Panasonic envisioned a transaction worth 118.5 billion yen ($807 million). In April, group company Panasonic Connect spun the ...

The Chinese authorities in mid-May updated rules aimed at encouraging frugality and preventing waste and corruption, a longtime goal of President Xi Jinping's government. The regulations ban party ...

Drugmakers have argued that tariffs could increase the chance of shortages and reduce access for patients. Still, Trump has pushed for the fees, arguing that the U.S. needs more drug manufacturing so ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will announce a 50% tariff on copper later in the day, aiming to boost U.S. production of a metal critical to electric vehicles, ...

TOKYO -- Japanese imports of Chinese rare earths, essential for making a slew of advanced products, have fallen to the lowest in more than five years, Nikkei has found, following trade restrictions ...

JAKARTA -- Japanese energy group Inpex is looking to hire thousands of workers in Indonesia as it moves closer to building the estimated $20 billion Abadi liquefied natural gas project.

SINGAPORE -- Six ASEAN economies, including Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, were left reeling Tuesday, after U.S. President ...

BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH -- Deeply strained relations between Thailand and Cambodia deteriorated further on Tuesday when Thai ...

HONG KONG -- China has expanded its Southbound Bond Connect program to allow a broader range of mainland financial ...

SYDNEY -- Australian mining group BHP is facing a major increase in labor costs after the country's industrial relations ...

Washington's trade policy is expected to be high on the agenda, especially with President Donald Trump announcing new tariffs ...

Brabim Karki is a businessman based in Nepal. He writes for The Independent, The Globe and Mail, the South China Morning Post and The Straits Times, among others.