A North Korean drone in late December violated a no-fly zone close to South Korea’s top government office, a move that weighed on President Yoon Suk Yeol’s consideration of scrapping a 2018 border agreement his administration has accused Pyongyang of breaching.
Britain’s pubs and restaurants are cutting their opening hours as staff shortages, high energy costs and wider inflationary pressures take their toll.
China’s abandonment of Covid Zero is stirring hopes that a demand recovery in the world’s biggest commodities importer will boost prices once the country gets over the current virus wave.
Mainland China will gradually reopen border checkpoints with Hong Kong from Sunday, paving the way for a restoration of economic and social ties that have been disrupted for three years.
President Joe Biden’s administration urged the US Supreme Court to uphold his embattled student-debt relief plan, defending a far-reaching program that would affect more than 40 million borrowers at a cost of potentially $400 billion.
BMW AG’s latest prototype could well preview Apple Inc.’s future car: drivers have zero buttons and switches with a super-sleek interior where the windshield acts as a giant voice-controlled display.
Hong Kong’s Airport Authority has begun marketing a four-part debt deal, joining a global rush to sell bonds as it jump-starts operations after more travel restrictions were lifted.
Credit Suisse Group AG’s chief Japan economist has retired after spending more than a decade at the Swiss bank, at a time when the Asian country’s macro policies are closely watched by global investors.
China’s latest efforts to broaden interest in its onshore currency market show a firm commitment to bolstering the yuan’s global appeal as Beijing works on its approach to chip away at the US dollar’s hegemony.
(Bloomberg) — Citic Securities Co.’s dream of going toe-to-toe with Wall Street’s powerhouses in global finance is fizzling over troubles at its once free-wheeling Hong Kong operations.
