Bussiness

Australia’s Qantas to pay $79m over ‘ghost flights’ furore

Posted by May 6, 2024

Competition watchdog says national carrier’s advertising of cancelled flights was ‘egregious and unacceptable’.​​Australia’s flagship airline Qantas

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A good, steady job? India election turns spotlight on a…

Posted by May 6, 2024

Mumbai, India — Ever since he can remember, Rohit Kumar Sahu knew he wanted to go to college and get a well-paying, white-collar job. His father delivered cou

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KFC Malaysia temporarily closes outlets amid Gaza boycott

Posted by May 3, 2024

Franchise operator cites ‘challenging economic conditions’ amid local reports linking closures to boycotts of Israel.KFC Malaysia has temporarily closed som

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US to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug in historic…

Posted by May 1, 2024

Shares of cannabis companies surge as much as 80 percent after move to classify drug as schedule three substance.The United States has moved to reclassify marij

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On ‘China’s Instagram’, women find a space to discuss the…

Posted by April 30, 2024

Taipei, Taiwan – Alice Guo sparked a flurry of interest on Xiaohongshu, the Chinese social media and e-commerce platform, when she decided one day in 2021 to

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TikTok says bill to force its sale would ‘trample’ free…

Posted by April 22, 2024

Bill targeting Chinese-owned app goes to the US Senate after passing the House in bipartisan vote.TikTok has slammed a bill that would ban the video-sharing app

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Singapore plays down payment to Taylor Swift amid grumbles from…

Posted by March 4, 2024

City-state’s culture minister says grant given to pop icon ‘not anywhere as high as speculated’.Singapore has downplayed the size of a grant it paid Taylo

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