Indonesia court to rule on ballot system months from 2024 election
By Ananda Teresia and Kate Lamb JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s Constitutional Court will on Thursday rule on a possible change…
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Bears retreat on Asian FX, but ringgit and yuan stuck in tight grip: Reuters poll
By Sameer Manekar (Reuters) – Investors cut back short bets on emerging Asian currencies as most local central banks maintained…
Japan in talks to provide artillery shells to U.S. to help Ukraine -WSJ
(Reuters) – Japan is in talks to provide artillery shells to the United States to bolster stocks for Ukraine’s counteroffensive…
Australian senator alleges assault in parliament house; calls for safer workplace
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian senator on Thursday said she was followed, aggressively propositioned and inappropriately touched by another senator…
Australian war hero found complicit in Afghan murders says devastated by ruling, but will not apologise
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s most decorated war veteran, found by a civil court to have played a part in the murder…
Japan will stop yen decline beyond USD/JPY 145, most economists say: Reuters poll
By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government and central bank will act to stop the yen’s decline if it…
Australia’s strong May employment leaves RBA little breathing room
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian employment blew past expectations in May, while the jobless rate edged lower and participation…
China pushes platform firms to protect consumer, vendor rights
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s market regulator on Thursday announced a five-month campaign that will ensure platform companies optimise their protocols,…
China’s May factory output, retail sales growth miss expectations
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s industrial output rose 3.5% in May from a year earlier, official data showed on Thursday, slightly…
Australian state bans PwC from new tax contracts for three months
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian state on Thursday imposed a three-month ban on PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) local unit from receiving new…