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Pizza Hut adds rice bases to menu as wheat costs soar in Japan

The new range will initially be available for about six weeks, but could become a regular menu item if demand is strong

Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin plan to attend G-20 summit in Indonesia

The presence of Xi and Putin would set up a showdown with US President Joe Biden and other democratic leaders

Adani Group gets Sebi approval for $3.8 billion open offer for Ambuja, ACC

The group, led by Asia's richest person Gautam Adani, is set to make an offer to buy 26% of Ambuja Cements Ltd. for 385 rupees per share and the same stake for 2,300 rupees per share of ACC Ltd

Asian market's dry spell leaves India's credit with worst streak in 13 yrs

No deals in excess of $100 million concluded in the week ending Aug 19, after just $453 million the week before

Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma to face crucial test of investor confidence

The billionaire founder of Paytm faces a crucial test of investor confidence Friday, when shareholders will decide whether they want him at the helm.

Twitter going after friends, colleagues over every chat about buyout: Musk

The billionaire on Wednesday complained about it to the judge overseeing their legal dispute

India, Pakistan left in a lurch as gas deliveries get redirected to Europe

With gas prices more than 150% higher since the Russian invasion in February, and wealthier nations able to pay more to ensure adequate supplies, emerging nations can't compete

Lure of big profits draws more older tankers into Russian oil trade

At least four tankers 15 years or older have joined the pool of vessels delivering Russian oil from Kozmino since May

Elizabeth Holmes's fraud victims asked to weigh in for sentencing

Prosecutors said they're distributing questionnaires, requesting statements about the impact of the frauds

India aims to copy China, but unbridled digital lending off policy agenda

The Reserve Bank of India's recently released guidelines for app-based loans show a clear desire to rein in the industry after its pandemic-era excesses

Singapore will pip Oz to be Asia's millionaire capital by 2030: HSBC

The financial hub is expected to top the list in Asia-Pacific followed by Australia, Hong Kong and Taiwan, the bank wrote in a report Tuesday

'Boomerang employees' are going back to the old jobs they quit

Familiarity, fears of recession and regrets about the Great Resignation are drawing workers back, and bosses are boasting about it on social media

Hong Kong's AMTD, whose stock soared 32000%, faces regulatory scrutiny

The previously unreported probe by Hong Kong's securities watchdog into AMTD Group Co., which is run by former UBS Group AG banker Calvin Choi, predates the US listing of its unit AMTD Digital Inc

Damani's budget grocery chain DMart eyes fivefold growth in heated market

Avenue Supermarts could scale up the chain known for its knockdown prices on everything from lentils to laundry powder to 1,500 supermarkets from 284

China plans more fiscal stimulus as outlook darkens with rising Covid cases

China's local governments could sell more than $229 billion of bonds to fund infrastructure investment and plug budget gaps

Industrial China is alive and well despite concerns of economic slowdown

Data this past week showed a dismal picture: China's industrial output rose 3.8% from a year earlier, which was below expectations, fixed investment grew slower than forecast and credit was weak

Rushdie attack: Cost of prizing religious identity over defence of liberty

In a piece of dreadful irony, last week's brutal knife attack on Salman Rushdie came just days before the 75th anniversary of the partition of India and Pakistan

Goldman Sachs, Nomura downgrade China GDP forecasts as outlook darkens

Goldman Sachs lowered its projection for China's gross domestic product growth to 3% from 3.3%, citing weaker-than-expected July economic data as well as near-term energy constraints

Covid's harmful effects on brain reverberate years later, finds study

While anxiety and depression occur more frequently after Covid than other respiratory infections, the risk typically subsides within two months, researchers found

India may delay coal plant closures amid crisis in blow to climate action

India's government is studying a slower retirement of aging coal-fired power plants as it also adds newer sites, a move that would keep fossil fuel capacity higher for years