Hong Kong police said on Friday they have arrested seven people for "assisting" a suspect in the stabbing of a police officer during a protest against a new national security law on July 1.
China's aviation industry sank further into the red, losing 34.25 billion yuan ($4.89 billion) in the second quarter, only slightly narrower than in the first quarter, underlining the colossal financial impact from the coronavirus pandemic.
The operator of the Indonesian capital's mass rapid transport network is seeking 10 trillion rupiah ($698 million) in extra funds to complete a second line, and hopes to find strategic partners for a third and fourth line, a senior executive said.
Indonesia has given the Deposit Insurance Corporation a bigger role in supervising cash-strapped banks under a new regulation issued this week, aimed at beefing up safeguards to limit the risk of the coronavirus pandemic causing a financial crisis.
Dylan Frittelli, Nick Watney and Denny McCarthy completed the first round of the PGA Tour's Workday Charity Open on Thursday after all three spent 10 days in quarantine following positive COVID-19 tests.
Britain is betting that satellite operator OneWeb will help it boldly go into a post-Brexit era. But it faces formidable challenges to complete a working constellation and rebuild a collapsed venture that has proved a money pit for investors.
EY, the court-appointed supervisor for Ocean Tankers Pte Ltd (OTPL), has proposed two restructuring options to the shipping company's owners and could meet with them as early as next week to discuss the plans, according to an EY report seen by Reuters.
News broadcaster Al Jazeera has rejected allegations by Malaysian authorities that a documentary it aired last week about the arrest of undocumented migrants during the coronavirus pandemic was inaccurate, misleading and unfair.
(RTTNews) - The Thai stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last four trading days since the end of the three-day winning streak in which it had collected almost 45 points or 3.2 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now rests just above
Asian shares and U.S. stock futures fell on Friday as record-breaking new coronavirus cases in several U.S. states stoked concerns that new lockdowns could derail an economic recovery, while investors looked forward to earnings season.
China's embassy in Kazakhstan has warned its citizens to take precautions against an outbreak of pneumonia in the country that it says is more lethal than COVID-19.
The Australian government plans to sell two new bond lines by syndication this month as it raises record amounts of debt to fund stimulus programs amid the country's first recession in three decades.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters Breakingviews) - Turning the other cheek takes fortitude, but that’s what China could do in response to the U.S. government’s latest actions. It slapped sanctions on Chinese officials for abuses of Muslim Uighurs, escalating tensions between th
People's Insurance Co (Group) of China (PICC) and three China-listed tech companies said their major state shareholders plan to reduce holdings - a move that comes amid a torrid bull run in China's stock market.
(RTTNews) - The Japanese stock market is modestly lower on Friday in choppy trading, while the safe-haven yen strengthened following the mostly negative cues overnight from Wall Street as the relentless surge in coronavirus cases across the U.S. raised fears of another lockdown
The Australian and New Zealand dollars were ending flat for the week on Friday after failing to clear major chart barriers, while Australia faced economic headwinds from a coronavirus lockdown and a diplomatic row with China.
(RTTNews) - The Indonesia stock market has finished lower in two of three trading days since the end of the five-day winning streak in which it had collected more than 85 points or 1.7 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index now rests just above the 5,050-point plateau and it may e