French PM defends $542,000 flight home
Edouard Philippe and his entourage took private plane back from Tokyo.
Boeing in merger talks with Brazil's Embraer
Embraer's shares soar 30 per cent in Sao Paulo on a potential tie-up with Boeing, weeks after Airbus moved on Bombardier.
Orchestra conductor Dutoit in sex misconduct accusations
Three opera singers and a classical musician say renowned conductor Charles Dutoit sexually assaulted them.
Sampling China's cold politics and hot economics
For open and free democracies such as ours, China's new global assertiveness challenges on a number of fronts.
Tom Lembong has his work cut out for him
Indonesia's Investment Minister Tom Lembong is leading the charge to drag the developing nation into the digital age, while also keeping an eye on vital trade talks with Australia.
Trump's historic US tax cuts pass Congress
The US Congress passed the biggest tax shake up in three decades, delivering President Trump the signature legislative achievement of his first year.
Christmas reinvented for hip evangelicals
In the evangelical equivalent of selling ice to the eskimos, HIllsong is wowing Americans.
Tax cuts may boost Trump, but hold risks
President Trump finishes 2017 on a high by sealing major tax cuts, which could lift his dwindling popularity but also contain economic and political risks.
Theresa May sacks her deputy on porn scandal
Theresa May sacks her long-time friend, Damian Green, as large quantities of porn are found on parliametary office computer.
Uber dealt another blow by EU classification
Uber Technologies should be classified as a transport service and regulated like other taxi operators, the European Union's top court said i...
Uber loses EU court fight on status
The EU rejects Uber's claim that it's all digital, saying it's a transport company and opening legal risks for other tech start-ups.
