(Reuters) – European stocks were on course to notch their best weekly performance in two months on Friday as a jump in shares of French pharma giant Sanofi added to the positive mood created by expectations of more moves by central banks to stir growth. France’s CAC 40 outperformed its peers with a 1.2% rise, […]
SINGAPORE – Singapore and Australia are exploring new areas of collaboration, in areas such as cyber security, food security and the digital economy. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that while discussions on the digital economy are at an early stage, there is scope for the countries to deepen cooperation, particularly in newer areas such […]
BEIJING (CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The Ministry of Education issued a warning at a news conference on Monday to Chinese students going to study in the United States, reminding them to assess in advance the risk of being denied a visa or having their visa delayed. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Education said […]
Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra sentenced in absentia to two years in prison over handling of 2003 programme. A court in Thailand has sentenced exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to two years in prison over his handling of a state lottery scheme he launched while in office more than a decade ago. His conviction […]
Kazakhstan elects a new president on Sunday. For the first time since independence, long-serving Soviet-era leader Nursultan Nazarbayev is not among the candidates. This has inspired rare calls for change – and a crackdown on protests. The power transfer has been planned “for more than three years”, according to Mr Nazarbayev. And so far, the […]
CAEN, France (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would make a decision about whether to impose a further series of tariffs on Chinese goods after meeting his Chinese counterpart at the G-20 meeting in Japan later this month. Trump earlier threatened to hit China with tariffs on “at least” another $300 […]
Xi builds ties with Putin, steps up 5G efforts, fights back with new report on trade Less than a week has gone by, but it already seems like the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, was held a long time ago. Then, both Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe and US Acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan mentioned working […]
SINGAPORE – The mother of a six-year-old girl, who was alone at home and died after falling from a kitchen window on the 11th floor, has said she regrets not locking the windows before leaving the house or calling home to check on her daughter. The girl was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene […]
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss lender UBS and Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Trust will sign a deal on Friday establishing a new wealth management tie-up in Japan, an internal memo seen by Reuters showed. The deal, to be signed by the banks’ CEOs in Zurich, will create a joint venture majority-owned by UBS to expand both firms’ […]
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s AMF financial regulator suspects short-selling firm Muddy Waters of “deception” regarding supermarket retailer Casino whose shares have been hurt by Muddy Waters’ negative comments, newspaper Le Monde reported on Thursday. French representatives for Muddy Waters had no immediate comment on the report. Casino declined comment. “Inquiries have been opened, looking at […]