Boeing Co.’s top executive is growing confident the company can soon restore its commercial standing in China, while cautioning about a rocky path ahead as the two superpowers joust over trade and politics.
Thailand will slash the number of army generals by 50% over the next four years, according to the nation’s defense ministry, amid a pledge by a coalition of pro-democracy parties that won the May election to end conscription and reduce military spending.
The London Metal Exchange has lost its benchmark status in a key part of the nickel market since last year’s massive short squeeze, according to one of the biggest producers.
LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault intends to visit China this month after the country reopened following pandemic-era lockdowns that had hampered luxury sales in one of the world’s biggest consumer markets, according to people familiar with the matter.
Monthly Swiss watch exports to the US declined for the first time in more than two years signaling a slowdown in demand from the biggest market for pricey timepieces.
Taiwanese shipping companies are handing out bumper mid-year bonuses despite a slump in global cargo as the industry continues to benefit from earlier pandemic gains.
Australia’s Trade Minister Don Farrell will head to Brussels this weekend for the final rounds of negotiations on a free trade agreement with the European Union, which both sides signaled may be completed by the end of the European summer.
France is pushing for a concrete path for Ukraine to join the NATO military alliance, but Germany is urging more caution about discussing membership in light of Russia’s ongoing war.
As frustration over China’s equity performance increases, some of Asia’s other major markets are emerging as more attractive alternatives for global investors.
Hong Kong kicked off a new crypto regulatory regime in a bid to nurture a digital-asset hub, a pivot that’s stirred interest but has yet to win big investment pledges from an industry chastened by a market rout last year.
