accounting scandal

Short-sellers who made their names and fortunes wiping billions off Chinese and Southeast Asian companies are setting their sights on Japan.

Japan's Toshiba Corp said on Saturday it has sued five former executives, including three former chief executives, over mismanagement.

Toshiba's billion-dollar accounting scandal has shone a light on a corporate culture in Japan still beset by collusion in its senior ranks, unquestioning employees and poor external controls.

An accounting scandal involving massive Japanese conglomerate Toshiba deepened on Saturday as reports said the company's president would likely be forced to resign.

The US faces a decades-long drug crisis, and efforts to regulate, legislate, or incarcerate have failed to curb consumption.

DeepSeek's emergence is changing the landscape for AI, offering companies access to the technology at a fraction of the cost.

The benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI increased 4.75 points to 1,558.38 against Monday's close of 1,553.63.

Since it first opened the App Store on iPhones in 2008, Apple has controlled what apps could be downloaded to the devices.

A 10% levy on Chinese goods appears likely to proceed and recovery for Asian stocks was more muted.

Former allies and self-declared enemies of Syria's ousted president Bashar al-Assad are flooding Syria's digital space with disinformation.

Trump suspended his threat of steep tariffs on Mexico and Canada, agreeing to a 30-day pause in return for concessions on border and crime enforcement.

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The government has proposed a mandatory 2% EPF contribution for foreign workers - lower than the initial 12% - avoid burdening employers, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.