Volkswagen brand sales drop 15.1 pct in 2020

BERLIN, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Sales of German carmaker Volkswagen's core brand dropped by 15.1 percent year-on-year to around 5.33 million vehicles in 2020, the company said on Tuesday.

Kim Jong-un appears to hold military parade after blasting US

SEOUL (Bloomberg): North Korea appeared to stage a military parade as part of a grand party congress that laid out the scale of the challenge US President-elect Joe Biden faces to rein in Kim Jong-un’s nuclear programme.

Can the giant tech show CES pull off an online-only pandemic edition?

Traditionally the buzz surrounding new tech products like TVs and speakers starts in trade fair showrooms. But during the pandemic, online demonstrations will have to do. This year's CES tech fair in Las Vegas will test the limits of how much can be done online.

M’sian artwork now in Ireland’s National Gallery

WHAT started out as a university project ended up being an exhibit at the National Gallery of Ireland.

China health expert defends delay in confirming Covid's threat

BEIJING (Bloomberg): One of China's top scientists defended the country's delays in raising a global alarm in the early days of the coronavirus outbreak, saying officials were initially unsure whether the pathogen was infectious among humans because close contacts of the first patients didn't appear to fall sick.

Is Malaysia really lagging behind in attracting foreign direct investment?

Roundup: Shareholders green-light Fiat Chrysler-PSA merger, shares leap

ROME, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Shareholders in Italian-American carmaker Fiat Chrysler and France's Peugeot owner PSA Group voted overwhelmingly on Monday to approve the companies' merger, removing the last major obstacle to the creation of the world's fourth largest auto manufacturer.

Hastening 5G

Imperative to set the groundwork in motion speedily

Make a leap of excellence, civil servants told

KUALA LUMPUR: Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali called on all civil servants to make 2021 The Year for Accele­ration Towards Civil Service Excellence.

Insight - Covid has changed the psychology of ambition

A BRITISH banker and mother of two who has lived in Hong Kong since 2008 recently told me that “push factors are adding up” and she’s “close to the point” of taking the risk of relocating to Europe