French President Emmanuel Macron will meet his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta on Wednesday, and defence ties with Paris' biggest arms client in Southeast Asia are expected to be on ...
India’s equity benchmarks set for muted start; ITC in focus
India's benchmark indexes are likely to open little changed on Wednesday, as positive global sentiment is expected to be offset by fund flows to large block deals and the primary market.
Smoke still rising one day after deadly China chemical plant blast
Shattered glass from windows blown apart by an explosion at a chemical plant in China's eastern Shandong province littered the roadside for more than one kilometre on Wednesday, a day after a blast ...
Shares of China’s Xiaomi set to rise 2.3% after reporting record profit
Shares of China's Xiaomi were set to rise 2.3% on Wednesday after it reported a record first-quarter revenue and profit and said its shift towards higher-end products from smartphones to home ...
A new COVID variant is sweeping through China. Here’s what to know about NB.1.8.1
Less than 20 cases of the new COVID-19 variant, NB.1.8.1, had been reported in the U.S., as of Tuesday, May 27.
Thai DPM Pichai courts global funds to reignite stock market, eyes investment reforms
BANGKOK: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira (pic) revealed that the Thai government is in talks with major international investment funds to attract more capital into the ...
Thai DPM Pichai courts global funds to reignite stock market, eyes investment reforms
BANGKOK: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira (pic) revealed that the Thai government is in talks with major international investment funds to attract more capital into the ...
Oil prices ease as US-Iran talks, OPEC+ plans spur supply concerns
Oil prices settled 1% lower on Tuesday as investors worried about a supply glut after Iranian and U.S. delegations made progress in their talks and on expectations that OPEC+ will decide to increase ...
Japan’s super-long bond yields plunge on issuance cut speculation
Yields on super-long Japanese government bonds (JGBs) fell sharply on Tuesday after Reuters reported the country's finance ministry might issue fewer of these bonds.
CMA CGM’s $600M Vietnam Port Project Reflects ‘Sharp’ Container Demand
The ocean carrier is building a deep-water terminal complex at Hai Phong Port as Vietnam gains a larger share of exports out of Asia.