Taiwan May exports drop again as China weighs; outlook stays dim
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s exports fell for a ninth consecutive month in May, although meeting expectations, in a symptom of…
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Pakistani budget caught between IMF expectations and election
By Ariba Shahid KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s government will hope to find a balance between reforms to satisfy the…
Japan regulator exploring ways to bolster leveraged buyout financing
By Makiko Yamazaki and Ritsuko Shimizu TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s financial regulator is exploring ways to bolster financing for leveraged…
China property liquidation risk heightened by delisting threat, says S&P
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Some of China’s distressed property developers face the risk of being delisted, which would reduce their…
Realtek sues semiconductor rival MediaTek over patent ‘bounty’ agreement
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) -Realtek Semiconductor Corp sued rival Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek Inc in Northern California federal court on Tuesday,…
Hillhouse offers Australia concessions to win approval for medical researcher buy
By Scott Murdoch and Kane Wu SYDNEY/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Private equity firm Hillhouse Capital Group has offered to make…
Goldman Sachs to start trading Japan power futures – sources
TOKYO (Reuters) -Goldman Sachs Group plans to establish a desk in Tokyo to start trading Japanese power derivatives, two people…
World’s first vaccine against deadly swine fever nears approval in Vietnam
By Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) – Vaccines against African swine fever being tested in Vietnam are close to approval, global…
Indonesia’s delayed China-funded rail project beset by fresh problems
By Stefanno Sulaiman JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s transport ministry and three consultants have pushed back on a China-funded consortium’s plan…
Shanghai court freezes $278 million worth of shares in Wanda Commercial
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Shanghai court has ordered the freezing of 1.98 billion yuan ($278.18 million) worth of shares…