Hong Kong restricts foreign lawyers from national security cases
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s legislature passed a legal amendment on Wednesday to prevent foreign lawyers…
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Explainer-G7 Hiroshima Summit 2023: when is it, who will attend and what’s on agenda?
TOKYO (Reuters) – Leaders of seven of the world’s richest nations meet next week at the G7 summit in the…
Pratt & Whitney to oppose India’s Go First’s push to enforce arbitration
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Pratt & Whitney plans to oppose Go Airlines (India) Ltd’s push to enforce an arbitration ruling…
Indonesia tax cut drives electric car sales for Hyundai, Wuling
By Bernadette Christina and Stefanno Sulaiman JAKARTA (Reuters) – Sales of electric cars in Indonesia jumped last month after the…
China’s BYD cuts starting price for Seal EV; aims to extend lead
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -BYD Co Ltd on Wednesday cut the starting price of its best-selling Seal sedan by 10%, as the…
Mitsubishi Heavy expects record defence orders as Japan pours money into military
TOKYO (Reuters) -Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on Wednesday said it expects to book record defence equipment orders this business year as…
ISS backs all four ValueAct director candidates in Seven & I boardroom fight
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) -Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) on Tuesday backed ValueAct Capital’s boardroom challenge…
Japan GDP growth likely accelerated in Q1 on robust services consumption- Reuters poll
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s economy likely grew in January-March at the fastest pace in three quarters, as…
Myanmar shadow govt welcomes ASEAN peace talks but distrusts junta
(Reuters) – Myanmar’s shadow government welcomes efforts by ASEAN chair Indonesia to kickstart peace talks in the strife-torn Southeast Asian…
Thai food exports seen at record high this year – industry group
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s food exports are expected to rise by 2.1% to a record of 1.5 trillion baht ($44.31…