Warning light halts Boeing 737 MAX flight in Canada
[OTTAWA] Canadian airline Westjet on Friday cancelled a flight just prior to take-off after a warning light went off...
VW posts US$12.2b profit in resilient pandemic year
[WOLFSBURG] Volkswagen said a robust sales recovery in the second half of last year led to strong annual earnings...
Ford to spend US$610m on airbag recall after losing appeal
[DETROIT] Ford Motor, after losing an appeal to federal safety regulators this week, now must spend US$610 million...
Indonesia probing whether faulty system contributed to Sriwijaya Air crash
[JAKARTA] Indonesia's air accident investigator is probing whether a problem with the autothrottle system, that...
Electric-vehicle startup Aiways seeking funds at US$2b value: sources
[HONG KONG] Aichi Automobile is seeking to raise fresh funds that could value the Chinese electric-vehicle startup...
Penguin chairman, MD tie up with Dymon Asia fund to take firm private
PENGUIN International on Thursday said a consortium comprising its executive chairman, managing director and a Dymon...
Electric car maker BYD raises HK$30b in upsized sale
BYD Co, a Chinese electric-vehicle manufacturer backed by Warren Buffett, raised HK$29.9 billion (S$5.1 billion)...
United Airlines pledges more cost cuts after pandemic-driven quarterly loss
UNITED Airlines Holdings Inc said on Wednesday it aims to cut about US$2 billion of annual costs through 2023 as it...
Lotus looks to Renault's Alpine for help on electric sports car
LOTUS Cars is looking outside its Chinese owner's sprawling empire for help in preparing for an electric future,...
Biden to order masks, traveller quarantines in Covid fight
UNITED States President Joe Biden will push for additional travel safety during the coronavirus pandemic by...
FedEx gears up to distribute Covid-19 vaccines regionally
WITH Singapore looking to be a hub for distributing Covid-19 vaccines to the region, major logistics players like...
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Sri Lankan health minister tests positive for Covid-19 after endorsing sorcery
[COLOMBO] Sri Lanka's health minister, who publicly endorsed sorcery and magic potions to stop surging coronavirus...
Australia's PM reluctant to commit to medium-term climate goals: newspaper
[MELBOURNE] Australia's government is in no rush to sign up to a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050,...
Canada says Trudeau, Biden to have first meeting 'next month'
[OTTAWA] Canadian leader Justin Trudeau and new US President Joe Biden spoke on the phone on Friday on an extensive...
Pride and caution in Wuhan on lockdown anniversary
[WUHAN, China] Exactly one year after it thrust the word "lockdown" into the global conversation, Wuhan passed the...
'I want to feel safe again': Americans lament slow pace of US Covid-19 vaccine rollout
[SACRAMENTO, California] Jerry Shapiro, a 78-year-old pharmacist from Los Angeles, is at the top of the list of...
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