Big companies toughen banking partner screening after crisis - survey
By Laura Matthews NEW YORK Large companies are spreading out their counterparty risk and increasing screening of their
2023-07-13 12:20
Taiwan’s #MeToo Scandals Push Tsai to Revamp Law Before Election
President Tsai Ing-wen’s government is racing to plug loopholes in its equality laws after a series of sexual
2023-07-13 11:58
Spain sweats out sultry nights as heat wave bakes southern Europe
Spain is sweltering under an unrelenting heat wave as temperatures start to build toward what is forecast to be a torrid weekend across southern Europe
2023-07-13 11:58
El Nino is threatening rice crops while grain supplies already are squeezed by the war in Ukraine
Experts are warning that rice production across South and Southeast Asia is likely to suffer with the world heading into an El Nino
2023-07-13 11:50
Amazon faces labor complaint over failure to bargain with union
Amazon.com was hit with a complaint on Wednesday over allegedly refusing to bargain with a New York workers
2023-07-13 11:45
Kia to invest $200 million in US plant, build EV9 SUV in 2024
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -Kia said on Wednesday it will invest more than $200 million in its assembly plant in
2023-07-13 11:45
South Korea Asks Japan for Role in Fukushima Water Monitoring
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol wants experts from his own country to help monitor Japan’s release of
2023-07-13 11:29
Hong Kong to Ban Japan Seafood If Fukushima Wastewater Released
Hong Kong plans to ban imports of seafood and other aquatic products from 10 Japanese regions if the
2023-07-13 11:29
High times in Thailand: New weed laws draw tourists from across Asia
Thailand’s de facto legalization of marijuana last year has brought a wave of tourists from around Asia intrigued by the lure of the forbidden leaf
2023-07-13 11:28
BOJ Speculation Stirs in Tokyo as Traders Weigh July Policy Tweak
Hidden beneath convulsions in the global bond and currency market is an emerging sense of caution about the
2023-07-13 10:46
Bank of Korea stands pat for fourth straight meeting
By Jihoon Lee and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's central bank on Thursday held interest rates steady for a
2023-07-13 09:27
Dollar takes a beating as traders see US rates peaking
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE A bruised dollar was nudged lower still in Asia on Thursday, as traders took
2023-07-13 09:16