By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – A recent crackdown on migrant smuggling and human trafficking throughout the Americas turned up migrants from 69 countries, an indicator … Read more
By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Standard Chartered expects Asia and the Middle East to outperform other regions even as spiralling inflation and a spike … Read more
By Promit Mukherjee and Joe Bavier JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s South Africa unit aims to develop new markets for its petrol and diesel cars in … Read more
By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY – The Panama Canal has seen a 30% fall in the traffic of vessels carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG), driven … Read more
BEIJING – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will visit four Asian countries from Sunday, her office said, without mentioning Taiwan amid intense speculation she might … Read more
By Xie Yu HONG KONG – China’s crisis-hit property sector has driven underperformance this year in some Asia-focused credit funds, including one led by a … Read more
By Karen Lema MANILA – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday slashed its growth forecasts for developing Asia for this year and next, reflecting … Read more
HONG KONG – Alex To, one of Bank of America’s top rainmakers in Asia, has recently left the bank, three people with knowledge of the … Read more
NUSA DUA, Indonesia – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and other senior officials in Seoul on Tuesday … Read more
By Lucy Craymer and Elaine Lies WELLINGTON/TOKYO – A new wave of coronavirus infections is rapidly spreading through Asia, prompting warnings for residents from New … Read more
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL – The recent attendance by four Asia Pacific leaders at the NATO summit reflects a “consequential shift” in the U.S. transatlantic … Read more
(Reuters) – Industrial conglomerate 3M Co said on Friday it will exit its Neoplast and Neobun brands in Thailand and some other Southeast Asian countries, … Read more
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG – Citigroup Inc has created a new regional leadership structure for its Asian business, according to a memo seen by … Read more
China Launches Largest Aircraft Carrier Asia Has Ever Built Philip Lenczycki on June 17, 2022 China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy reportedly launched Asia’s largest … Read more
By Rae Wee and Alun John SINGAPORE/HONG KONG – Asia’s emerging economies are better placed than most other regions to weather a bout of turbo-charged … Read more
By Shashwat Awasthi and Savyata Mishra (Reuters) – Bearish bets on several Asian currencies hit a record high in the face of rising U.S. interest … Read more
By Selena Li HONG KONG – Manulife Financial’s Asia unit is on track to account for half of the Canadian insurer’s core earnings by 2025 … Read more
By Scott Murdoch and Kane Wu HONG KONG – Buyout funds are set to extend a record spending spree in Asia to the rest of … Read more
By Chen Lin and Idrees Ali SINGAPORE – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged on Friday to boost its regional security presence to counter multiple … Read more
By Marwa Rashad LONDON (Reuters – An at least three-week shutdown at Freeport LNG, operator of one of the largest U.S. export plants producing liquefied … Read more
By Harish Sridharan (Reuters) – Bearish bets on Asian currencies reduced on signs that China’s economic pain may abate with easing of COVID-19 curbs, but … Read more
TOKYO – The crisis in Ukraine is a global issue, not a regional one, U.S. President Joe Biden said at a meeting of the Quad … Read more
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY – Australia’s new Labor government will put greater focus on relations with Southeast Asia and climate change, an issue crucial to … Read more
By Nichola Saminather (Reuters) – Canada’s biggest life insurers, Manulife Financial and Sun Life Financial on Wednesday reported core earnings fell from a year ago … Read more
Biden Taps Donor With CCP Ties To Represent US Business In Asia Philip Lenczycki on April 29, 2022 President Joe Biden tapped a Democrat donor … Read more
By Florence Tan and Muyu Xu SINGAPORE – Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia may cut prices for crude grades sold to Asia in June after … Read more
By Marwa Rashad LONDON – Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices were down this week on softer Spring demand but further downside is limited … Read more
By Indranil Sarkar (Reuters) – Bearish bets on most Asian currencies firmed, a Reuters poll found on Thursday, as several regional central banks trail the … Read more
HONG KONG – Most financial institutions operating in Asia will take until next year to remove references to the Libor benchmark in loan agreements, an … Read more
By Xie Yu HONG KONG – UBS Group AG has appointed a new manager to oversee a $2 billion Asian high yield fund, the Swiss … Read more
HONG KONG – Citigroup Inc said on Tuesday it appointed Angel Ng to lead its Asia Pacific global wealth management business. Ng, currently Citigroup’s Hong … Read more
By Scott Murdoch and Anshuman Daga SYDNEY/SINGAPORE – Asia deal volume tumbled in the first quarter and dealmakers do not expect a near-term rebound as … Read more
(Corrects to insert dropped word in 3rd paragraph) By Florence Tan SINGAPORE – Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia is expected to raise crude prices to … Read more
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – The frequency and severity of climate-related disasters are rising faster in the Middle East and Central Asia than anywhere in … Read more
By Rittik Biswas and Roshan Abraham (Reuters) – Coronavirus infections in Asia passed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the region … Read more
TAIPEI – The United States has not seen any indications of non-compliance in Asia with export controls on Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine, … Read more
By Harshita Swaminathan – Investors stayed bearish on most emerging Asian currencies and turned short on Thailand’s baht for the first time in three months, … Read more
LONDON -HSBC announced on Monday it has agreed to sell its branch operations in Greece to local bank Pancreta Bank, as the lender further sharpens … Read more
-Russia is working on sourcing spare parts for aircraft from China and other Asian countries, the transport ministry said on Friday, and has not yet … Read more
By Shashwat Awasthi and Harshita Swaminathan – Investors raised their bearish views on most Asian currencies, with short bets on the Indian rupee at a … Read more
By Leika Kihara and Byron Kaye – An oil-driven inflation shock triggered by the war in Ukraine is forcing Asia’s policymakers to rethink their assumptions … Read more
By Isabel Kua SINGAPORE – Asia’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) demand growth may cool this year as buyers baulk at record-high spot prices pushed even … Read more
MILAN – French luxury group Chanel has again increased prices on some of its products, after three price hikes in 2021, meaning some of its … Read more
MOSCOW – Russia’s economy ministry on Friday said it was working on measures to minimise the effect of Western sanctions imposed after Russia’s invasion of … Read more
India’s Parliament has approved a controversial citizenship bill that grants citizenship to minorities facing persecution from three neighbouring countries – but excludes Muslims. A day … Read more
Pakistan has handed over a captured pilot to Indian authorities at the Wagah border, a move aimed at de-escalating tensions after days of hostilities between … Read more
Sajith Premadasa has conceded to his rival Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka’s Presidential election. Around half of the votes have been counted so far and … Read more