SEOUL – South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Friday the current economic conditions constituted an emergency situation and ordered his government to devise all available measures to ease the…
SHANGHAI -China took fresh steps on Friday to facilitate foreign investment in its $20 trillion bond market, saying it would cut service fees, improve overseas access to foreign exchange hedging,…
By Joori Roh SEOUL – South Korea on Wednesday confirmed its first case of monkeypox virus and pledged to strengthen monitoring and response systems as it raised the alert level…
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON – U.S. refiners last month imported the most heavy crude in nearly two years, customs data showed, as they cranked up motor fuel production and sought…
By Ellen Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING -China’s state planner said on Thursday it had approved 10 fixed-asset investments worth 121 billion yuan ($18.1 billion) in May, a more than…
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO – Brazil’s Natura & Co Holding SA said on Wednesday that Chief Executive and Executive Chairman Roberto Marques was stepping down in an organizational shakeup,…
BEIJING – China’s cabinet unveiled some steps on Monday to improve the allocation of resources among local governments to help ease their growing fiscal strains and debt risks, amid efforts…
By Selena Li HONG KONG – Beijing has given tentative approval for Ant Group to revive its initial public offering (IPO) in Shanghai and Hong Kong, two sources told Reuters…
MANILA – The Philippines said on Tuesday it has extended until the end of 2022 an executive order that lowers the tariff rate for rice imported from outside Southeast Asia…
ABSECON, NJ – When Absecon Police Officer Byrd saw a pair of grandparents struggling to pull their cart, along with their granddaughter from the beach on a hot Jersey Shore…
GENEVA – Countries around the world on Saturday adopted an initial U.S.-led reform of the rules around disease outbreaks, known as the International Health Regulations (IHR), the United States said.…
By Emma Farge GENEVA – Countries have agreed to an initial U.S.-led push to reform of the rules around disease outbreaks, known as the International Health Regulations, after early opposition…
TOKYO – The Bank of Japan included information on measures it is taking to combat climate change, such as figures on its energy use and carbon dioxide emissions, as part…
HONG KONG – UBS Group’s China country head David Chin has stepped down from the role but will remain the bank’s head of investment banking for Asia Pacific, according to…
(Reuters) – Sensor maker Velodyne Lidar Inc said on Thursday that Marta Hall, the wife of founder David Hall, had resigned from its board weeks after the couple sold more…
ZURICH – The head of Credit Suisse’s securities joint venture in China, Tim Tu, has stepped down to pursue other opportunities within the Swiss bank, a spokeswoman said. Daniel Qiu has…
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Gaming companies FlickPlay and The Sandbox announced a new partnership on Monday that will allow players to use a blockchain asset on both platforms, representing…
KHARTOUM – Sudan’s military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan gestured in comments on Friday towards steps to ease tensions in the country six months after a military coup. “We are…
By Cynthia Kim and Joori Roh SEOUL – South Korea’s central bank raised its benchmark rate to the highest since August 2019 on Thursday in a surprise move as it…
By Jose Luis Gonzalez CIUDAD JUAREZ – Hundreds of commercial trucks waited in an hours-long line on Saturday to cross the border from the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez into…
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) – Facebook-owner Meta has removed hacking campaigns, influence networks and scam operations amid the war in Ukraine, according to a report released on Thursday by the…
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK – Latin America has served as a respite for whipsawed emerging market investors during the first quarter, as accelerating inflation and a more hawkish U.S.…
BEIJING – The United States should immediately revoke visa curbs on Chinese officials or face reciprocal countermeasures, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The United States is restricting visas…
GOP Steps Up Recruitment Efforts For Black Candidates, Voters Sebastian Hughes on March 21, 2022 Republicans have ramped up their efforts to recruit black candidates in the hopes of securing…
LONDON – G7 energy ministers will meet on Thursday to discuss what more the West can do to reduce its dependence on Russian oil and gas, British Business Secretary Kwasi…