Korean tech start-ups offer life beyond Samsung
SEOUL: As an engineering major at Seoul’s Yonsei University, Yoon Ja-Young was perfectly poised to follow the secure, lucrative and…
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Mitsubishi Heavy shares rise on US$3.4 bln Qatar subway deal
TOKYO: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ shares rose yesterday after a consortium led by Japan’s top heavy machinery maker struck a US$3.36…
RAM Ratings involved in numerous M’sian ‘firsts’, landmark-issues
KUCHING: Against the backdrop of Malaysia’s flourishing debt market, RAM Ratings has had the distinction of having rated numerous landmark…
Greece extends deadline to work out austerity
Fundamental outlook US inflation stayed weak while the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes showed policymakers favouring near zero…
More private sector participation expected in BIMP-EAGA
KUALA LUMPUR: More private sector participation is expected from the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-the Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) in the development…
Modi bets on GM crops for India’s second green revolution
NEW DELHI: On a fenced plot not far from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home, a field of mustard is…
Tsipras declares victory as Greece dodges financial ruin
ATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras declared victory on after agreeing a conditional financial rescue deal with Europe and despite…
Indonesia prays Islamic tourism draw visitors
SENGGIGI, Indonesia: Just a short hop from the Indonesian holiday hotspot of Bali, a Saudi tourist and his family listen…