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    Over 600,000 advised to evacuate as storm bears down on Japan

    Over 600,000 advised to evacuate as storm bears down on Japan

    15 Aug 2019

    Heavy rains lashed parts of western Japan on Thursday as tropical storm Krosa bore down on the country, forcing the cancellations of hundreds of flights and trains as authorities advised...

    S.Korea’s Moon open to dialogue with Japan amid trade row

    S.Korea’s Moon open to dialogue with Japan amid trade row

    15 Aug 2019

    South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday that Japan should look back upon its imperialist past but Seoul will “gladly join hands” if Tokyo chooses dialogue, in a carefully...

    Japan PM Abe sends offering to Yasukuni shrine for war dead

    Japan PM Abe sends offering to Yasukuni shrine for war dead

    15 Aug 2019

    Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni shrine for war dead on Thursday, the anniversary of Japan’s World War Two surrender, but refrained from...

    Japan urges more than 300,000 to evacuate as storm Krosa nears

    Japan urges more than 300,000 to evacuate as storm Krosa nears

    14 Aug 2019

    Japan advised more than 300,000 people to evacuate their homes on Wednesday and airlines cancelled hundreds of scheduled flights as a tropical storm bore down on the archipelago, public broadcaster...

    Japan says South Korea failed to justify trade restriction

    Japan says South Korea failed to justify trade restriction

    13 Aug 2019

    Japan hit back at South Korea on Tuesday for removing Tokyo’s fast-track trade status, with the industry minister saying Seoul had failed to explain its reason for the move —...

    Banks across eurozone expect ECB rate reprieve on deposits

    Banks across eurozone expect ECB rate reprieve on deposits

    11 Aug 2019

    Battered by years of low interest rates, eurozone banks are looking at a multi-billion-euro consolation prize if the ECB grants them an expected reprieve from its penalty charge on deposits,...

    Egypt’s headline inflation falls

    Egypt’s headline inflation falls

    09 Aug 2019

    Egypt’s headline inflation rate fell to its lowest in nearly four years, dropping to 8.7% in July from 9.4% in June, official figures from the CAPMAS statistics agency showed. ...

    Japan OKs key exports to S.Korea for first time under new rules

    Japan OKs key exports to S.Korea for first time under new rules

    08 Aug 2019

    Japan has approved the export to South Korea of some key products for the first time since introducing stricter trading rules amid an ongoing row between the two US allies....

    New Zealand’s central bank stuns markets with hefty 50bp rate cut

    New Zealand’s central bank stuns markets with hefty 50bp rate cut

    07 Aug 2019

    The central bank of New Zealand stunned markets on Wednesday by cutting interest rates a steep 50 basis points (bp) and even flagged the risk of going nuclear by taking...

    Asian factory activity shrinks further; more stimulus needed

    Asian factory activity shrinks further; more stimulus needed

    04 Aug 2019

    Asian factory activity contracted further in July, fuelling worries that a Sino-US trade war and a slowdown in China could tilt the world towards a global recession, which central banks...

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