(ChinaPost.com.tw) – India Inc is facing a severe shortage of skilled manpower as the undergraduates in the general stream of arts, commerce and science churned out by the country’s educational institutions are not up to the mark, reveals a survey.
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Property giant Ayala Land Inc. has raised its stake in Philippine tourism by taking over dormant upscale resort Club Noah Isabelle in Palawan province and breaking ground in Fort Bonifacio for the first of its chain of boutique bus…
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Australia’s Takeovers Panel on Monday turned down appeals from construction company Leighton Holdings Ltd and German parent Hochtief AG to block a takeover bid for Hochtief by Spain’s ACS. In August ACS launched a hostile all-scrip…
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Despite political uncertainty and flooding, Thailand remains an attractive destination for foreign investors and international tourists over the long term.
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The measures to cool the Singapore property boom have taken some of the heat out of the en bloc market but there is still plenty of interest, say industry experts.
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The former president of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. said on Monday that he would set up a new media group aimed at helping start-up companies across Asia.
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Chinese cities are facing an unprecedented diesel shortage as power outages are forcing enterprises to use diesel to generate electricity.
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Top U.S. and South Korean trade officials held talks Monday in a final push to seal a sweeping free trade agreement before this week’s G-20 summit in Seoul.
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Saudi Arabia’s national carrier said Sunday it has ordered 12 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in a deal valued at US$3.3 billion that reflects continued growth in the oil-rich Gulf region’s airline sector.
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Royal Dutch Shell PLC says its Australian subsidiary will sell a 10 percent stake in Perth-based gas and oil producer Woodside Petroleum Ltd., to Swiss bank UBS AG, for around US$3.33 billion. Shell’s sale of 78.34 million shares t…
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Japan’s low-cost carrier Skymark Airlines said Monday it will buy four A380 superjumbos from Airbus, with an option on two more, in a deal worth about US$2.8 billion. “Skymark Airlines signed a basic agreement with Airbus on the …
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Germany’s second largest lender Commerzbank announced third-quarter profits of 113 million euros (US$158 million) on Monday, below expectations but up from a 1.05 billion euros loss last year.
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Britain’s Tesco and Singapore’s Dairy Farm are among those to submit second-round bids for French retailer Carrefour’s Southeast Asian assets, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday.
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Germany’s leading energy company E.ON is poised to announce a major reorganization that could see it shedding some of its least profitable sectors, Spiegel magazine reported.
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – European plans to promote biofuels will drive farmers to convert 69,000 square kilometers of wild land into fields and plantations, depriving the poor of food and accelerating climate change, a report warned on Monday.