McDonald’s China owners Carlyle, Trustar plan $4 billion exit – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -Carlyle Group Inc and Trustar Capital are planning to raise $4 billion from wealth funds to buy part of…
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Exclusive-China’s Qingdao sets up firm to bail out its local govt financing arms-sources
By Samuel Shen and Tom Westbrook (Reuters) – Qingdao city in China’s debt-laden Shandong province has set up a company…
Top diplomat says China, ASEAN pushing ahead with free trade area talks
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are pushing ahead with talks on a third…
Pain trade or same trade? Investors refuse to fold on recession bets
By Naomi Rovnick, Marc Jones and Alun John LONDON (Reuters) – It was not meant to be this way. The…
Explainer-What are solid-fuel missiles, and why is North Korea developing them?
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), launched for the second time on Wednesday,…
Kia to invest $200 million in US plant, build EV9 SUV in 2024
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -Kia said on Wednesday it will invest more than $200 million in its assembly plant in…
Wanted Hong Kong activist fears for safety, hopes for U.S. asylum
By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang (Reuters) -For Anna Kwok, a Washington-based Hong Kong activist, the imposition of a Hong…
Marketmind: Markets buoyant as US inflation, dollar slide
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist….
China’s US envoy makes rare Pentagon visit for security-related talks
By Phil Stewart and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China’s ambassador to the United States held a rare meeting at the…
Global investors relieved by China tech rebound, but not convinced yet
By Xie Yu and Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) -Rather than spur a relief rally in China’s battered tech sector,…