China launches nationwide car purchase campaign as May sales tick up
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China on Thursday announced a nationwide campaign to promote automobile purchases in a major push to shore up…
Asia
Japan to push child care, labour reforms to stem falling births -sources
By Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan aims to reform labour law, easing the way for couples to work and…
Japan’s Isuzu says no plans to relocate factory from Thailand to Indonesia
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese truck maker Isuzu Motors said on Thursday it was not planning to move a factory to…
Marketmind: Canadian cloud, rates markets checked
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Wildfire smoke wasn’t the only cloud…
MediaTek says will defend itself in accusation over patent ‘bounty’ agreement
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s top chip design company MediaTek Inc said on Thursday it will defend itself in court against…
Meta introduces broadcast tool Channels on WhatsApp
(Reuters) – Meta Platforms on Thursday introduced WhatsApp Channels, a feature that the social media giant said would help make…
South Korea vows support for its chip sector amid China-US tension
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea pledged support for its chip sector on Thursday, with President Yoon Suk Yeol describing competition in…
India’s RBI relaxing borrowing limit in interbank call market no ‘game changer’ – traders
MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday allowed banks to set their own limits to borrow from…
Australia’s largest bank blocks payments to some crypto exchanges
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) said on Thursday it would block some payments to…
Exclusive-Chinese energy storage, battery firms consider big investments in Vietnam -sources
By Francesco Guarascio and Phuong Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) – Two Chinese makers of energy storage systems and batteries are weighing…