US President Donald Trump said the US and Iran had held "productive conversations” aimed at ending the conflict in the Middle East,though Tehran denied any talks.

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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will invest 287.4b yen ($1.8 billion) in insurer Tokio Marine Holdings Inc., marking a significant increase in the US conglomerate's exposure to the Japanese market.

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TEHRAN, March 23 — AFP teams in Tehran, Washington, Jerusalem, Beirut and Dubai The world faces an energy crisis w...

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NEW DELHI: Oil prices rose on Monday after Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they would target Israel's power plants and those supplying U.S. bases in the Middle East in retaliation against any attack on its electricity sector.

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SOUTHEAST Asia's biggest ride-hailing and delivery firm, Grab, said on Monday it would pay $600 million in cash for Delivery Hero's Foodpanda delivery business in Taiwan, in its first expansion outside the region.

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SEOUL: South Korean shares dropped more than 6% on Monday to close at their lowest level in two weeks, while the won weakened to a 17-year low, as heightened Middle East tensions dampened appetite for riskier assets.

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This would mark Grab's first expansion outside Southeast Asia.

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TOKYO: The dollar rose on Monday as escalating retaliatory threats in the Middle East conflict curbed risk appetite and lifted demand for safe-haven assets.

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CHINA will step up efforts to improve its fiscal and monetary policy in order to boost domestic consumption and enhance people's well-being, as the country accelerates toward becoming a major hub of global demand, officials said on Sunday.

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PETALING JAYA: The United States' latest trade investigations are set to heighten tariff risks for developing economies, as Washington revives a long-standing legal tool to pressure trading partners.

The Star 13 hours ago

SINGAPORE: Singapore's key consumer price gauge rose 1.4% in February from a year earlier, official data showed on Monday.

The Star 14 hours ago

PHNOM PENH, March 23 — A major Cambodian energy supplier will halt sales of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Apr...

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KUALA LUMPUR: "Force majeure" is French for "major force", and in legal parlance, this means that an extraordinary event has occurred, such as the war in West Asia, which is beyond the control of a party, which excuses them from fulfilling their contra...

The Star 14 hours ago

TOKYO, March 23 — The dollar rose today as escalating retaliatory threats in the Middle East conflict curbed risk...

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SHANGHAI, March 23 — China and Hong Kong stocks fell sharply in early trading today, as the escalating Middle East...

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TOKYO, March 22 — Oil prices rose early Monday after US President Donald Trump gave Iran a 48-hour ultimatum to re...

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WASHINGTON, March 23 — As Washington and Beijing mull a new mechanism to adjust trade between the world's two...

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SEOUL, March 22 — South Korean economist Shin Hyun-song, best known for predicting the 2008 Global Financial Crisi...

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WASHINGTON, March 22 — Elon Musk announced yesterday a plan to make chips for artificial intelligence, robotics an...

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BEIJING, March 22 — China’s number two leader Li Qiang said today that his country was willing to help expan...

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COLOMBO, March 22 — Sri Lanka raised fuel prices by 25 per cent today, the second increase in two weeks, as the co...

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JAKARTA, March 22 — Indonesia is optimistic about achieving its 5.5 per cent economic growth target in the first q...

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PARIS, March 21— The Iranian attacks on Qatar’s Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas (LNG) hub — the...

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KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — Gold prices are currently under pressure due to market liquidation, rising real yields an...

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