China's Guangzhou on Wednesday imposed COVID-19 curbs in parts of the city, joining Shenzhen in battling local flare-ups, deepening uncertainty over commerce and daily life in two of southern China's most economically vibrant metropolises.
(RTTNews) - Asian stock markets are trading mostly lower on Wednesday, following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight, amid lingering concerns about the outlook for interest rates and the impact further rate hikes will have on the economy. Asian Markets closed mos
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, 97, has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been hospitalised for observation, his office said in a statement on Wednesday.
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has retained his strong lead over incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro ahead of the country's October election, a Genial/Quaest poll released on Wednesday showed.
Thailand's economy is expected to grow 3% to 3.5% this year, with a slow but steady recovery as the crucial tourism sector picks up and exports remain good, the finance minister said on Wednesday.
Japanese shares fell on Wednesday, after Wall Street declined for a third straight session overnight, with heavyweight technology and energy firms leading the losses.
Second seed Rafael Nadal overcame an early scare to down 21-year-old Australian wildcard Rinky Hijikata 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-3 Tuesday in his first appearance at the U.S. Open after winning in 2019.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday that politicians had a duty to be cautious about their ties with any organisation, and apologised for his own party members' reported activities with the controversial Unification Church.
Russia halted gas supplies via a major pipeline to Europe on Wednesday, intensifying an economic battle between Moscow and Brussels and raising the prospects of recession and energy rationing in some of the region's richest countries.
An international tribunal has ordered the South Korean government to pay Lone Star Funds $216.5 million plus interest in a long-running dispute over the U.S. private equity firm's sale of Korea Exchange Bank.
New Zealand all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme quit international cricket on Wednesday after being unexpectedly drafted to play in Australia's Twenty20 Big Bash League (BBL) around the new year.
(RTTNews) - The Thai stock market bounced higher again on Tuesday, one day after ending the two-day winning streak in which it collected more than a dozen points or 0.8 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now rests just beneath the 1,640-point plateau although it's likely to
Amazon and Alphabet unit Google criticised Microsoft's cloud computing changes on Tuesday, saying they limit competition and discourage customers from switching to rival cloud service providers.
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Australian shares are set to open lower on Wednesday, tracking broad losses on Wall Street overnight amid concerns about aggressive interest rate hikes coupled with a likely fall in energy stocks on weaker oil prices.
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Investors were very much plugged in to Freyr Battery (NYSE: FREY) stock on Tuesday. The next-generation battery maker's shares closed nearly 9% higher, in contrast to the slumping S&P 500 index, on news of a new deal signed by the company.
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