Haotong Li is the first player to reach 6 under par at the PGA Championship. The sun already was forcing its way through the marine layer Friday morning, with ... ( read original story ...)
China sentences more Canadians for drug trafficking, manufacturing
A Canadian citizen was sentenced to death for manufacturing and trafficking illegal drugs in China, a few days after another Chinese court ordered the death penalty for a Canadian national detained on ... ( read original story ...)
China Tries to Calm U.S. Tensions After Fiery Pompeo Speech
China's foreign minister Wang Yi has appealed to the U.S. to work together to rescue a crumbling relationship, saying that Beijing and Washington should "not reject each other." Wang hit back at the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan in deals with AstraZeneca, Novavax for COVID-19 vaccines
Japan plans to buy AstraZeneca Plc's experimental COVID-19 vaccine and fund a local company to manufacture Novavax's vaccine candidate, ramping up its stockpile plan as it battles surging infections. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Spending Slump Eases as Economy Reopens, COVID-19 Clouds Outlook
Japan's household spending fell at a much slower pace in June than in the previous month as the economy re-opened from lockdown measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic, offering some hope of a ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s July exports unexpectedly rise, but outlook uncertain
Taiwan's exports surprisingly rose in July after four months of falls, but the government warned of uncertainties as global coronavirus cases spike and U.S.-China tensions deepen. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan July exports up 0.4% yr/yr, beat expectations
Taiwan's exports, imports and trade balance for July, released by the Ministry of Finance on Friday. JULY REUTERS POLL JUNE Exports (y/y %) 0.4 -0.22 -3.8 Imports (y/y %) -6.8 -3.1 -8.6 Trade balance ... ( read original story ...)
China’s central bank declares Baoshang Bank bankrupt as it picks apart Xiao Jianhua’s financial empire
Baoshang was taken over by the government in May 2019, part of an onerous process by the financial and banking regulators to clean it up, recapitalise and resuscitate it to avoid a whole scale ... ( read original story ...)
MAS urges finance firms to cap dividends, following similar advice to banks
Finance companies incorporated in Singapore have been urged to cap their dividends, said the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore c.bank urges finance firms to cap dividends
The Monetary Authority of Singapore said on Friday it had urged finance companies incorporated in the city-state to cap their dividends in order to improve their ability to support the credit needs of ... ( read original story ...)