South Korea is building a $40 billion city designed to eliminate the need for cars
When residents of the International Business District (IBD) in Songdo, South Korea go to work, pick up their kids from school, or shop for groceries
Financial Times picks first female editor Khalaf as Barber signs off
Roula Khalaf will become the first woman to edit the Financial Times in its 131-year history after Lionel Barber, Britain’s most senior financial journalist
For Entrepreneurs, 45 Is The New 25
Many have argued that entrepreneurship is a young man’s game. Look no further than the storied entrepreneurs of Silicon Valley. Mark Zuckerberg
SRI LANKAN OF THE YEAR (SLOTY) 2019
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Gap’s CEO just stepped down. Here are the 30 most dramatic exits in a record-breaking year for CEO departures.
More than 1,000 CEOs stepped down during the first three quarters of 2019, according to a report published by the staffing firm Challenger, Gray
Lufthansa scraps 1,300 flights in 48-hour strike
The two-day action over pay and conditions began at midnight local time. About 180,000 passengers are set to face travel disruption
Oil spill threatens vast areas of mangroves and coral reefs in Brazil
Hundreds of kilometres of mangroves and coral reefs, as well as humpback whale breeding grounds, are under threat from an oil spill that has polluted
Which big names have fallen victim to the high street crisis?
Thousands of high street jobs have been lost this year as a result of administrations and thousands more are at risk as Mothercare, Debenhams and Forever 21
One Wall Street firm says a US earnings recession is looming — and warns it could spark a stock-market correction
UBS is warning investors that a US earnings recession ahead could jolt the market into correction territory
Climate crisis: 11,000 scientists warn of ‘untold suffering’
The world’s people face “untold suffering due to the climate crisis” unless there are major transformations to global society, according to a stark
10 Most Expensive Places to Live in the World
If you're looking to ditch your current country and try somewhere new, you'd be wise to click through all ten of these slides—unless money is a
Microsoft four-day work week ‘boosts productivity’
Offices were closed on every Friday of August 2019 and full-time staff were given "special leave", which was paid
UPDATE ON TRINCOMALEE PORT
Trincomalee Port Set To Double Its Capacity With Night Navigation And 24-Hour Operations In keeping with Ports, Shipping…
UNICEF’S MESSAGE TO VOTERS
This election, tell our politicians that child and youth well-being matters.
How to identify FAKE NEWS?
Many pictures on social media have proven to be old or misleading photos not related to recent incidents. A lot of the news items and forwards do not
THE PAYMENTS FORECAST BOOK 2019
22 forecasts of the global payments industry’s most impactful trends — and what's driving them
This company turns emissions into fuel
The world's industrial sector -- places like steel mills, refineries, and chemical plans -- contributes over 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
How protests pushed Hong Kong to the recession brink
Preliminary growth figures due out Thursday are expected to show Hong Kong has entered a technical recession, defined as two consecutive quarters
Healthy diet means a healthy planet, study shows
Eating healthy food is almost always also best for the environment, according to the most sophisticated analysis to date
Alphabet: Google parent company posts 23% decline in profits as expenses rise
Alphabet’s stock fell as much as 4% in after hours trading after it reported it missed analyst expectations and posted a 23% decline in profit as it faces
