South Korea May 1-20 exports fall 16.1% on year
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean exports in the first 20 days of May fell 16.1% from a year earlier and…
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What India’s decision to scrap its 2000-rupee note means for its economy
By Ira Dugal MUMBAI (Reuters) -India will withdraw its highest denomination currency note from circulation, the central bank said on…
Oil supply won’t be affected by stricter price cap enforcement – IEA
By Katya Golubkova and Sakura Murakami HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -The International Energy Agency (IEA) does not expect moves by the…
No joke: China’s backlash against stand-up stirs fear of comedy clampdown
By Yew Lun Tian and Casey Hall BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -One joke by a Chinese comedian about the nation’s military has…
China’s exports to North Korea surge in April
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s exports to North Korea soared in April from a year earlier, with wigs and fertiliser among major…
Marketmind: China to hold rates steady, markets digest G7
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. The People’s Bank…
At G7, Zelenskiy says Bakhmut destruction has echoes of Hiroshima
By Dan Peleschuk and Jeff Mason HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday drew a parallel between the destruction…
G7 signals long-term Ukraine support to Russia, woos ‘Global South’
HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday drew a parallel between the destruction of Bakhmut and the horror…
Biden sees shift in ties with China ‘shortly’, says G7 wants to de-risk, not decouple
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday said the Group of Seven…
Blackstone acquires International Gemological Institute
MUMBAI (Reuters) -Private equity company Blackstone Inc said it has fully acquired the jewellery certification firm International Gemological Institute (IGI)…