Toyota, Daimler strike deal to combine Japanese truck operations
TOKYO (Reuters) – Daimler Truck Holding AG and Toyota Motor Corp have struck a preliminary deal to combine their truck…
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More insurers desert net-zero alliance as U.N. climate group sounds alarm
By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) -Lloyd’s of London became the sixth organisation to quit a net-zero alliance for insurers within…
BHP taps Microsoft, AI, to improve recovery at top copper mine
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – BHP Group has teamed up with Microsoft Corp to improve copper recovery from its Escondida mine in…
Sri Lanka central bank to hold rates as inflation stays high
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s central bank is expected to keep rates unchanged at its policy meeting…
Singapore home prices surpass Hong Kong as APAC’s most expensive – survey
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Singapore’s private home prices have surpassed Hong Kong as the most expensive in Asia Pacific in…
Delay in security treaty with Australia as PNG consults ‘domestic processes’
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Papua New Guinea said a proposed security treaty with neighbour Australia would be delayed as…
Factbox-Penalties imposed on Australian companies over the recent years
(Reuters) – Australian regulators have over the recent years fined a slew of companies over breaches and non-compliance issues, with…
PwC Australia may lose government audit contract, Treasury head says
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s Treasury department may not renew a A$1 million audit contract with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) when…
EU, US to weigh China, AI, trade strains at high-level Sweden talks
By Philip Blenkinsop LULEA, Sweden (Reuters) – Top U.S. and European Union officials meet in Sweden on Tuesday to weigh…
Toyota’s April global sales rise on stronger demand in Japan, China
TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp’s global sales rose by nearly 5% in April from a year earlier, boosted by…