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Reuters : China
28  mars     02h50
China will be a driving force for the world economic recovery, official says
   China aims to be strong driving force for the world economic recovery this year, opening its markets wider to foreign investors and promoting high quality growth, the country’s top legislator Zhao Leji said on Thursday.China will make tech innovation a new point of economic growth and is willing to...
    05h04
Exclusive: China’s WuXi AppTec shared US client’s data with Beijing, US intelligence officials told senators
   U.S. intelligence officials in late February told senators working on a biotech security bill that Chinese pharmaceutical firm WuXi AppTec .SS had transferred U.S. intellectual property to Beijing without consent, according to two sources.The U.S. government is concerned that certain...
    03h49
U.S. defence chief reaffirms support for Philippines, chides ’dangerous’ Chinese conduct
   U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to a mutual defense treaty with the Philippines and criticised as dangerous China’s use of water cannon and disruption of a Philippine resupply mission last week.In a phone call on Wednesday with his Philippine counterpart...
    06h09
India open to joining trade blocs with China if its economy is WTO compliant, trade minister says
   India is open to being a part of trading blocs which include China if Beijing ensures its economy is open, transparent, and complies with the rules of the World Trade Organisation, India’s trade minister Piyush Goyal said at a media event on Thursday. India’s Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal...
    02h24
Yen on intervention watch; Asia shares creep higher
   The yen languished near its weakest in decades on Thursday though the threat of intervention from Japanese authorities prevented traders from pushing the currency to a new low, while Asian stocks rose ahead of a key U.S. inflation report.Markets were largely rangebound ahead of Friday’s much...
    06h19
China’s BYD slows down plans for EV factory in Vietnam, industrial park says
   Chinese electric vehicles maker BYD .SZ has slowed down its plans to build an EV factory in Vietnam, a manager of the industrial park where the plant would be built told a shareholders meeting on Thursday.Vietnam’s government said in May that BYD had decided to build a factory to...
    05h43
India sizzles in global equity capital markets amid deals drought in Asia
   India’s bulging pipeline of large block trades and listings such as the billion IPO of Hyundai Motor’s .KS unit will draw more funds to a market whose share of global equity capital market deals has already hit a record this year, bankers said.A paucity of deals elsewhere in Asia will...
    05h25
Malaysia open to extending China-led rail project to Thai border
   Malaysia’s government has said it would consider extending a billion China led rail project to its border with Thailand to boost economic ties between the Southeast Asian neighbours.Part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the kilometre mile , . billion ringgit . billion ...
    02h45
Taiwan sees US support unchanged no matter who wins election
   Taiwan’s foreign ministry said on Thursday it believes U.S. support will remain unchanged no matter who wins the presidential election, but it will stay on guard for Taiwan China issues being manipulated as the campaign heats up.Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, received strong...
    04h32
Toyota’s global sales slide 7% in February, led by slumps in China and Japan
   Toyota Motor’s .T global sales dropped in February from a year earlier, hurt by a heavy decline in China due to Lunar Year holidays and a slump in Japan after a safety test scandal at its small car unit.Sales in China the world’s biggest auto market tumbled . This year the week long...
    03h33
JPMorgan appoints Rita Chan, Alan Ho as China co-senior country officers
   JPMorgan JPM.N has appointed Rita Chan and Alan Ho as co senior country officers for China, according to a memo reviewed by Reuters on Thursday.The pair will take up their appointments on April and replace the retiring Mark Leung.A JPMorgan spokesperson confirmed the contents of the memo.Chan...
27  mars     21h47
Morning Bid: Yen dam breached, but not burst
   A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.The yen dam has been breached, but hasn’t burst.Not yet, anyway.The currency’s brief slide on Wednesday to a new year low near per dollar triggered an emergency meeting of Japan’s three main monetary authorities, suggesting direct intervention in the...
28  mars     02h13
China sets yuan at much stronger fixing than markets expected
   China’s central bank set the yuan fixing at the widest gap against Reuters’ estimate in nearly five months, as authorities step up efforts to prevent sharp declines in the currency.Prior to the market’s opening, the People’s Bank of China PBOC set the midpoint rate at . per U.S. dollar,...
    00h50
China hopes Netherlands will ensure ’normal’ lithography machine trade
   China hopes the Netherlands would support companies in fulfilling their contractual obligations and ensure normal trade of lithography machines, said Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao.In a meeting with Dutch Trade Minister Geoffrey van Leeuwen on Wednesday, Wang added that China regarded the...
27  mars     19h52
New US sanctions target North Korean military finances
   The United States on Wednesday announced sanctions on six individuals and two entities based in Russia, China and the United Arab Emirates, accusing them of channeling funds to North Korea’s weapons programs.South Korea, a U.S. ally, also imposed sanctions on four of the same six individuals and...
