Malaysia probing audit firms’ conduct in 1MDB scandal
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s securities regulator said on Saturday it was looking into the conduct of auditors of 1Malaysia…
Italy drugmaker Zambon ready to splash out in U.S., China push
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian drugmaker Zambon is looking to China and the U.S. to grow its respiratory and nervous system…
New Zealand PM says country is not discriminating against Huawei
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – New Zealand’s prime minister has assured Chinese telecoms equipment group Huawei Technologies Co Ltd of even-handed…
Overseas losses drag down Ford fourth-quarter results
DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co (F.N) on Wednesday posted a lower operating fourth-quarter profit as losses in every global…
Tesla’s Model 3 gets green light in Europe
FILE PHOTO: A Tesla Model 3 car is displayed during a media preview at the Auto China 2018 motor show…
Chinese scientist who gene-edited babies fired by university
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – A Chinese scientist who created what he said were the world’s first “gene-edited” babies evaded oversight…
Exclusive: U.S. demands regular review of China trade reform
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is pushing for regular reviews of China’s progress on pledged trade reforms as a…
Exclusive: U.S. pushing for regular review of China trade, reform progress
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is pushing for regular reviews of China’s progress on pledged trade reforms as a…
Germany considering ways to exclude Huawei from 5G auction: report
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government is actively considering stricter security requirements and other ways to exclude China’s Huawei Technologies…
U.S. lawmakers introduce bipartisan bills targeting China’s Huawei and ZTE
FILE PHOTO: The Huawei logo is pictured outside their research facility in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, December 6, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie…
Sterling up after May wins confidence vote; stocks climb
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Major world stock indexes rose on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 supported by sharply higher U.S.…
Industry must rein in spend on electric, self-driving cars: Magna CEO
DETROIT (Reuters) – Global automobile and auto parts makers which want to capitalize on electric and autonomous vehicles need to…
France to cull wild boar at Belgium border in swine fever alert
PARIS (Reuters) – France will cull all wild boar in a zone along the Belgian border to try and avoid…
After Monsanto patent ruling, Indian farmers hope for next-gen GM seeds
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A court ruling in India this week that upheld a Monsanto patent on genetically modified (GM)…
Nissan has canceled lease on Ghosn’s Tokyo apartment: Ghosn lawyer
A court sketch, drawn by Nobutoshi Katsuyama, shows ousted Nissan Motor Co Ltd chairman Carlos Ghosn during an open hearing…
Asia shares recover as China stocks rise after weak data
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares edged up on Thursday as stimulus expectations and a rise in the yuan helped Chinese…
China has ‘good faith’ to fix trade issues as talks with U.S. resume
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has the “good faith” to work with the United States to resolve trade frictions, the Foreign…
Chinese gay dating app halts registration after underage HIV report
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese gay dating app Blued is halting new user registration for a week, it said on Sunday,…
France presses Renault over executive compensation paid via Dutch holding company
PARIS (Reuters) – The French government has told Renault (RENA.PA) to provide more details on compensation paid to senior executives…
Southeast Asia wary of China’s Belt and Road project, skeptical of U.S.: survey
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Southeast Asian countries should be cautious in negotiating with China on its flagship Belt and Road Initiative…
Trump: Weakness in China economy gives Beijing incentive for trade deal
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs for Camp David from the White House in Washington,…
Trump says China woes help U.S. in trade talks, downplays Apple warning
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed a revenue warning from Apple Inc that cited slowing sales in…
China warnings signal Trump’s trade war finally hitting home
ATLANTA/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Weak sales at Apple and Cargill, U.S. giants of technology and agriculture, may be the clearest…
Trump downplays Apple woes, says China economy helps U.S. in trade talks
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed a revenue warning by Apple Inc and said slowing economic growth…
Samsung, Huawei supply majority of own modem chips, Qualcomm says
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) – The two largest smart phone makers in the world supply a majority of their own…
Tesla urges tariff exemption for Chinese-made car computer ‘brain’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tesla Inc has asked the Trump administration to exempt the Chinese-made car computer “brain” of its new…
Nissan’s Ghosn to make first public appearance in 7 weeks in court on Tuesday
TOKYO (Reuters) – Ousted Nissan Motor Co Ltd (7201.T) chairman Carlos Ghosn is set to make his first public appearance…
Trade optimism lifts stocks, but 2018 ends in red
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Equities around the world rose on Monday as possible progress in resolving the trade dispute between…
Japan court extends Ghosn detention by 10 days
FILE PHOTO: Carlos Ghosn, chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, attends a press conference on the second press day…
Exclusive: Global traders halt new Iran food deals as U.S. sanctions bite – sources
LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) – Cargill, Bunge and other global traders have halted food supply deals with Iran because new U.S. sanctions…
Global stock indices edge lower as U.S. government shutdown looms
NEW YORK (Reuters) – World stock markets continued a week-long sell-off on Friday as the threat of a U.S. government…
Asian shares perk up ahead of key policy events in China, U.S.
