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US moves to recover Chinese balloon while weighing retaliation

The US government launched a mission to salvage what officials say is spy equipment from the Chinese balloon shot down…

2 years ago

Secretive chip startup may help Huawei circumvent US sanctions

When the US government blacklisted Huawei Technologies Co. as a national security threat, it cut the Chinese company off from…

2 years ago

MPOC lauds SDP labour practice reform

by TMR / pic credit: mpoc.org.my THE Malaysian Palm Oil Council commends Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (SDP) for making sweeping changes…

3 years ago

Goldman’s most notorious banker turns star witness in 1MDB trial

by BLOOMBERG BROOKLYN • Almost four years after pleading guilty for his role in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal,…

3 years ago

Travel groups call to stop pre-flight Covid tests for vaccinated passengers

By AFP An international coalition of travel-related organizations called on the US government Wednesday to stop requiring vaccinated passengers to…

3 years ago

Three reasons why the MGS yield spike is a great opportunity

As Malaysia corporate bonds are priced using MGS as benchmark, the corporate bond yield curve also saw an upwards shift…

3 years ago

Major US pipeline struggles to reopen after ransomware attack

by Virginie MONTET / AFP The US government declared a regional emergency Sunday as the largest fuel pipeline system in…

4 years ago

American Airlines warns of as many as 13,000 layoffs

by AFP NEW YORK – American Airlines will notify 13,000 workers that they could be laid off due to the…

4 years ago

TikTok gets reprieve as US holds off on enforcing ban

by AFP/ pic by AFP WASHINGTON – The US government announced Thursday it would delay enforcement of a ban on…

4 years ago

US unveils partial ban on flavored e-cigarettes

by AFP / pic by AFP The US government announced Thursday it was banning most flavored e-cigarettes in a bid…

5 years ago

Leading French luxury stocks fall after latest US tariff threats

by REUTERS / pic by REUTERS PARIS - Shares in leading French luxury companies fell on Tuesday after the United…

5 years ago

It’s Huawei versus US govt at biggest wireless event

BERLIN • Huawei Technologies Co, facing a widening global crackdown on its telecom equipment, is bolstering its presence at the…

6 years ago

U.S. Urges Allies to Avoid Using Huawei Equipment, WSJ Says

The U.S. government is contacting key allies to get them to persuade telecommunications companies in their countries to avoid using…

6 years ago