Mr Seah, 79, has been the chairman of the National Wages Council since 2015.

Lowe's reported mixed results as the retailer said it continued to see pressure in home improvement spending.

Amazon has quietly expanded its drone service to more metro areas in recent months after receiving a key regulatory greenlight enabling longer-range deliveries.

China’s electric two-wheeler industry has scaled up rapidly, fuelled by its vast domestic market and improving product quality. But as growth at home slows, manufacturers are increasingly looking abroad.

The trading debut follows Unitree's roughly US$900 million initial public offering last week.

Pam Wisniewski’s digital adolescence showed her the best and the worst of the internet. At 14, she left an abusive home, where she’d been isolated in a fifth-wheel trailer at the end of a seven-­mile dirt road. She moved in with her older sister and taught herself to type on AOL Instant Messenger. Online, she…

North Korea has long voiced outrage at the drills, considering them dress rehearsals for an invasion.

In part two of a series on education issues in India following youth protests, CNA examines whether universities are keeping pace with a changing world of work, while young Indians grapple with their futures amid a shortage of quality jobs.

With major outdoor events slated to take place during this year's haze season, businesses and organisers are putting measures in place amid the heightened risk.

Amid layoffs and job insecurity, alternative approaches to work and money are captivating our attention, says writer Annie Tan.

India’s ties with Bangladesh had begun to recover but an old ally might create bigger problems, says this writer from the Australia India Institute.

Vietnam defended its decision not to charge a former lawmaker over a fatal car crash, saying the victim’s family did not press charges.

New results from The POLITICO Poll show that half of Americans, including nearly a quarter of Trump’s 2024 voters, still say the president’s mass deportation campaign is too aggressive.

"I think we have turned a few doubters into believers, and that's nice," says Gavin Lee.

The 12-0 decision to raise rates Wednesday signaled to investors that the Fed is now in complete alignment in tackling inflation.

The Federal Reserve unanimously raised interest rates by a quarter point despite repeated calls from President Donald Trump for lower rates.

President Donald Trump demanded the Federal Reserve slash interest rates to 1% "or less," hours after the central bank announced its first rate hike since 2023.

President Donald Trump says renovations at the Kennedy Center will not occur until the courts allow his name to be restored on the performing arts center.

This is a comparison of Wednesday's Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed's previous policymaking meeting in July.