China’s Xpeng expands self-driving capability to Beijing, eyes wider expansion
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng Inc on Thursday expanded its self-driving capability to Beijing as part…
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Chinese e-commerce giants entice cautious consumers with steep mid-year discounts
By Casey Hall and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s e-commerce platforms are competing fiercely in the country’s first major…
Cheap ‘like cabbage’ apartments in some Chinese cities draw buyers, and caution
By Liangping Gao and Marius Zaharia BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Beijing resident Hu Yongwei bought more than a dozen apartments…
BOJ’s next steps and triggers for policy shift
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -One of Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda’s biggest challenges will be to phase out…
China eyes support for consumer, private sectors as growth falters
By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) -China will roll out more stimulus to support a slowing economy this year, but concerns…
Marketmind: After the hawks, here comes the Bank of Japan dove
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist….
SK Signet to launch EV chargers with Tesla’s charging standard this year
By Hyunjoo Jin and Samrhitha A (Reuters) -SK Signet said on Thursday it will introduce electric-vehicle chargers compatible with Tesla’s…
Stocks rally, dollar falls after U.S. data, ECB hike, hawkish Fed pause
By Sinéad Carew and Marc Jones NEW YORK, LONDON (Reuters) – MSCI’s global index of stocks rose on Thursday to…
Breadbasket Brazil to stock up on food citing inflation concerns – agency
By Roberto Samora SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Top food producer Brazil will start stocking up on food staples, a government…
US criticizes Russia in annual human trafficking report
By Matt Spetalnick and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. sharpened its criticism of Russia’s record on human trafficking…