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90% of China's Sinovac staff, families took coronavirus vaccine, says CEO

The programme is intended for specific groups, including medical staffers and those who work at food markets and in the transportation and service sectors

Softbank partners Oyo in Latam; to control 1,000 hotels in Brazil, Mexico

The move comes as Oyo, valued at $10 billion in its most recent fundraising round, has been forced to cut costs and rein in its expansionist strategy in global markets

Fire on supertanker off Sri Lankan coast extinguished: Navy spokesman

The New Diamond is carrying about 2 million barrels of crude oil, although a senior Sri Lankan navy official said on Friday there was no real risk of a spill

Covid-19 impact: Abu Dhabi's Etihad extends wage cuts until end of 2020

Employees will have their salaries reduced by 10% from September until the end of December, she said, compared to an earlier cut of between 25% and 50% which ended last month

Volkswagen's labour chief says no need for four-day week to save jobs

Volkswagen sees no need for a 4-day week at its plants to secure jobs despite a growing shift to electric cars that are easier to build and require fewer workers, the head of labour relations said

UK warns EU on Brexit: We won't blink first, not scared of no-deal exit

Britain will not blink first in Brexit trade negotiations with the European Union and is not scared of a no-deal exit, the country's top Brexit negotiator warned the bloc

SoftBank partners with Oyo in Latin America in move for more oversight

It shows SoftBank's keenness to ensure Oyo remains on track, and is the latest sign SoftBank is more closely overseeing Oyo's operations including in offshore markets

US polls: Wild swings in markets expected, investors prepare for big moves

Trump's largely unexpected victory set off violent swings in markets on election night in 2016, with gold, the Mexican peso and stock futures among the assets experiencing wild gyrations

How TikTok row may build a bridge between Beijing and ByteDance founder

China entered the fray on August 28, by revising a tech export control list that experts said would give them regulatory oversight over any TikTok deal

Goldman Sachs joins Ant Group's up to $30 bn IPO banking syndicate: Report

Ant, backed by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, plans to list simultaneously in Hong Kong and Shanghai

No cause yet for European Central Bank alarm over euro strength

Since mid-May, the currency has risen nearly 10%versus the dollar and futures markets show it has drawn a record number of bullish bets

Rates to stay low for 'however long it takes': US Fed Chair Jerome Powell

Jerome Powell said the US jobs report for August was "a good one," but noted that with gains likely to slow, the central bank is planning to keep its foot on the monetary policy gas pedal for years

Goldman Sachs joins Ant's up to $30 billion IPO banking syndicate: Report

Ant, backed by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, plans to do a simultaneous listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai

Donald Trump administration weighs blacklisting China's chipmaker SMIC

SMIC is the largest Chinese chip manufacturer but is second-tier to rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd

US rural telecom networks need $1.8 bn to remove Huawei, ZTE equipment: FCC

FCC commissioners said the report shows the need for Congress to approve funding to replace that equipment

J&J seeking 20,000 Covid vaccine trial volunteers in hard-hit Latin America

Josue Bacaltchuk said countries hosting the trials would also likely get preferential access to vaccines once ready

US job growth loses speed as fiscal stimulus ebbs; permanent job losses up

Nearly a fifth of the job gains reported by the Labor Department on Friday were from the government's temporary hiring for the 2020 Census

Britain names former Australian PM Tony Abbott as trade adviser

Some British lawmakers have said Abbott was not suitable for the job

Pakistan's flag carrier not to appeal EU ban, review turnaround strategy

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) banned PIA from flying to the bloc in June over safety concerns

Changes to Indonesia central bank law raise fears over independence

A panel of experts issued recommendations this week to revise the 1999 central bank Act to a Parliament panel.