The United Arab Emirates turns 50 on December 2. In just a few decades the Gulf state has turned into an economic hub and one of the region's most influential countries

Agrawal's appointment signals tacit endorsement by Twitter's board of a strategy the company previously laid out to double its annual revenue by 2023, even if investors were not so sure

The US will release 50m barrels from its Strategic Reserve to help cool oil prices in the lead-up to Christmas. States in Asia will do what they can.

Questioning follows initial allegations filed in three complaints by 185 migrant workers from Nepal, India and Myanmar in Malaysia's industrial court in 2019 and 2020

The world's biggest memory chipmaker has said it is also considering sites in Arizona and New York, but an announcement is expected in Texas shortly.

US President Joe Biden on Monday nominated Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell for a second four-year term. That needs to be confirmed by the Senate, but both parties have voiced support.

Group, which owns a $175 billion minority stake in Tencent, posted an 8% rise in first-half trading profit to $2.9bn as revenue rose rapidly in its overall portfolio

Factory output across Malaysia, Vietnam and other nations bounced back in the past month as Covid-19 infections declined and production limits were raised

The city is being planned in the east of the Central American country and would get its energy supply from a volcano

This would be the first time for Japan to release oil reserves to lower crude prices, although it has tapped such reserves during natural disasters and geopolitical risks overseas

US intelligence agencies came across suspicious construction activity at a port near Abu Dhabi, the capital of one of the US's closest allies in the Middle East, earlier this year

Katherine Tai said the trade arrangement would involve US allies and friends. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the framework would be flexible and Congress would not be involved