[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Belt and Road project is not a “geopolitical tool” or a debt crisis for participating nations, but Beijing welcomes constructive suggestions on how to address concerns over the initiative, the
Japan finance minister quells speculation sales tax hike may be delayed
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday there was no change in the government’s stance that it would go ahead with a planned sales tax hike in October, barring a
Fukushima owner to allow overseas staff to work on disaster cleanup
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo Electric Power plans to allow overseas workers coming to Japan under a new visa programme to work on the cleanup of its wrecked Fukushima nuclear power station north of Tokyo,
Indian markets closed on Friday for public holiday
[ad_1] A broker reacts while trading at his computer terminal at a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai, December 28, 2017. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/Files (Reuters) – India’s financial markets are closed on Friday for a public holiday.
Hyundai hires former Ghosn ally Munoz as global COO, Americas head
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Hyundai Motor Co has named Jose Munoz – previously seen as an ally of Nissan Motor’s ousted chairman Carlos Ghosn and his potential successor as CEO – as global chief operating officer
National Enquirer to be sold to owner of magazine distributor
[ad_1] (Reuters) – American Media Inc (AMI) said on Thursday it was selling its National Enquirer tabloid to James Cohen, whose family owns a magazine distributor and used to own the Hudson chain of airport
No Japanese companies plan to ditch UK as Brexit looms: survey
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese businesses with links to Britain say they have no immediate plans to flee the country as its government seeks to hammer out terms of its exit from the European Union,
Hudson Media chief James Cohen to buy National Enquirer
[ad_1] (Reuters) – American Media Inc (AMI) said on Thursday it is selling its tabloid the National Enquirer to James Cohen, chief executive officer of Hudson Media. U.S. tabloid newspaper the National Enquirer display rack
Exclusive: Spain’s Repsol suspended swap deal for Venezuelan oil under U.S. pressure
[ad_1] HOUSTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Spain’s Repsol suspended its swaps of refining products for crude with Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA, people familiar with the matter said, as U.S. officials weighed penalties for foreign firms
Oil prices inch up on signs of tightening global supply
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil futures edged up on Thursday as a drop in crude exports from OPEC’s de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, and a draw in U.S. drilling rigs and oil inventories supported