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Hong Kong leader sees 'way out' of chaos after peaceful protest

Hundreds of thousands of protesters rallied peacefully in torrential rain on Sunday in the eleventh week of what have been often violent demonstrations.

Aug 20, 2019

Parliament cannot stop Brexit, Johnson to tell Macron and Merkel

Johnson is due to meet his European counterparts ahead of a G7 summit on August.

Aug 18, 2019

Papua New Guinea sends team to Singapore to renegotiate Total LNG deal

The state negotiating team, which includes Kua, left on Thursday for Singapore and will return early next week, the minister said in a statement released by his office.

Aug 18, 2019

China unveils reform to help firms borrow more cheaply

The central bank will incorporate LPR application into its macro-prudential assessment (MPA) to urge banks to use LPR pricing.

Aug 17, 2019

US removes some Chinese furniture, modems from planned 10% tariffs

The $114 billion retail furniture industry has been among the sector's hardest hit with price increases due to Trump's tariffs, which rose to 25% in May.

Aug 17, 2019

People carry flags in front of statues of North Korea founder Kim Il Sung (L) and late leader Kim Jong Il during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang April 15, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/Files

North Korea fires projectiles, rejects South Korea's 'senseless' dialogue pledge

Japan's defence ministry said it did not see any imminent security threat from the latest projectile launch.

Aug 16, 2019

Global Markets: Asia stocks nurse losses, bonds hold huge gains

Donald Trump said on Thursday he believed China wanted to make a trade deal and that the dispute would be fairly short.

Aug 16, 2019

Stocks rattled, oil sinks as bond markets scream recession

The futures market was clearly expecting drastic action as it priced in a greater chance the Fed would have to cut rates by half a point at its September meeting

Aug 15, 2019

Japan's new emperor echoes father, expresses deep remorse over war

Former emperor Akihito, stepped down in the first abdication by a Japanese emperor in two centuries.

Aug 15, 2019

Hong Kong braces for fresh protests as marchers set to defy police ban

Anti-government protests were planned in different locations in the Asian financial hub, including one at the city's international airport for a third day.

Aug 11, 2019

Residents on a small boat leave home in a flooded street of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges

Death toll from typhoon in eastern China rises to 28

Some power had been restored to homes by Sunday while a portion of suspended railway lines resumed operations.

Aug 11, 2019

Cathay Pacific suspends pilot arrested in Hong Kong protests

The broadside poses a major commercial challenge to Cathay, which already reported tumbling bookings last week as a result of the anti-government protests gripping Hong Kong.

Aug 11, 2019

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Trump roils markets with comments on China trade, Huawei

The United States also this week declared China a currency manipulator after it allowed the yuan to slip below 7 to the dollar.

Aug 10, 2019

Hong Kong braces for another weekend of protests

Increasingly violent protests have plunged Hong Kong into its most serious political crisis for decades, posing a serious challenge to the central government in Beijing.

Aug 10, 2019

Hong Kong airport on alert ahead of fresh wave of protests

The escalating cycle of violence has prompted travel warnings from countries including the United States and Australia.

Aug 9, 2019

Singapore ready to stimulate ailing economy, PM says

Data next week is expected to confirm Singapore experienced its slowest pace of expansion in a decade in the second quarter on a year-on-year basis.

Aug 9, 2019

Asia stocks take comfort in China trade data, yuan fix

Beijing helped by fixing the yuan at a firmer level than many had feared, even though it was beyond 7 per dollar level for the first time since the global financial crisis.

Aug 8, 2019

Weaker dollar, possible producer action buoy oil prices after 4% slump

Talk of more action to prop up oil markets from Saudi Arabia and other producers in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) also supported crude prices.

Aug 8, 2019

Investors monitor stock market prices in Kuala Lumpur

Asian stocks turn lower on lingering trade war fears, yuan slips

Selling pressure was mild compared with the last few sessions, when trade tensions intensified by the day.

Aug 7, 2019

Japan, US target broad bilateral trade deal by September

Washington seeks early opening of Japan's agriculture sector including reductions in 38.5% tariffs on US beef imports.

Aug 4, 2019

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