    23h02
Xiaomi set for plunge into EVs at a tricky time for China autos
   China’s Xiaomi .HK will launch its highly anticipated electric vehicle EV on Thursday when it will reveal its pricing and start taking orders, marking the electronics company’s entry into the world of automobiles.The world’s third largest smartphone vendor has only said so far that its car...
    03h05
Shares cautiously climb; Japan officials rattle sabers at yen shorts
   Global share markets advanced cautiously on Wednesday, led by an early rally in Japanese stocks as the yen sagged to its weakest since , prompting intervention fears, while benchmark U.S. Treasury yields fell after a strong seven year note auction.Trading was subdued with the dollar stuck in a...
    01h26
Japan’s yen hits 34-year low, sparking intervention warnings
   The yen dropped to its lowest level since on Wednesday before rebounding slightly after Japan’s top monetary officials met to discuss the rapidly weakening currency and suggested they were ready to intervene.The dollar reached . yen , its strongest against the yen since mid , before...
    04h52
China’s Country Garden hires Kroll to carry out liquidation analysis, sources say
   Country Garden .HK has hired Kroll to carry out a liquidation analysis ahead of a court hearing in mid May, according to three sources, as the embattled Chinese developer pushes ahead with its offshore debt restructuring plan.China’s biggest private developer is facing a liquidation petition...
    14h48
US urges allies to bar firms from servicing key chipmaking tools for China
   The United States is asking allies to stop domestic companies from servicing certain chipmaking tools for Chinese customers, a U.S. commerce department official said on Wednesday, as it ramps up efforts to hobble China’s chipmaking capabilities. We are working with our allies to determine what is...
    14h09
Exclusive: First Quantum execs discuss investment, disputed copper with Chinese officials
   Executives from Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals FM.TO met with Chinese government officials last week to discuss funding and business options involving top investor Jiangxi Copper Co, three sources with knowledge of the matter said.The talks in Jiangxi province included topics such as the...
    03h13
China’s President Xi meets US executives in Beijing as investment wanes
   China’s President Xi Jinping met American business leaders at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday, as the government tries to woo back foreign investors and international firms seeking reassurance about the impact of new regulations.Beijing wants to boost growth of the world’s...
    15h10
Russian company starts Citroen production at former Stellantis factory
   Russian company Automotive Technologies on Wednesday said it had started assembling Citroen C Aircross models in batches at a plant south of Moscow formerly owned by Stellantis STLAM.MI , with the cars set to be sold in dealerships from May.Reuters exclusively reported in February, citing customs...
    14h15
In Beijing, Dutch PM raises cyberespionage with China’s Xi
   Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said he had discussed an incident of cyberespionage the Netherlands has blamed on the Chinese state during talks with President Xi Jinping on Wednesday.Chinese state backed cyber spies gained access to a Dutch military network last year, the intelligence agency MIVD...
    01h58
Dutch PM downplays conflict over ASML after meeting with China’s Xi
   Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday downplayed conflict between the Netherlands and China over restrictions on the export of equipment made by Dutch firm ASML ASML.AS , following a meeting with President Xi Jinping in Beijing.Earlier this year, the Dutch government began denying licences...
    11h52
Disgraced ex-justice minister seeks to shake up South Korea election
   A minor South Korean opposition party launched by disgraced former justice minister Cho Kuk has emerged as potentially the strongest spoiler to the chances of either of its two major parties securing a majority in next month’s parliamentary election.Cho, a liberal and confidante of former President...
    13h08
Chile’s mining minister urges SQM, Tianqi to resolve spat
   Chile’s mining minister on Wednesday urged Chilean miner SQM and China’s Tianqi Lithium Corp, a major shareholder in the company, to resolve their ongoing spat, but refrained from weighing into their private matter.Tianqi, which holds about of SQM shares, last week raised concerns over...
    06h04
Exclusive: Russia struggles to collect oil payments as China, UAE, Turkey raise bank scrutiny
   Russian oil firms face delays of up to several months to be paid for crude and fuel as banks in China, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates UAE become more wary of U.S. secondary sanctions, eight sources familiar with the matter said.Payment delays reduce revenue to the Kremlin and make them...
    12h19
Foreign correspondents in the Philippines condemn China over claims of video manipulation
   Foreign correspondents in Manila rejected on Wednesday a claim made by China that the Philippines had journalists manipulate videos taken during resupply missions in the South China Sea to make it look like a victim .The Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines FOCAP takes deep...
    11h15
Chinese EV maker BYD targets 20% jump in annual sales - sources
   Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD has set a . million unit sales target for , a jump of from its record breaking sales last year, according to three people who were familiar with the matter.The world’s largest EV manufacturer aims to sell , vehicles overseas this year, more than...