Australia to ban swastika, SS sign citing rise of far-right
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia said on Thursday it would introduce laws to the parliament next week banning public displays and…
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China’s Dalian Wanda appeals court decision to freeze shares
BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) -China’s largest commercial property developer Dalian Wanda Group on Thursday said it is appealing a court decision…
Tourism pushes Thai consumer confidence to 39-month high in May
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai consumer confidence rose in May for a 12th month to a 39-month high, boosted by higher…
South Korea plans to discuss bilateral FX swap with Japan, Finance Minister says
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea will discuss with Japan re-establishment of their bilateral foreign exchange swap line that expired in 2015,…
Japan upgrades Q1 GDP as business spending picks up
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s economy grew more than initially thought in January-March, revised data showed on Thursday,…
Bank of Korea: early policy shift may add pressure on local currency
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s central bank warned on Thursday that an early shift in its monetary policy stance could…
China’s biggest state banks cut deposit rates
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s biggest banks on Thursday said they have lowered interest rates on yuan deposits, in actions that could…
TikTok seeks up to $20 billion in e-commerce business this year – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -ByteDance-owned TikTok hopes to more than quadruple the size of its worldwide e-commerce operations to as much as $20…
Japan keeps growth focus but signals end to crisis-mode fiscal largesse
By Takaya Yamaguchi and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is committed to putting economic growth before fiscal reform, Prime…
China’s exports tumble in May as global demand falters
By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s exports shrank much faster than expected in May while imports extended declines with a…