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian share markets ticked up on Monday as investors cautiously looked to whether key policy events in…
Tencent Music debut strikes a chord with investors
(Reuters) – Shares of China-based music streaming company Tencent Music Entertainment TME.N rose more than 13 percent in their U.S.…
Canadian said to be detained in China, Huawei CFO due back in court
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – A former Canadian diplomat has been detained in China, two sources said on Tuesday, just hours before…
Olympus unit pleads guilty to resolve U.S. duodenoscope probe
(Reuters) – An Olympus Corp subsidiary pleaded guilty on Monday and agreed to pay $85 million to resolve charges that…
SoftBank’s record IPO reaches $23.5 billion after extra share sale
TOKYO (Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) is set to raise 2.65 trillion yen ($23.5 billion) in Japan’s biggest-ever IPO…
Stock selloff snowballs as investors price in slowing world economy
LONDON (Reuters) – Losses on global stocks snowballed on Monday, with Wall Street set to follow Europe and Asia lower…
GoPro plans to move U.S.-bound camera production out of China
FILE PHOTO: A GoPro camera is seen on a skier’s helmet as he rides down the slopes in the ski…
Qualcomm wins import ban against several Apple iPhones in China
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Qualcomm is seen during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain February 27, 2018. REUTERS/Yves…
Huawei CFO seeks bail, cites health fears behind bars: court documents
Meng Wanzhou, Executive Board Director of the Chinese technology giant Huawei, attends a session of the VTB Capital Investment Forum…
Bug business: Cockroaches corralled by the millions in China to crunch waste
JINAN, China (Reuters) – In the near pitch-dark, you can hear them before you see them – millions of cockroaches…
Huawei CFO bail hearing to resume in Canada as Beijing steps up pressure
TORONTO/BEIJING (Reuters) – A top executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies is due back in a Canadian court on…
China’s November export, import growth shrinks, showing weak demand
BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported far weaker than expected November exports and imports, showing slower global and domestic demand and…
China calls on Canada to free Huawei CFO or face consequences
BEIJING/OTTAWA (Reuters) – China warned Canada on Saturday that there would be severe consequences if it did not immediately release…
Canadian PM: no political interference in Huawei arrest decision
FILE PHOTO – Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa,…
Exclusive: U.S. probe of China’s Huawei includes bank fraud accusations – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s chief financial officer was arrested as part of a U.S.…
U.S., China agree trade war ceasefire after Trump, Xi summit
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – China and the United States agreed to a ceasefire in their bitter trade war on Saturday…
G20 expected to back trade body reform ahead of Trump, Xi talks
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Global leaders were expected to back an overhaul of the world body that regulates international trade…
Trump says ‘long way to go’ on tariffs and China
U.S. President Donald Trump answers a question from a reporter as he departs the White House for travel to Mississippi…
Trump coy on China trade deal before meeting Xi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump sent mixed signals on Thursday about the prospects for a trade deal with…
U.S., China exploring deal to delay more tariffs, start talks: WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and China are exploring a trade deal in which Washington would suspend further tariffs…
China orders halt to gene-editing after outcry over babies
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The Chinese government on Thursday ordered a temporary halt to research activities for people involved in the…
GM to slash jobs and production, drawing Trump’s ire
DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co said on Monday it will cut production of slow-selling models and slash its North…
Trump says he expects to raise China tariffs: Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he expected to move ahead with raising tariffs on $200…