Hong Kong’s government is pushing for quicker action on a proposal to keep financial markets open during typhoons, instructing a task force to submit a workable plan within weeks, four people familiar with the matter said.
New Zealand’s annual budget deficit narrowed much less than forecast in May as slower economic growth saw tax revenue fall short of estimates.
Global companies are spending millions of dollars to get their names seen during the Cricket World Cup in India, with the sporting event representing an opportune moment for brands to tap into the cricket-crazy nation of 1.4 billion people.
Multinational companies face a problem in Pakistan: They can’t send profits back home from a country that’s running low on dollars.
The power grabs that play out in the corridors of Wall Street and at Hollywood studios are showing up in Congress as the ouster of Kevin McCarthy prompts a reshuffle of some prime office space in the US Capitol.
The Philippines said it has successfully shipped fresh supplies to a military outpost in a shoal in the South China Sea despite what it described as attempts by Chinese vessels “to block, harass and interfere” with the mission.
The supply of new UK rental properties rose the most since November 2022 in an early sign of relief for squeezed-out tenants.
Patients in the UK visiting their doctors should be asked about gambling in the same way they are questioned about smoking and alcohol consumption, according to new guidance.
Latin America’s longest-serving central bank chief has just stepped into a heated debate about the future of Argentina’s currency, apparently siding with those who defend the adoption of the dollar as an alternative to the peso.
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said reports of a chip breakthrough by Huawei Technologies Co. are “incredibly disturbing” and emphasized that her department needs more ways to enforce its export-control regime.
