China’s factory activity seen contracting for sixth month on trade pressure: Reuters poll
China’s factory activity is expected to have shrunk for the sixth month in October, a Reuters poll showed, suggesting hardly any let up in pressure...
Saudi Aramco targeting to kick off planned IPO on Nov. 3: sources
Saudi Aramco is targeting to kick off its initial public offering (IPO) on Nov. 3, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters....
Official to Testify Appearance of ‘Partisan Play’ in Trump’s Ukraine Call Raised Concerns – The Wall Street Journal
Official to Testify Appearance of ‘Partisan Play’ in Trump’s Ukraine Call Raised Concerns The Wall Street Journal White House Ukraine expert expected to testify about possible...
Iran’s thirsty energy industry runs up against water shortage
The plan to build a petrochemical plant near the Iranian city of Firouzabad had everything usually needed to get a project off the ground: approval...
Factbox: Downstream Iranian energy projects disrupted by water crisis
Below is a list of Iranian downstream energy projects where construction has been delayed and existing facilities where operations have been disrupted due to water...
Former top U.N. refugee official, Japan’s Sadako Ogata, dies at 92
Sadako Ogata, a former top U.N. refugee official known for donning a helmet and flak jacket on trips into the field, has died, Japanese public...
Vietnam says trying to speed up identification of UK truck dead
Vietnam is trying to speed up the identification of its citizens who are suspected to have been among the people found dead in the back...
China’s ocean waste surges 27% in 2018: ministry
China dumped a total of 200.7 million cubic meters of waste into its coastal waters in 2018, a 27% rise on the previous year and...
Three-peat? Fed copies 1990s playbook in bid to avert a downturn
In the midst of what became a golden decade for the U.S. Federal Reserve, central bankers twice in the 1990s cut interest rates in short...
New Zealand to lift Pacific defense capabilities to protect interests
New Zealand on Tuesday revealed how it plans to lift its defense capabilities in the Pacific to protect its interest but stayed clear of naming...