Much detail, little progress in U.S.-China talks, sources say
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S-China trade talks this week were heavy on details but short on progress as U.S. negotiators outlined…
Asian shares flat as drop in S&P 500 futures weighs
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Asian stocks were flat in early trade on Wednesday after Wall Street ended higher, with the S&P…
Asia stocks capped, dollar droops following Trump comments
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks were capped and the dollar dipped on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump accused China…
Asia shares inch up with yuan, wary on Sino-U.S. talks
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian share markets crept cautiously higher on Monday as investors awaited developments on proposed Sino-U.S. trade talks…
Stocks, emerging currencies, lick wounds as lira bounces for second day
LONDON (Reuters) – Action from Turkey’s central bank pushed the lira higher for a second day on Wednesday, helping European…
Asia shares, euro under water as Turkish lira sinks
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asia share markets skidded and the euro hit one-year lows on Monday as a renewed rout in…
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Asian shares rise on trade war relief as investors await data
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Asian shares rose on Wednesday, following gains on Wall Street, as a report of attempts to renew…
Shares get China stimulus boost, bonds show the strain
LONDON (Reuters) – World shares climbed for a third day running on Tuesday, as China promised fiscal action to support…
Asian stocks choppy, sentiment shaken by sliding yuan
TOKYO (Reuters) – Most Asian stock markets retreated on Friday after China allowed its yuan currency to slide further, stoking…
Japan shares jump as yen bows to strong dollar
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday as a bullish outlook from the head of the…
Asia stocks sag after oil slides, dollar steady before Fed speech
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks sagged on Tuesday, weighed by a sharp decline in crude oil prices as Libyan ports…
Why more couples are seeking fertility treatment in Taiwan
More couples who have trouble conceiving are heading to Taiwan to receive fertility treatment, as the island has one of…
Taiwan looks to foreign brides’ children to bridge gap between lands
When they first made their appearance, Vietnamese brides in Taiwan were scorned as mail-order brides. The discrimination continued for decades.…
Dueling tariffs raise fears of long U.S.-China trade battle
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S.-China trade fight resulting in duties on $34 billion worth of each other’s imports was seen…
Asian shares, yuan on shaky ground on specter of Sino-U.S. trade war
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks were on shaky ground on Wednesday while the Chinese yuan stood near 11-month lows as…
Global stocks slide on intensifying trade row, dollar wobbles
TOKYO (Reuters) – World stocks extended a sell-off on Tuesday as an escalating trade fight between the United States and…
Asian shares edge ahead, oil subdued before OPEC meeting
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares crept ahead on Thursday as a lull in the Sino-U.S. trade tussle and talk of…
World shares snap five-day losing streak on China policy easing
LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks steadied near three-week lows on Wednesday and Chinese markets bounced after recent sharp falls as…
Select few emerging Asian economies comfortable with Fed hikes
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Higher U.S. rates are rattling many emerging markets in much the same way past tightening cycles…
Asian shares fall as Sino-U.S. trade spat intensifies
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares retreated on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump cranked up trade tensions with China by…
Perspectives November 2012: China-Japan relations
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Facebook confirms data sharing with Chinese companies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) said Tuesday it has data sharing partnerships with at least four Chinese companies including…
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Shares fall on Italian turmoil, euro near 6-1/2 month lows
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares fell on Tuesday and the euro hovered near 6-1/2 month lows as early elections loomed…
China spring festival flowers
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Asia stocks edge higher, investors cautious on U.S.-China trade talks
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks edged up on Friday as investors kept a cautious watch on developments in U.S.-China trade…
Government borrowing costs rise as oil heads back to the 80s
LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar took a breather at a five-month high on Thursday, though government borrowing costs continued to…
Asian shares inch higher; euro tries to shake off Italian political risk
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian shares edged higher on Thursday while the euro gained some respite after hitting five-month lows a…
Asian shares steady; euro hampered by Italian political risk
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian shares held steady on Thursday, while the euro struggled near five-month lows set a day earlier…
Asian shares lower as North Korea suspends talks, U.S. yields shoot higher
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Asian markets fell in early trade on Wednesday after Pyongyang called off talks with Seoul, throwing a…
World shares hemmed in by dollar and Fed rate expectations
LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks inched higher on Wednesday after two days of losses but remained pinned down by the…
Bridging Asia: Social media can do more harm that good
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Asian shares edge higher as tensions ease, earnings rise
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares rose again on Monday as tensions in the Korean Peninsula eased and first-quarter earnings shone,…
U.S debt deluge lifts bond yields to four-year high, Asia stocks down
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks slipped and the U.S. dollar advanced on Tuesday, as a deluge of U.S. government debt…
Asia stocks struggle with rising yields; oil stays high
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks dipped on Monday as investors braced for a bevy of earnings from the world’s largest…
Asian shares edge ahead with Wall Street, but China lags
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares crept ahead on Wednesday after Wall Street took heart from upbeat corporate earnings, though nagging…
SINGAPORE: Homegrown mobile marketplace Carousell aims to be “eBay for Southeast Asia”
Homegrown mobile marketplace start-up Carousell is positioning itself as the “eBay for Southeast Asia”. It has soft-launched its smartphone app…
U.S. bans American companies from selling to Chinese phone maker ZTE
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Commerce has banned American companies from selling components to Chinese telecom equipment…
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TAIPEI: Ilo Ilo doing well for box office
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SHANGHAI: China’s growing middle class
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Shares in the red as nervous markets await Fed
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian share markets slipped into the red on Monday as caution gripped investors in a week in…