Starbucks replaces CEO Laxman Narasimhan with Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol
Starbucks announced Tuesday it's replacing CEO Laxman Narasimhan with Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol.
Pandemic asian news
The Berlin Zoo is hoping for more German-born giant pandas as scans confirm a pregnancy
BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin Zoo has much anticipated news: Meng Meng the panda is pregnant again, months after the first giant pandas born in Germany were sent to China.
Australia's second-quarter wages rise at slowest pace in a year
Australian wages rose at their slowest pace in a year in the June quarter, falling short of expectations, while softer gains in the private sector suggest the labor market was easing.
Myanmar releases a Japanese executive after he was arrested for selling rice above set prices
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese business executive who was detained in Myanmar for more than a month has been released after being convicted of violating rice pricing rules, officials said Tuesday.
Dubai airport sets passenger record, thanks to Indian travellers, those transiting via China
Dubai International Airport saw a record 44.9 million travellers pass through its terminals in the first half of this year, putting the world’s busiest airport for international travel back on track to beat its all-time record, as aviation booms after the coronavirus pandemic.
Malaysia to reduce fuel subsidies as inflation weakens
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia is phasing out gas and diesel subsidies as inflation eases, working to reduce expenditures that ballooned during the coronavirus pandemic and rebuild government finances.
‘It’s like a dream’: joy and trepidation as Bangladesh’s migrant workers stunned by Hasina exit
Scattered across Southeast Asia, Bangladesh’s migrant workforce on Tuesday hailed the abrupt end of the Sheikh Hasina era, after 15 years which saw economic growth pour money into the pockets of tycoons yet exclude millions of the poorest who have been forced to seek work overseas.