Chinese ETFs edge higher on stimulus hopes
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese exchange traded funds edged higher on Thursday, tracking…
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Taiwan agrees to fully open to Canadian beef imports ahead of trade deal
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s government on Thursday agreed to fully open its market to imports of Canadian beef, lifting a…
Cyclone Biparjoy damages power lines, uproots trees as it makes India landfall
By Francis Mascarenhas, Sumit Khanna and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam MANDVI, India/KARACHI (Reuters) – Strong winds, heavy rain and high tides…
US, Japan, S.Korean security advisers discuss N.Korea, China seas -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – National security advisers for the United States, Japan and South Korea on Thursday discussed maintaining stability in…
Bahrain awards first ‘golden licences’ to five investment projects valued at over $1.4 billion
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain granted its first “golden licences” offering special benefits to five companies that have made large-scale investment…
Pirelli CEO ‘confident’ Rome will act to curb Chinese influence over tyremaker -source
(Corrects first name of incoming Pirelli CEO in para 11) MILAN (Reuters) – Pirelli’s CEO said in a recent private…
Goldman cutting more than 30 Asia investment banking jobs – sources
By Julie Zhu, Kane Wu and Selena Li HONG KONG (Reuters) -Goldman Sachs Group is cutting more than 30 banking…
Vodafone and Hutchison’s UK mobile merger faces tough test yet
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -It has taken months of tortuous negotiations for Vodafone and CK Hutchison to agree a…
Clooney Foundation denounces Venezuelan security forces for alleged human rights abuses
By Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The Clooney Foundation for Justice has accused Venezuelan security forces of crimes against…
TikTok to invest billions of dollars in Southeast Asia to boost e-commerce business
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) -Short video app TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, said on Thursday it would invest billions…