BEIJING, Oct 15 (Reuters) – China’s top prosecuting agency, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, has sought the arrest of the former mayor of Chengdu, Wang Fengchao, for suspected bribery, state news agency Xinhua said on Thursday. Wang was expelled from the Communist Party of China and…
By Leika Kihara BANGKOK, Oct 15 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund on Thursday projected Asia’s economic growth would moderate next year and warned of heightening risks from the Iran war-induced energy shock, a potential correction in the AI boom and spillovers from rising global…
By Karen Freifeld and Hyunjoo Jin NEW YORK/SEOUL Oct 14 (Reuters) – South Korea’s SK Hynix is seeking approval from Washington to export US chipmaking equipment to China to increase production there as a condition for building a factory in the US, two people familiar…
HONG KONG, Oct 15 (Reuters) – The dollar slipped from an 18-month peak on Thursday despite hotter-than-expected inflation data, as cautious remarks from Federal Reserve officials and a pullback in Treasury yields led traders to scale back expectations of an October rate hike. Against the…
WELLINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) – Fiji is enlisting New Zealand’s intelligence agency to help overhaul its fragmented security sector, the government said, as US warnings of suspected China-linked cyber intrusions highlight concerns about vulnerabilities in the Pacific island nation. Cabinet approved a six-month partnership with…
By Sam Li and Lewis Jackson BEIJING, Oct 15 (Reuters) – Oil prices fell more than $1 in early trade on Thursday as investors weighed risks to supply from attacks on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz against US efforts to cut petroleum shipping costs…
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Oct 15 (Reuters) – Norway is expected to overhaul the ethical rules for its $2.3 trillion wealth fund in response to the findings of a state-appointed commission due on Thursday, a year after it paused divestments in the face of US…
By Field Level Media Oct 15 (Field Level Media) – Los Angeles Rams offensive lineman Alaric Jackson had his suspension for punching Buffalo Bills linebacker Bradley Chubb reduced from two games to one, the NFL announced Wednesday. Jackson punched Chubb in the face after the…
By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, Oct 15 (Reuters) – Markets started the day on the back foot as trading kicked off in Asia on Thursday, as a quicker-than-expected increase in US consumer price inflation upped expectations for the Federal Reserve to act later this year and…
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Karen Sloan and Joe Cash WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Oct 14 (Reuters) – The new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, faced questions on Wednesday about her legal career before becoming the top spokeswoman for US President Donald Trump. Zacharia, who joined the White House on Monday, has…
