MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian companies have begun using bitcoin and other digital currencies in international payments following legislative changes that […]
Turkish cenbank rate cut expectations rise after 30% minimum wage hike
By Nevzat Devranoglu ANKARA (Reuters) – Expectations of a Turkish central bank rate cut strengthened on Wednesday after a less-than-requested […]
Japan’s budget to hit record, but with reduced new bond issuance, draft shows
By Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s government is set to compile a record $735 billion budget for the fiscal year […]
Taiwan blocks Uber’s $950 million Foodpanda deal, citing anti-competition concerns
(Reuters) -Taiwan has blocked Uber Technologies’ $950 million purchase of Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda business on the island due to anti-competition […]
China’s Christmas Eve box office plunges to 13-year low
By Sophie Yu and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s box office revenues for Christmas Eve plummeted to the lowest […]
China extends EU brandy anti-dumping investigation by three months
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s commerce ministry said on Wednesday it would extend its anti-dumping investigation into brandy originating from the European […]
Exclusive-KKR and Bain each bid more than $5 billion for Seven & i assets, sources say
By Miho Uranaka, Makiko Yamazaki and Ritsuko Shimizu TOKYO (Reuters) -Private equity firms KKR and Bain Capital each offered more […]
Chinese tricksters take cue from Squid Game to prey on the indebted
By Ryan Woo, Ethan Wang and yukun zhang BEIJING (Reuters) – In China’s take on Squid Game, fraudsters are preying […]
Nippon Steel’s US Steel takeover plan has support in steelmaking areas, executive says
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Nippon Steel is seeing support for its proposal to acquire U.S. Steel in the […]
BOJ’s Ueda expects further progress in hitting price target next year
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan expects the economy to move closer to sustainably achieving the central […]