Toyota Exclusive: A delicate balance - Toyota took care to make offering to U.S. before China dealsReuters - By Norihiko ShirouzuBEIJING (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp last month announced two deals in China that were small in size but large in strategic planning. The automaker said it would establish a green-tech research institute
Singapore Singapore and Malaysia suspend intercity rail projectReuters - by Yiming Woo and Rozanna LatiffSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore and Malaysia have agreed to suspend the construction of a billion dollar train project linking the city-state to the southern Malaysian state of Johor, their transport said
China HSBC plans more China tech jobs in push for market shareReuters - By Sumeet ChatterjeeHONG KONG (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings PLC plans to add more than a 1,000 jobs this year at its technology development centers in China, as the Asia-focused lender seeks to bolster its presence in the world's
Portland Trail Blazers Curry, Green carry Warriors to sweep of BlazersReutersStephen Curry and Draymond Green capped triple-double performances by combining on the game-clinching hoop in overtime Monday night as the Golden State Warriors completed a four-game sweep of the host
Boeing 737 MAX U.S. airline group sees record summer travel, despite 737 MAX groundingReuters - By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. summer air travel will hit a new record this year despite the grounding of Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft after two fatal crashes, a group representing major airlines said on Tuesday.
Green Bonds Hong Kong looks to raise up to $1 billion in green bondsReuters - By Julia FiorettiHONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong is looking to raise between $500 million and $1 billion in five-year green bonds as the former British colony looks to establish itself as a center for green finance. Hong
New Zealand New Zealand investigators re-enter disaster-stricken mine after eight yearsReuters - by Charlotte GreenfieldWELLINGTON (Reuters) - Mining experts on Tuesday re-entered a coal mine shuttered for more than eight years after one of New Zealand's worst industrial disasters killed 29 men, the government said, looking
Sports Former F1 champion Lauda dead at 70Reuters - by Ian Ransom(Reuters) - Three-times Formula One champion Niki Lauda, regarded as one of the finest racers of all time and who later became a successful airline entrepreneur, has died at 70 after battling declining
U.S. Border Patrol With shelters at 'max' California border agents drop migrants at bus stationReuters - By Omar YounisSAN BERNARDINO (Reuters) - A surge in migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border has pushed immigration detention facilities in California to capacity, forcing U.S. Border Patrol to release many at bus stations
Sports MLB notebook: Mets' Cespedes fractures ankle at ranchReutersNew York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes suffered multiple fractures of his right ankle during a "violent fall" on Saturday, according to the Mets. The incident occurred at Cespedes' ranch in Port St.
Sports NBA notebook: Magic accuses Lakers GM of backstabbingReutersThe Los Angeles Lakers on Monday introduced new head coach Frank Vogel at a news conference. However, their old president made all the headlines with accusations of backstabbing by his former subordinate.
Saudi Arabia Yemen’s Houthi drone targeted civilian facility: Saudi coalitionReuters - by Ali AbdelatyCAIRO (Reuters) - Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement targeted an arms depot at Najran airport in Saudi Arabia which caused a fire to break out in the facility, the group's Al Masirah TV said on Tuesday.
