Labor unrest took an unusually heavy toll on ports around the world last year, and the outlook for continued economic instability could bring even more upheaval to global supply chains in 2023.
UBS Group AG predicts an increase in business for its the bank’s key wealth division in Asia this year after a difficult period last year and is looking to add talent, its Asia Pacific president said.
Credit Suisse Group AG has lost two more senior private bankers in Hong Kong as attrition woes continue at the Swiss bank, according to people familiar with the matter.
Tencent Holdings Ltd.-backed WeDoctor plans to file for an initial public offering by the end of April, the latest sign of increased capital activity from China’s internet companies as regulators soften their stance.
The virus wave sweeping China is delaying efforts to make sure the country’s coal-fired plants can secure all the fuel they need to prevent power shortages when the economy rebounds.
Kim Jong Un rang in the new year the way he likes best — with a fresh threat to dramatically expand North Korea’s nuclear arsenal. This one is almost certain to fizzle.
Former Brazilian president and conservative firebrand Jair Bolsonaro spoke out against supporters who invaded and vandalized the government’s top institutions on Sunday.
The US reduced its number of naval transits through the Taiwan Strait in 2022 to the lowest level in four years even as China stepped up military pressure on the island it vows to one day control.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plans to squeeze Europe by weaponizing energy look to be fizzling at least for now.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will visit several flood-affected areas in the country’s remote northwest Monday, after huge floodwaters triggered by a tropical cyclone left several outlying communities isolated, damaging infrastructure and homes.
