Police detain 23 people in Hong Kong on Tiananmen anniversary
By Jessie Pang and Ben Blanchard HONG KONG/TAIPEI (Reuters) – Hong Kong police said they detained 23 people on Sunday…
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Indonesia inflation eases to central bank target sooner than expected
By Stefanno Sulaiman and Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s annual inflation rate eased to 4% in May, matching the…
Analysis – Dollar bears bide their time as U.S. economic strength persists
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – A strong U.S. economy is giving an unexpected boost to the dollar,…
India rail crash probe focuses on electronic track management system
By YP Rajesh NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Investigators are probing an electronic track management system that they suspect malfunctioned and…
Barclays Private Bank makes senior appointments in Singapore – statement
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Barclays Private Bank said on Monday it has made two senior appointments in its Singapore office in…
Japan’s service activity expands at record pace in May – PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s service sector activity expanded at a record pace in May, a private-sector survey showed on Monday,…
India home prices set to stay above inflation: Reuters poll
By Vivek Mishra BENGALURU (Reuters) – Home prices in India are set to hold above consumer inflation, even though interest…
China’s yuan may slip further to aid economic recovery – analysts
By Winni Zhou, Brenda Goh and Tom Westbrook SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -China’s yuan has skidded to six-month lows against the dollar…
Chinese warship passed in ‘unsafe manner’ near US destroyer in Taiwan Strait, military officials say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Chinese warship came within 150 yards (137 meters) of a U.S. destroyer in the Taiwan Strait…
Marketmind: Teed up for a bullish start to the week
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Asian markets are…