South Africa to take responsible approach to health reform: presidential aide
South Africa will take a fiscally responsible approach to introducing universal health coverage, raising annual spending on a new National Health Insurance (NHI) program gradually...
New allies Vietnam, Australia express concern over South China Sea tensions
New allies Vietnam and Australia expressed concern on Friday about China’s activities in the South China Sea, where Vietnamese and Chinese vessels are locked in...
Deutsche Bank to transfer up to 800 to BNP in prime brokerage deal: source
A deal in the works for BNP Paribas to assume the prime brokerage operations of Deutsche Bank will involve the transfer of up to 800...
Keep calm and trust in free-market democracy: Hong Kong shows how America can defeat China – Washington Examiner
Keep calm and trust in free-market democracy: Hong Kong shows how America can defeat China Washington Examiner A Hong Kong ‘Troublemaker’ With a Clean Conscience The New...
Tesla in advanced talks with LG Chem on battery supply in China: source
U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc is in advanced talks with South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd to source batteries for vehicles to be made in...
Huawei says impact of U.S. trade restrictions less than feared
Chinese smartphone maker Huawei Technologies said on Friday its business has been less impacted by U.S. trade restrictions than the company had initially feared and...
Stocks, dollar climb before Powell’s Jackson Hole speech
World stock markets and the dollar rose on Friday as investors looked to a speech by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell for clarification on whether...
Thyssenkrupp, Kloeckner in talks over co-operation in materials trading: sources
Thyssenkrupp is in talks with Kloeckner & Co over future cooperation in materials trading, but is not exploring a near-term takeover of the metals firm,...
Angelina Jolie drops off son at South Korean university
Actress and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Special Envoy Angelina Jolie sent off her son Maddox to university in South Korea on Wednesday...
UBS taps BoE adviser van Steenis for sustainable finance, IR roles
UBS Group has hired Huw van Steenis, a former senior adviser to Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, to head investor relations and a new...