Resource-poor Japan unearths metal riches in its trash
TOKYO -- As mines around the world slow output in response to the coronavirus pandemic, threatening tighter supplies of precious...
Month: June 2020
Japan to block coronavirus bargain hunters seizing key companies
TOKYO -- Japan's former Economic Revitalization Minister Akira Amari, a confidant to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, posits a nightmare scenario...
South Korean court rejects arrest of Samsung heir
SEOUL (Reuters) -- A South Korean court on Tuesday denied an arrest warrant request for Samsung Group heir Jay Y....
Roadside food banks help Thais get by in virus-stricken economy
BANGKOK -- Over the past month, boxes with food and daily necessities have proliferated on streets across Thailand, cropping up...
Tesla shares close at record high after sales triple in China
PALO ALTO, U.S. -- Tesla's stock closed at an all-time high on Monday after data showed the U.S. automaker's sales in China...
Another US-China feud looms over WTO leadership race
GENEVA -- The U.S.-China showdown spread to the race for the next director-general of the World Trade Organization on Monday, with...
Banking lobby boss in Amanda Staveley sexism row as Barclays court case begins
The boss of banking trade body UK Finance faces being dragged into a sexism row after he was accused in a...
Tesla shares surge after sales triple in China
PALO ALTO, U.S. -- Tesla's stock rallied Monday after data showed the U.S. automaker's sales in China hit a new record...
Singapore coronavirus clusters awaken Asia to migrants’ woes
SINGAPORE -- For one Bangladeshi migrant worker, this year has been his "worst experience" in Singapore.In April, he was forced...
Scrappage scheme may fail to rev up British car makers
A scrappage scheme offering motorists up to £6,000 to trade in old petrol or diesel cars for a new electric vehicle would...
