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Taipei, Sept. 28 (CNA) Taiwan's monitoring indicators signaled steady growth in August after five straight months of sluggish growth, mainly due to strong demand for work-from-home devices and emerging technologies, the National Development Council (NDC) said Monday....

A post-Brexit trade deal "can and must be made", the organisation representing British businesses has said ahead of further UK-EU trade talks on Monday. Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, the boss of the Confederation of British Industry, said it was the time for "the spirit of...

Google.org is working to address the SDGs through innovation and funding.Unlocking capital is key to helping some of the poorest people.The SDGs help provide data so that work can be prioritized.Jacquelline Fuller heads up Google.org, the tech giant's data-driven,...

According to Russia’s social and economic development outlook for 2021 and the planned period of 2022 and 2023, growth rates in the base sectors (excluding mineral production) will rise to 3.6-4.1% in 2021-2023 after a decrease of 5.3% in 2020. MOSCOW, September 27....

The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed down by over 0.2% provisionally, having bounced either side of the flatline throughout the day.U.S. stocks rose slightly as tech shares recovered but Wall Street was still headed for its fourth consecutive week of losses. European...

By the Friday market close in Hong Kong, shares of China Evergrande Group listed in the city fell 9.46%. The move came following reports that the property developer is seeking government support to approve a restructuring plan, warning of an impending cash...

Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday as caution set in after a retreat on Wall Street driven by a decline in technology shares. Market players are feeling less optimistic about action from the U.S. Federal Reserve and Congress to help the U.S. economy amid...

Republican and Democratic lawmakers have been in deadlock over a new relief package since July, but President Donald Trump indicated last week that he could support a bigger spending pledgeHowever, the process could be overshadowed by the passing of Supreme Court...

JP Morgan employees who work in areas including sales and trading will need to sign new contracts and prepare to relocate in time for January 1 deadline. JP Morgan Chase told about 200 staff to plan to move out of London because it sees little prospect of the UK...

The Road Haulage Association has described its meeting with Michael Gove about post-Brexit arrangements as "a washout". The body said there had been "no clarity" from the senior minister on how border checks will operate when the transition period ends after December....

Speaking to CNBC on the sidelines of the Singapore Summit, William Bohnsack, president of investment firm Oak Hill Advisors, said that the risk of default is high among sectors such as retail, restaurants, airlines, and certain sectors within energy.Still, he said,...

Critically-hit sectors, such as the travel and tourism industries, have not fully recovered from the strict lockdown measures imposed earlier this year.Many countries are grappling with a resurgence in the number of infections.The Paris-based institution also warned...