Business Asian shares off four-month lows, but Huawei row casts shadowReuters - By Hideyuki SanoTOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares won some respite on Tuesday after Washington temporarily eased trade restrictions imposed last week on China's Huawei, although fears of a further escalation in tensions
U.S. Steel Trump tells Pennsylvania voters that trade war has helped economyReuters - By Steve Holland and Roberta RamptonWASHINGTON/MONTOURSVILLE, Pa. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, facing a potentially difficult path to winning a second term in November 2020, on Monday told supporters in Pennsylvania that his
Huawei InterDigital expects to be able to license 5G tech to Huawei, despite U.S. banReuters - By Stephen Nellis(Reuters) - InterDigital Wireless Inc said on Monday that it can license its 5G network technology to Huawei Technologies Co Ltd despite the threat of a U.S. ban on selling chips and software to the Chinese
Reserve Bank of Australia Australia's central bank shifts to clear easing bias, onus on employment to improveReuters - by Swati PandeySYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank is set to cut interest rates if the labor market fails to improve further, an outcome brought closer by recent disappointing data on unemployment. Minutes of
Justin Amash Stung by Trump, U.S. Republican defends his impeachment remarksReuters - By Susan CornwellWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Justin Amash, the first Republican in the U.S. Congress to say openly that President Donald Trump has committed impeachable offenses, on Monday fired back at critics, including Standing
Business In inland Chinese province, property bubble haunts dreams of prosperityReuters - By Yawen Chen, Stella Qiu and Philip WenZHENGZHOU, China (Reuters) - Song Jingyi, a paralegal from a family of modest means in the central Chinese region of Henan, had long dreamed of buying a home of her own in Zhengzhou, the sprawling provincial
Japan Japan's Suga: Government already planning steps to ease pain from sales tax hikeReuters - by Leika KiharaTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government is already planning to take sufficient steps to mitigate the pain a scheduled sales tax hike in October could inflict on the economy, its top spokesman said on Tuesday.
Haruhiko Kuroda BOJ's Kuroda issues fresh warning of broad fallout from trade warReuters - By Leika KiharaTOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Tuesday warned that escalating U.S.-China trade tensions could hurt business sentiment and inflict widespread damage on the economy. Worries
Andre Iguodala Calf injury to keep Iguodala out of Game 4ReutersThe Golden State Warriors will be without the services of veteran swingman Andre Iguodala on Monday night in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals against the Portland Trail Blazers because of a sore
Business Dollar near two-and-a-half-week peak on higher yields, trade tensions; Aussie slipsReuters - By Shinichi SaoshiroTOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar was steady near a 2-1/2-week high on Tuesday, supported by higher U.S.-yields and its safe-haven status, with growing worries that the U.S.-China trade war could worsen following
NRA Emails show NRA link to U.S. sheriffs who promoted gun 'sanctuaries'Reuters - By Daniel Trotta(Reuters) - The National Rifle Association was more deeply involved than previously disclosed in the formation of a movement that encouraged county sheriffs not to enforce some gun-control laws, a U.S.
Business Oil rises on escalating U.S.-Iran tensions; trade war concerns weighReuters - By Henning GloysteinSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices edged up on Tuesday on escalating tensions between the United States and Iran and on signs that producer club OPEC will continue withholding supply this year. However,
Japan Japan Finance Minister Aso: First-quarter GDP not bad, economic fundamentals remain solidReuters - by Stanley WhiteTOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that gross domestic product growth in the first quarter was not bad and that the country's economic fundamentals remained solid. Speaking
Nicaragua Nicaraguan government says to release 100 political prisonersReuters - by Ismael LopezMANAGUA (Reuters) - The Nicaraguan government said on Monday it had begun the process of freeing another 100 political prisoners after threats from the opposition it could abandon talks aimed at ending
Sports Bucs release six-time Pro Bowl DT McCoyReutersThe Gerald McCoy saga is over as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced Monday that they released the six-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle who spent the past nine seasons with the organization. McCoy, the third
Sudan Talks on Sudan's political transition fail to produce deal for second dayReuters - by Nadine AwadallaKHARTOUM (Reuters) - Talks between Sudan's ruling Transitional Military Council and an alliance of protesters and opposition groups failed for the second day in a row to produce a breakthrough on the political
Environment Vale's Gongo Soco mine dam has up to 15% chance of bursting: Brazil officialReuters - by Roberto SamoraSAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian miner Vale's tailings dam in the town of Barao de Cocais in Minas Gerais has up to a 15% chance of breaking, the state's environment secretary said on Monday. The dam at
Mexico Mexico to go after all narco judges: officialReuters - By Anthony EspositoMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, looking to make good on a promise to clean up rampant corruption, will go after judges that have aligned themselves with the country's
