Business
China calls for talks on Ukraine, OKs Russian wheat imports
Feb 24, 2022

China calls for talks on Ukraine, OKs Russian wheat imports

China has called for talks to resolve the Ukraine crisis and avoided criticizing President Vladimir Putin’s attack...

Read more

Shares dive, oil soars after Russian action in Ukraine
Feb 24, 2022

Shares dive, oil soars after Russian action in Ukraine

World stock markets have plunged and oil prices surged by more than $8 per barrel after President Vladimir Putin launched Russian military action in Ukraine...

Read more

China calls for talks over Ukraine, OKs Russian wheat import
Feb 24, 2022

China calls for talks over Ukraine, OKs Russian wheat import

China has repeated calls for talks to resolve the crisis in Ukraine while refusing to criticize Russia’s attack and accusing the U.S. and its allies of worsening the situation...

Read more

Grumbling grows as Hong Kong sticks with zero-COVID policy
Feb 24, 2022

Grumbling grows as Hong Kong sticks with zero-COVID policy

Hong Kong residents are becoming increasingly annoyed with the administration’s insistence on sticking to Beijing’s zero-COVID strategy as the city posted another record number of new cases...

Read more

South Korea's presidential race puts misogyny in spotlight
Feb 23, 2022

South Korea's presidential race puts misogyny in spotlight

For years, the story of South Korean women has been one of perseverance as they made steady progress in the workplace and fought against a deeply entrenched culture of misogyny and harassment...

Read more

Hong Kong orders mandatory COVID-19 tests for all residents
Feb 22, 2022

Hong Kong orders mandatory COVID-19 tests for all residents

Hong Kong's leader says the city will test its entire population for COVID-19 in March as it grapples with its worst outbreak driven by the omicron variant...

Read more

HSBC says 2021 profit triples to $12.6B, outlook 'good'
Feb 22, 2022

HSBC says 2021 profit triples to $12.6B, outlook 'good'

HSBC PLC says 2021 profit more than tripled to $12.6 billion as the bank sold its retail business in France and expanded wealth management in Asia...

Read more

Asian shares drop as Putin orders troops to east Ukraine
Feb 22, 2022

Asian shares drop as Putin orders troops to east Ukraine

Shares in Asia have fallen sharply after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered forces into separatist regions of eastern Ukraine, a step suggesting a long-feared invasion was possibly underway...

Read more

China sanctions Raytheon, Lockheed over Taiwan deal
Feb 21, 2022

China sanctions Raytheon, Lockheed over Taiwan deal

China says it will sanction Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin, two U.S. defense contractors that previously faced sanctions, over arms sales to Taiwan...

Read more

50 years after Nixon visit, US-China ties as fraught as ever
Feb 21, 2022

50 years after Nixon visit, US-China ties as fraught as ever

At the height of the Cold War, U.S. President Richard Nixon flew into communist China’s center of power for a visit that, over time, would transform U.S.-China relations and China’s position in the wo...

Read more

MalaysianTalks is a platform for every Malaysian to get the latest updates and insights on the entertainment news. We set out a mission to be Malaysia’s leading entertainment site.