BEIJING – China’s state planner on Tuesday solicited public opinion on 2022’s draft list of sectors for foreign investment, which has been expanded to encourage foreign capital to flow into…
NYT Promotes Foreign Online Pharmacy Peddling ‘Extralegal’ Abortion Pills Laurel Duggan on May 9, 2022 The New York Times published an article Monday informing readers of where they could get…
SHENZHEN, China – American businesses are struggling to persuade overseas staff to join them in China due to the country’s strict COVID-19 control measures and ongoing lockdowns, the American Chamber…
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON – Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said she met her Solomon Islands counterpart Jeremiah Manele for the first time since his government signed a controversial security…
Benton, Ill. – Dr. Mingqing Xiao, 60, of Makanda, Illinois, was convicted by a federal jury on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in connection with lying to federal authorities about a foreign…
BANGKOK – Thailand is aiming for 5 million to 15 million foreign tourist arrivals this year as the country further eases travel restrictions to support the key tourism sector, a…
JERUSALEM -Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had apologised for his foreign minister’s comments claiming Adolf Hitler had Jewish origins. Putin also told…
(Reuters) – Foreign financial aid will ensure the stability of Ukraine’s central bank reserves as the country deals with the economic shock from the Russian invasion, central bank governor Kyrylo…
STOCKHOLM – Finland will almost certainly apply for membership in NATO, Sweden’s Foreign Minister Ann Linde told Swedish television on Sunday. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced both Sweden and…
By Mike Dolan LONDON – Paradigm lost? A long-held view among many investors that China’s currency and markets would one day sit at the centre of world finance to match…
SANTA ANA, California – A federal grand jury today returned a four-count indictment that charges an Irvine man with attempting to provide material support to two foreign terrorist organizations…
Miami, Florida – A 29-year-old Mexican national living in Boca Raton and Pompano Beach, Florida was sentenced yesterday in West Palm Beach federal court to 25 years in prison for…
By Gayatri Suroyo and Stefanno Sulaiman JAKARTA – Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Indonesia soared 31.8% on a yearly basis in the first quarter in rupiah terms, the country’s investment…
(Reuters) – Russia’s top private lender Alfa Bank has given its brokerage clients until midnight on Monday to transfer foreign securities to another platform, explaining that sanctions had prevented it…
ABOARD USS LINCOLN – Japan’s foreign minister promised his country would bolster its military to help the United States maintain regional security during a visit on Saturday to a U.S.…
(Reuters) – Overseas investors extended their selling of Chinese shares into April, after dumping them in the previous month, on mounting worries about the impact of prolonged COVID-19 lockdowns, growth…
BOAO, China – China should launch a pilot “connect” market access programme for carbon with Hong Kong to enable foreign investors to enter the country’s fast-growing green finance sector, a…
(Reuters) – Russian lawmakers on Wednesday passed an amendment to the tax code that they said would make it easier for foreign companies to open accounts with Russian banks and…
(Reuters) – Companies that are registered in Russia and have depositary receipts traded on foreign bourses must revoke them by May 5, the central bank said on Tuesday. Russian President…
NEW YORK – Net foreign inflows into Treasuries rose for a fourth straight month in February in the amount of $75.3 billion, data from the U.S. Treasury department showed on…
By Josh Ye HONG KONG – Tencent Holdings Ltd said it will shut down a service that allowed Chinese gamers to access overseas platforms to play unapproved foreign games, in…
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s central bank said on Thursday it has transferred excess official foreign reserves (OFR) of S$75 billion ($55.11 billion) to the government through a subscription of reserves management…
(Reuters) – Russia’s lower house of parliament has passed in a third and final reading on Wednesday a bill on delisting of companies that are registered in Russia and have…
By Huw Jones LONDON – Banks have begun quietly trying to persuade the European Union to tone down proposals to toughen scrutiny of non-EU lenders to ensure the planned measures…
By Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) – Asian equities witnessed steep foreign outflows in March, hit by worries over higher inflation as commodity prices soared due to an escalating conflict between Russia…