Seven & i shareholders reject board candidates nominated by ValueAct
By Makiko Yamazaki and Mayu Sakoda TOKYO (Reuters) -Shareholders of Japan’s Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd on Thursday voted…
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Western Australia to compensate Aboriginal group for historic mining damage
By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Western Australia state has agreed to compensate an Aboriginal group for historic acts including…
North Korea media slams missile warning pact between Seoul, US, Japan
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean media criticised on Thursday plans by South Korea, the United States and Japan to share…
Family pays tribute to Australian woman, 95, who died after police taser
By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) – The family of a 95-year-old woman who died after being tasered by police in…
Bank of Korea stands pat but warns against rate cut bets
By Choonsik Yoo and Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s central bank on Thursday flagged it may not be done…
Boyu, Hillhouse, others vie for HK-based medical device firm Quasar -sources
By Kane Wu and Yantoultra Ngui HONG KONG (Reuters) – Private equity firms Boyu Capital, Hillhouse Capital and BPEA EQT…
North Korea constructing satellite launch pad with ‘new urgency’ – report
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – Construction at North Korea’s satellite launching station has hit a “new level of urgency,”…
Indonesia, Malaysia to visit Brussels over concern about EU deforestation law
JAKARTA (Reuters) – The world’s two biggest palm oil producers Indonesia and Malaysia will send top officials to the European…
South Korean ammunition headed to Ukraine via U.S. -WSJ
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of South Korean artillery rounds are on their way to Ukraine…
US State Department’s top China policy official to step down
By Michael Martina and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department’s top China policy official Rick Waters is set…