China, U.S. maintain close contact on meeting of leaders: foreign ministry
China’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday China and the United States have maintained close contact on a potential meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump and...
China wind power firm plans $1 billion LNG terminal by end-2022
China’s Suntien Green Energy Co. Ltd , a wind power producer and piped gas distributor, plans to build a $1 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG)...
Nissan appoints new CFO, says some senior managers to leave in latest shake-up
Nissan Motor Co on Friday appointed American Stephen Ma as its next chief financial officer, and said that some veteran executives including Hitoshi Kawaguchi were...
South Africa’s Taste Holdings to exit food business, sells Starbucks stores
Taste Holdings , owner of Starbucks and Domino’s Pizza franchises in South Africa, said on Friday it was abandoning the food business, and had already...
South Africa’s Taste Holdings plans to exit food business, sells Starbucks
South Africa’s Taste Holdings said on Friday it had sold its Starbucks business for 7 million rand ($464,200) and was also considering selling others in...
Oil prices edge up, but set for big weekly loss on rising output, trade woes
Oil prices edged up on Friday after a difficult week, but were still headed for losses of about 4%, hit by a combination of rising...
General Motors strike looms over U.S. October job growth
U.S. job growth likely slowed sharply in October, weighed down by a strike at General Motors , while the unemployment rate is expected to tick...
Nokia eyes Malaysian ports for 5G business as Huawei takes early lead
Nokia is targeting Malaysian ports in a bid to get a share of the country’s fifth-generation (5G) technology market, as the Southeast Asian country prepares...
Asian shares turn higher after positive China data
Asian shares reversed early losses on Friday as an unexpected bounce in Chinese manufacturing activity offset some negativity cast by a Bloomberg news report that...
Several automakers back Trump in two other California vehicle emissions suits
General Motors Co, Toyota Motor Corp, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and other major automakers late Thursday sought to intervene on the side of the Trump...