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Crippled exports slow Vietnam's growth
Vietnam's economic growth slowed in the first half of the year as a slump in demand hit exports, authorities said Thursday. The country earned more than $164 billion from exports in the first half, down 12 percent on-year.
Tshwane Farmer says it takes one step to become successful in agriculture
A successful woman endured trials and tribulations to become a successful female farmer. Andile Matukane runs a hydroponic farm in Tshwane in Menyln Mall.
Makhadzi to make better fashion choices for her birthday celebration following a Beyoncé-inspired fashion fail
Makhadzi has revealed that she is planning on having a birthday celebration in Durban on Friday but hopes her outfit is not like the Beyoncé-inspired blunder.
Eurozone rescue fund proves headache for Italy PM
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has softened her once strident anti-EU views but the ratification of a reform to the eurozone's bailout fund has left her in a quandary. Her main coalition partner, Matteo Salvini of the anti-immigration League party, is more overtly critical of the EU and is particularly opposed to the eurozone bailout fund.
Nadia Nakai shares her ultimate dream of collaborating with Beyoncé and rapper Ludacris
Rapper and reality star Nadia Nakai shared that she would love to collaborate with Beyoncé one day and Ludacris, as she had a crush on him when she was younger.
French luxury brand tycoon Bernard Arnault in China
French billionaire and luxury brand magnate Bernard Arnault is in China this week, social media posts showed, the latest visit by a foreign executive keen to reconnect to the world's second-largest economy.
Sri Lanka offers 30% haircut to bond holders: central bank
Sri Lanka's central bank on Thursday unveiled its domestic debt restructuring plan, envisaging a 30 percent haircut on dollar-denominated bonds, including international sovereign bonds. The treatment of dollar-denominated Sri Lanka Development Bonds (SLDB) will be "comparable to external creditors", the bank said in a statement.
Most markets rise as traders weigh central bank rate plans
Most markets rose in Asia on Thursday, building on the previous day's advances, even after central bank chiefs warned that interest rates would rise further to counter persistent inflation. His comments came after European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde said eurozone borrowing costs would continue to rise.
After long wait, Virgin Galactic begins commercial spaceflights
Virgin Galactic is set Thursday to finally begin commercial spaceflights, a major milestone for the company founded in 2004 by British billionaire Richard Branson.
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