SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian equities held tight range on Monday as flare-up tensions between the United States and China rose on sentiment, although signs of a recovery in industrial activity in the world’s second-largest economy declined. PHILO PHOTO: A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks over an intersection with an …
Read More »Japan’s ruling pacifist party proposes strike capability to stop missile attacks
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese pacifist took a step closer to acquiring weapons capable of attacking North Korea on Friday after a ruling party committee approved proposals to consider acquiring strike capacity to stop missile attacks. ballistic. Giving long-range ammunition to Japan’s Self-Defense Forces is controversial for a country that …
Read More »GLOBAL MARKETS: Asian stocks will increase with Fed policy, the dollar reaches the minimum in two years
NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) – Asian stocks were due to follow an optimistic Wall Street session on Thursday after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates at very low levels, while the US dollar fell to a low of two years. The Fed on Wednesday repeated a promise to use …
Read More »AMD raises forecasts for the full year as chip rival Intel stumbles
FILE PHOTO: Lisa Su, AMD President and CEO, delivers keynote speech at CES 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, January 9, 2019. REUTERS / Steve Marcus (Reuters) – Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD.O) Boosted its full-year revenue forecast on Tuesday, fueled in part by an overall surge in demand for …
Read More »South Korean statue that appears to show Japanese Prime Minister bowing to ‘comfort woman’ angers Tokyo
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea / TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government reacted angrily on Tuesday to a statue in South Korea that appears to represent Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, kneeling and bowing to a seated “woman of comfort”, a euphemism for women forced to work in Japan’s war brothels. Japan’s …
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