after taking out loans to buy food during the monsoon, when casual work is scarce, will...
HONG KONG: Cities around the world should tap ethical entrepreneurs to help ease their growing pains, ranging from homelessness to unemployment, Nobel laureate...
The Turkish lira pushed higher against the dollar for a second day as investors waited for the government to announce its annual economic...
LONDON: The number of people living on less than $1.90 a day has fallen to record low of about 655 million - or...
Ottawa: Canada's Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, showing off her waggish side, wore a t-shirt with the words "Keep calm and negotiate NAFTA" on...
HONG KONG: In Hong Kong, more than 340 tonnes of textile waste is dumped each day into the city’s overflowing landfills, according to...
Washington: The latest round of tariffs that US President Donald Trump has imposed on China appeared to largely spare Apple and other consumer...
A little more than a year ago, China released an aggressive plan to become the world’s leading artificial intelligence player. But with its...
Frankfurt am Main: The European Central Bank on Monday unveiled new versions of the 100- and 200-euro banknotes, saying new security features would...
LONDON: Britain's economy will shrink if it leaves the European Union without a Brexit deal and it will suffer some damage whatever terms...
Paris: Air France-KLM's new boss said Monday that he would invest half of his fixed salary into the company's stock as a gauge...
