Hybrids lead EVs in sales growth as drivers seek convenience
TOKYO -- Hybrid automobiles achieved stronger sales gains than electric vehicles in major markets last year, in a sign of EV growth hitting a slow patch.
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Capital One to buy Discover Financial in $35.3bn all-stock deal
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Capital One, a U.S. consumer lender backed by Warren Buffett, on Monday said it will acquire credit card issuer Discover Financial Services in an all-stock transaction valued at $35.3 billion.
In Singapore, shop thefts in 2023 rise for third year in a row, even as physical crimes decline
There were 3,939 cases of shop theft last year – a 21.4 per cent increase from the 3,244 cases in 2022. There were 2,652 cases in 2021 and about 2,500 cases in 2020.
Thaksin’s parole stirs anger in Thailand at ‘double standards’ across political spectrum
In it, Thaksin sits thoughtfully by a swimming pool at his Bangkok villa, wearing a neck brace with his right arm in a sling.
South Korean doctors submit resignations in spat with government over school admission quotas
Doctors’ groups and the government have been squabbling over a government plan to increase the number of medical school admissions by 2,000, starting from next year.
Capital One acquiring Discover Financial Services, report says
Capital One Financial is set to acquire Discover Financial Services, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The deal could be announced Tuesday, the outlet said, citing sources.
Thai ex-Prime Minister Thaksin, just freed from detention, may still face a royal defamation charge
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai prosecutors said Monday that further investigation is needed to decide whether to bring former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to trial for defaming the monarchy, just a day after he was freed from a prison sentence on other charges he was serving in a hospital.
South Korea doctors submit resignations in a spat with the government over school admission quotas
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Trainee doctors in South Korea began submitting their resignations en masse Monday in protest of a government medical policy, causing reported delays in surgeries and other treatments at hospitals.