Australia’s transport safety investigation agency said on Tuesday it plans to raise a seaplane that crashed into a Sydney river on New Year’s Eve, killing six people, including the chief executive of British catering giant Compass Group Plc. Australian Transport Safety Bureau Executive Director Nat Nagy said investigators would probe several lines of inquiry to […]

South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myong-gyon offered on Tuesday high-ranking government talks with North Korea next week at the border village of Panmunjom, a day after Pyongyang suggested talks despite sticking to its nuclear ambitions. Cho told a media conference he expects the two Koreas to focus on bringing a North Korean delegation to the […]

The founder of embattled Chinese technology start-up LeEco has failed to observe an order from local regulators to return to the mainland to tackle financial problems at the company’s Shenzhen-listed unit. The order, issued by the China Securities Regulatory Commission last Monday, had instructed LeEco founder Jia Yueting to return to China before Dec. 31 […]

North Korea called itself a nuclear power on Monday, but the question now is whether U.S. President Donald Trump recognizes the rogue regime as one, a strategist told CNBC Tuesday. That’s an important development to watch as actions taken by Trump against North Korea will likely result in a cold war between the U.S. and […]

North Korea’s desire to participate in the upcoming Winter Olympics is a gesture that’s like “a gift on New Year’s Day,” according to the sporting event’s chief organizer. On Monday, dictator Kim Jong Un said in a televised speech that he would consider sending a delegation to the upcoming games, which will be held in […]

China will kick off the new year with a set of data about its economy as Caixin and IHS Markit releases its manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for December on Monday at 9:45 a.m. SIN/HK. Economists polled by Reuters expected the private Caixin/Markit PMI to come in at 50.6 in December versus 50.8 the previous […]

After a year that saw democracy advocates in Hong Kong jailed and ousted from public office, thousands marched through the streets of Hong Kong on New Year’s Day to warn China not to meddle further in the city’s affairs and undermine its autonomy. Over the past year, Hong Kong, a former British colony which returned […]

Major indexes stateside finished 2017 with a losing day ahead of Asia’s first trading session of the new year, with the dollar touching its lowest levels in three months. Equities in the region had run up significantly last year, with MSCI’s broad index of shares in Asia Pacific excluding Japan finishing the year with gains […]

Iranian protesters attacked police stations late into the night on Monday, news agency and social media reports said, as security forces struggled to contain the boldest challenge to the clerical leadership since unrest in 2009. Videos on social media showed an intense clash in the central town of Qahderijan between security forces and protesters who […]

South Korean authorities have seized a Panama-flagged vessel suspected of transferring oil products to North Korea in violation of international sanctions, a customs official said on Sunday. The seizure was the second to be revealed by South Korea within a few days, as the United Nations steps up efforts to squeeze essential oil supplies to […]