Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Asia|Business|Economy

Remy Cointreau's shares hit lowest since 2016 after quarterly sales miss

Remy Cointreau's shares hit their lowest in eight years on Wednesday as a first-quarter sales miss on spreading problems in the U.S. and Asia added to gloomy sentiment around the

Remy Cointreau's shares hit lowest since 2016 after quarterly sales miss
Asia|Business|Economy|News

Philippines orders foreign workers in offshore gaming hubs to leave in 2 months

The Philippines has ordered foreigners working in offshore gambling firms to leave the country in two months' time, its immigration bureau said on Wednesday, following President

Philippines orders foreign workers in offshore gaming hubs to leave in 2 months
Asia|Business|Europe|Technology

LGES in talks with Chinese material firms to make low-cost EV batteries for Europe

South Korea's LG Energy Solution (LGES) is in talks with about three Chinese suppliers to produce low-cost electric vehicle batteries for Europe, a senior executive

LGES in talks with Chinese material firms to make low-cost EV batteries for Europe
Asia|Business|Finance|Technology

Who is Kim Beom-su, founder of South Korean tech giant Kakao?

South Korean authorities arrested Kim Beom-su, the billionaire founder of tech giant Kakao Corp, on Tuesday on accusations of stock manipulation during the acquisition of a K-Pop

Who is Kim Beom-su, founder of South Korean tech giant Kakao?
Asia|Business|Economy

Vietnam allows big companies to buy clean energy directly to meet their climate targets

Vietnam has passed a decree radically loosening the Communist Party-ruled state’s control on how electricity is sold to private companies

Vietnam allows big companies to buy clean energy directly to meet their climate targets
Asia|News|Political

Thai court to decide embattled PM Srettha's fate on August 14

Thailand's Constitutional Court said on Wednesday it will hand down its verdict on Aug. 14 in a case that seeks the dismissal of

Thai court to decide embattled PM Srettha's fate on August 14
Asia|Technology

Bangladesh factories, banks reopen as curfew is eased after protests taper off

Factories, offices and banks reopened in Bangladesh on Wednesday after a nationwide curfew enforced by the army was eased and relative calm prevailed following days of

Bangladesh factories, banks reopen as curfew is eased after protests taper off
Asia|Economy

Thailand says $13.8 billion handout scheme a vital boost for sluggish economy

Thailand's 500 billion baht ($13.85 billion) "digital wallet" handout scheme is a necessary stimulus measure to boost a lagging economy held back by low income and high household

Thailand says $13.8 billion handout scheme a vital boost for sluggish economy
Asia|Business|Economy

Japan protests Russia's decision to ban entry of 13 business executives

Japan protested to Russia on Wednesday over curbs denying entry to 13 Japanese business executives, including the Toyota Motor chairman, as part of counter-sanctions measures.

Japan protests Russia's decision to ban entry of 13 business executives
Asia|Economy|Finance|Technology

China's quant funds suffer deep losses amid crackdown

Chinese computer-driven "quant" hedge funds suffered heavy losses in the first half of the year, underperforming traditional stocks strategies at home and other

China's quant funds suffer deep losses amid crackdown
Asia|Business|Economy

Sri Lanka cuts rates to stimulate economic recovery

Sri Lanka's central bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday in a surprise decision aimed at spurring economic recovery following the country's

Sri Lanka cuts rates to stimulate economic recovery
Asia|World

North Korean trash balloons land near South Korea's presidential complex

North Korean balloons carrying trash have landed near South Korea's presidential office, the Presidential Security Service said on Wednesday.

North Korean trash balloons land near South Korea's presidential complex
Asia|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Stocks dragged down by megacap tech, oil edges higher

Stocks sagged worldwide on Wednesday as earnings from Tesla and European luxury brands disappointed, while oil prices edged higher after

Stocks dragged down by megacap tech, oil edges higher
Asia|Environment|News

A typhoon kills 3 as it nears Taiwan. It killed 13 in the Philippines, where people plead for rescue

A typhoon killed has three people in Taiwan as it approaches the island where air travelers have rushed to board remaining overseas flights

A typhoon kills 3 as it nears Taiwan. It killed 13 in the Philippines, where people plead for rescue
Asia|Business|Economy|Technology

Foxconn to invest $138 million for new business headquarters in China

Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and Apple's biggest iPhone assembler, said on Wednesday it plans to invest 1 billion yuan ($137.5 million) to

Foxconn to invest $138 million for new business headquarters in China
Asia|Economy

Typhoon Gaemi strengthens as it nears Taiwan, two dead, work halted

Taiwan hunkered down on Wednesday for the arrival of a strengthening Typhoon Gaemi, with financial markets shut, flights cancelled and two people killed, while

Typhoon Gaemi strengthens as it nears Taiwan, two dead, work halted
Asia|Environment

Floods, flights cancelled as Typhoon Gaemi dumps heavy rain on Manila

Heavy rain from Typhoon Gaemi has flooded the Philippine capital Manila and nearby cities, forcing authorities to shut schools, offices

Floods, flights cancelled as Typhoon Gaemi dumps heavy rain on Manila
Asia

South Korea restarts blaring propaganda broadcasts to retaliate against North's trash balloon flying

South Korea says it has restarted anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the border in response to North Korea’s resumption of trash-carrying balloon launches

South Korea restarts blaring propaganda broadcasts to retaliate against North's trash balloon flying
Asia|Business|Economy

China to boost support for equipment upgrades and consumer goods trade-ins

China will step up support for its program of equipment upgrades and consumer goods trade-ins, state media reported on Friday, citing a cabinet meeting.

China to boost support for equipment upgrades and consumer goods trade-ins
Asia|News|Political|World

Malaysia honors a new king in coronation marked by pomp and cannon fire

Traditional pomp and cannon fire marked the coronation of Malaysia’s billionaire King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, who pledged to govern fairly the five-year term he will serve under a unique rotating monarchy system

Malaysia honors a new king in coronation marked by pomp and cannon fire
Asia|Business|Economy

Nippon Steel to dissolve JV with China's Baoshan after 20 years

Nippon Steel will dissolve its joint venture with China's Baoshan Iron & Steel, it said on Tuesday, ending two decades of cooperation when their existing

Nippon Steel to dissolve JV with China's Baoshan after 20 years
Asia|Political

Philippines' eyes defence pacts with France, Canada and NZ, minister says

The Philippines is looking to forge reciprocal troops access agreements with Canada, France, New Zealand, and other countries, the defence minister said on Monday.

Philippines' eyes defence pacts with France, Canada and NZ, minister says
Asia|Political

Trash dropped by a North Korean balloon falls on South Korea’s presidential compound

Trash carried by at least one North Korean balloon has fallen on the South Korean presidential compound, raising worries about the security of key South Korean facilities during North Korean provocations

Trash dropped by a North Korean balloon falls on South Korea’s presidential compound
Asia|Crime|Political

UAE sentences Bangladeshi nationals to prison over protests against their home government

A court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced dozens of Bangladeshi nationals to prison, including three for life imprisonment, over protests against their home government in the Gulf country

UAE sentences Bangladeshi nationals to prison over protests against their home government
Asia|Food

Sustainable sake: Tokyo brewer uses music, modern methods to counter climate impact

The gentle lilt of a flute fills a cramped second-storey space in Tokyo that houses a burbling vat of fermenting sake.

Sustainable sake: Tokyo brewer uses music, modern methods to counter climate impact

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