Tag: banking

SEOUL — South Korea’s central bank unexpectedly cut its policy interest rate for the first time in three years on Thursday, as a trade dispute with Japan among other pressures heightened risks ... ( read original story ...)

South Korean bond markets are suggesting the central bank will follow up Thursday’s unexpected interest-rate cut with at least one more amid slowing economic growth and a simmering trade dispute with ... ( read original story ...)

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) is interested in investment plans for energy projects of the Vietnam Electricity (EVN) and Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PVN), unveiled Kazuhisa ... ( read original story ...)

South Korea's central bank on Thursday cut its key interest rate for the first time in three years as the economy struggles with sluggish global growth and with the country is embroiled in a trade ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japan's exports declined in June as shipments of goods were hit by trade disputes between China and the U.S., the Finance Ministry reported Thursday. The data released by the Finance Ministry ... ( read original story ...)

The SoftBank Vision Fund, backed by Japanese technology-to-telecoms conglomerate SoftBank, owns 34.6% of CloudMinds via its wholly owned subsidiary SVF Cloud. CloudMinds also customises SoftBank’s ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, July 17 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei edged lower on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments on trade soured risk sentiment, while tech shares slid in step with their U.S. ... ( read original story ...)

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — The United States will "do what it can" to help resolve festering trade and political disputes between South Korea and Japan, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday after a ... ( read original story ...)

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — The Latest on trade and political disputes between Japan and South Korea (all times local): 6 p.m. Japan is making a final call for South Korea to agree to ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's Fair Trade Commission plans to tighten controls on attempts by IT platform operators to inappropriately collect and use personal information, Nikkei learned Tuesday. A draft set ... ( read original story ...)

At the Osaka summit, President Xi Jinping made a speech titled “Working Together to Build a High-Quality World Economy”, which reiterated these requirements. The G20 Principles for Quality ... ( read original story ...)

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — South Korea says the United States fully understands the seriousness of Seoul's growing trade dispute with Tokyo. Senior presidential official Kim Hyun-chong made the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Laptop computer maker Dynabook, a unit of Japan’s Sharp Corp (6753.T), on Tuesday said it aimed to go public in the fiscal year 2021. Sharp completed the acquisition of the personal ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japanese sushi restaurant chain Kura announced on Thursday that its American subsidiary, Kura Sushi USA, has applied to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for permission to list ... ( read original story ...)

In the run-up to the pricing of the IPO last week, it became clear that demand from institutional ... Zhou Xinyu, a 21-year-old student in Shanghai, likes to drink beer from Tokyo-based Asahi Group ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, July 16 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei fell on Tuesday as investors worried about slowing economic growth in China, but automakers outperformed on a media report that China will rely more on hybrid ... ( read original story ...)