Britain's transport minister said on Wednesday that his coronavirus testing plans would get more people flying in the months ahead, sounding an optimistic note at a time when travel companies are struggling to survive.
Japanese airline operator ANA Holdings Inc is set to receive 400 billion yen ($3.8 billion) in subordinated loans from multiple banks as the company tries to cope with a slump in air travel due the COVID-19 pandemic, Kyodo reported on Wednesday.
Britain's travel industry called on the government for an airport testing regime and more tailored support as it published figures showing how the pandemic has sapped demand for the overseas trips that are its lifeblood.
A top apparel industry watchdog has launched an investigation into underwear maker Jockey International's Indian partner Page Industries Ltd following allegations of human rights abuses at one of its factories, the watchdog told Reuters.
A top apparel industry watchdog has launched an investigation into underwear maker Jockey International's Indian partner Page Industries Ltd following allegations of human rights abuses at one of its factories, the watchdog told Reuters.
Aluminium producer Norsk Hydro is setting up two new divisions called Renewables Growth and Batteries as it increases its focus on sustainability, the company said on Tuesday.
European Union leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday and Friday to discuss Brexit will say that progress in talks with Britain is "still not sufficient" to seal a new trade deal, according to a draft summit decision seen by Reuters.
China is expected to issue new standards for steel scrap at the end of 2020, the official Xinhua news agency reported, in a move that will allow material meeting them to enter the country after a ban on solid waste imports goes into effect.
Privately-held Finnish textile services firm Lindstrom said on Wednesday it has agreed to acquire larger U.S. peer Cintas' operations and personnel in China for an undisclosed sum to boost its Asian expansion.
British airline EasyJet said that its new chief financial officer Kenton Jarvis will start on Feb.3, followed by a short handover period with outgoing CFO Andrew Findlay.
Countries straining to contain a second wave of COVID-19 are turning to faster, cheaper but less accurate tests to avoid the delays and shortages that have plagued efforts to diagnose and trace those infected quickly.
Coffee traders are struggling to ship cargos out of Brazilian ports because of a shortage of available containers or space in vessels to hold them, according to traders and analysts.
A major employee union said on Wednesday it had suspended bargaining talks with Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd, pending clarification from new owner Bain Capital about the status of Chief Executive Paul Scurrah.
China's Henan Shenhuo Group expects to start production by the first quarter of next year at the second phase of its 900,000 tonnes per year aluminium project in the southwestern province of Yunnan, an official said on Wednesday.
After a bump in August sales at its Uniqlo stores in Japan, Fast Retailing investors will look to the company's financial update on Thursday for signs that the recovery will last beyond a flurry of sales in masks and stay-at-home clothes.
Cash-strapped Qantas Airways Ltd on Wednesday launched a range of pricey athleisure clothes as its latest revenue-raising scheme to help weather the coronavirus pandemic.
Rains that were forecast to blanket a wide portion of Brazil starting on Oct. 10 have arrived in a patchy fashion and will not be sufficient for the nation's 2020/21 soy planting cycle to advance considerably, meteorologists and industry experts told Reuters.
The biggest shareholder in Air Canada and Transat A.T. Inc said on Tuesday that AC's revised offer for the Canadian tour operator was "a very reasonable one," given the turmoil in the aviation industry.
Argentina's Federation of Oilseeds Workers started an open-ended wage strike at 2 p.m. (1700 GMT) on Tuesday, the labor group said, with no sign yet of government intervention that would force members back to work while new contract talks are held.