Alibaba soars but Asia markets dip
TLE DESK: Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba boosted the Hang Seng on Monday, but other Asian markets mostly fell back after Wall Street…
China manufacturing shrinks in August despite new US trade truce
TLE DESK: factory output ticked up in August but still recorded a fifth straight month of contraction, official data showed on Sunday, as…
South Korea’s central bank holds key interest rate
TLE DESK: South Korea kept interest rates unchanged Thursday while nudging its growth forecast slightly up, as the country faces high house…
Japan confident on wind power after Mitsubishi blow
TLE DESK: Japan remains optimistic about the adoption of renewable energy despite Mitsubishi pulling out of three big offshore wind…
25 countries suspend postal services to US over tariffs: UN
TLE DESK: The UN postal agency said Tuesday that 25 countries had decided to suspend package deliveries to the United States, as concern…
Trump threatens tariffs on countries seen targeting US tech firms
TLE DESK: President Donald Trump on Monday threatened further tariffs and export restrictions against countries that he says are targeting…
New Zealand Post suspends deliveries to US over tariffs
TLE DESK: New Zealand’s postal service said it had suspended most deliveries to the United States, citing uncertainty over the impact…
China’s economy slows in July amid tariff uncertainty, property slump
TLE DESK: China’s economy lost momentum in July as industrial output, retail sales and housing prices all weakened, according to official…
Trump turns $11.1B in US government funds into a 10% stake in downtrodden Intel
TLE DESK: President Donald Trump on Friday announced the U.S. government has secured a 10% stake in struggling Silicon Valley pioneer Intel…
Vietnamese rice grower helps tackle Cuba’s food shortage
TLE DESK: Outside Havana, a combine belonging to a private Vietnamese company is harvesting rice, directly farming Cuban land, in the first…