An Indian tax probe at the Delhi and Mumbai offices of the BBC continued a second day Wednesday, weeks after the broadcaster aired a documentary about the 2002 Gujarat riots and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s alleged role in the violence in his home state.
Hennes & Mauritz AB is expanding into the business of textile-sorting as it forms a venture to deal with waste in the fashion industry.
India is leading a charge among Asia’s emerging-market central banks in rebuilding foreign-exchange stockpiles, which would help them defend their currencies if the dollar rebounds.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said it would be important for the Bank of Japan to make appropriate decisions on monetary policy as markets change rapidly, indicating his desire for flexibility under the new governorship.
The UK isn’t considering backdating pay rises for NHS staff and other key workers, a government official said, pushing back against an earlier news report.
Television and radio broadcasters using public airwaves in Hong Kong will be required to run programming on issues such as the security law as the government seeks to instill patriotism and obedience in the population.
Chinese pensioners returned to the streets of Wuhan to protest changes to their medical benefits, highlighting the challenge confronting President Xi Jinping’s government following historic anti-lockdown demonstrations in November.
Australia’s central bank Governor Philip Lowe resolved to keep fighting inflation in first public appearance of the year, pushing back against critics of aggressive interest-rate increases and pledging to see out his term.
(Bloomberg) — German labor union Verdi has called for warning strikes at the nation’s major airports on Friday by public-service, air-security and ground-traffic workers.
Bitcoin hovered near $22,000 amid a bout of stability in crypto markets following a selloff sparked by worries about a US clampdown.
