[ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A deal hatched among several key European leaders to award a former Dutch foreign minister the post of EU chief executive broke down at an emergency summit on Sunday after eastern
Experts think Trump policy on China counterproductive: draft letter
[ad_1] BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scores of Asia specialists, including former U.S. diplomats and military officers, want President Donald Trump to rethink policies that “treat China as an enemy,” warning the approach could hurt U.S. interests
China eases foreign investment curbs amid cooling trade tensions
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s state planning agency on Sunday said it has cut the number of sectors subject to foreign investment restrictions, as Beijing moved to fulfill its promise to open major industries. A
Japan to tighten export rules for high-tech materials to South Korea: media
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan plans to tighten restrictions on the export of high-tech material used in smartphones and chips to South Korea from July 4 in connection with a dispute over a South Korean
Deutsche Bank in wealth management hiring spree
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank plans to hire 300 more relationship and investment mangers for its wealth management business by 2021, as part of a plan to bulk up in areas the German lender
Network Rail makes indicative offer for some British Steel assets
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Britain’s Network Rail said on Sunday it has made an indicative offer for some “railway critical” assets of British Steel, the country’s second-largest steel producer which went into liquidation last month. A
Bangladesh raises natural gas price by about 33 percent
[ad_1] DHAKA (Reuters) – The state-run Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) on Sunday raised natural gas prices by 32.8% on average for all users effective from July 1, the first day of country’s fiscal year,
OPEC set for oil cut extension if Iran endorses pact
[ad_1] VIENNA (Reuters) – OPEC and its allies look set to extend oil supply cuts next week at least until the end of 2019 as Iraq joined top producers Saudi Arabia and Russia on Sunday
Brazil president says EU-Mercosur deal to come into force in up to three years
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Sunday that it could take up to three years for the free-trade deal agreed by the European Union and South American bloc Mercosur to come into
Timmermans faces Eastern resistance for top EU job; search for ECB head postponed
[ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Dutch socialist Frans Timmermans has emerged as the favourite to be named the EU’s next chief executive, diplomats and officials said on Sunday ahead of a summit in Brussels, but faces