Staff making iPhones in central China plant to be quarantined
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Workers making iPhones at tech giant Foxconn's plant in central China will be quarantined for…
4 years ago
Business
Virus highlights OPEC reliance on Chinese oil demand
by Benoît PELEGRIN LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Fears of an economic slowdown, fuelled by the coronavirus slashing output in…
4 years ago
Asian markets track Wall St surge as data trumps virus fear
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets rallied again Thursday despite China's virus claiming hundreds of lives and infecting tens…
4 years ago
Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific asks all staff to take unpaid leave
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong's flagship carrier Cathay Pacific is asking its entire workforce to take up…
4 years ago
Chinese stocks crash as viral panic infects markets
by Dan Martin / LAN Lianchao Agence France Presse Chinese stocks collapsed Monday with Shanghai's index posting its biggest…
4 years ago
Hong Kong economy shrinks for first time in a decade
HONG Kong, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong confirmed Monday it plunged into recession in 2019, suffering its first annual contraction…
4 years ago
Chinese central bank to pump $173 bln into economy in virus fight
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's central bank said Sunday it would pump 1.2 trillion yuan ($173 bln) into the…
4 years ago
Apple closes China stores until Feb 9 due to virus
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Apple announced on Saturday the closure of its stores, corporate offices and contact centres in…
4 years ago
Markets welcome WHO virus declaration
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Markets rose in Asia on Friday after the World Health Organization declared a global health…
4 years ago
Boeing reports first loss since 1997 as MAX costs rise to $18.6 billion
by John BIERS NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Boeing reported its first annual loss in more than two decades…
4 years ago
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