Thailand will hold a joint session of its parliament on July 13 to elect a prime minister, taking a key step toward government formation almost two months after a group of pro-democracy parties swept the May election.
The presidential candidate for Taiwan’s ruling party vowed to protect the status quo with China if elected, comments intended to reassure voters and the US that he can be trusted to handle a difficult relationship with Beijing.
Opposition to Japan’s plan to discharge treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear site into the Pacific Ocean is posing risks to key exports, including seafood to cosmetics.
Investors lowered their expectations of gains in Asian equities this year as optimism fades about the prospects of looser monetary policy and China’s economic outlook.
The Chinese government has postponed a trip to Beijing by Josep Borrell, the European Union’s foreign affairs chief, which had been due next week, a spokesperson for Borrell said Tuesday.
Investcorp Holdings, the Middle East’s biggest alternative asset manager, is planning to start meeting investors for the $600 million initial public offering of an investment vehicle in Abu Dhabi, according to people familiar with the matter.
Stellantis NV showed off two new electric vehicles in Italy as part of a push by the carmaker to win over mass-market buyers and fend of low-cost competition from China.
Australia has approved its first thermal coal project since Prime Minister Anthony Albanese came to power, drawing criticism from climate groups and the Greens party.
South Korea salvaged a failed North Korean spy satellite from the sea, giving it a rare direct look at Pyongyang’s capabilities even as it concluded that the technology had little military value.
The head of Britain’s water regulator said it shouldn’t have allowed privatized utilities to take on so much debt, as it warned that Thames Water will need more than £1 billion ($1.27 billion) to turn itself around.
