Thai financial business law seeking to lure foreign funds to go to cabinet soon,...
BANGKOK — Thailand’s new financial business law designed to attract foreign funds is expected to be submitted to cabinet by early February, a deputy...
Banks running Trump ‘war rooms’ as bosses prepare for trade ructions
DAVOS, Switzerland — JPMorgan Chase & Co bankers worked through the night in a “war room” to assess the impact of US President Donald...
Japan hunts for dual-use goods makers to aid military expansion
TOKYO - Kyoto-based Mitsufuji got its start nearly 70 years ago as a weaver of decorative belts for kimonos. One day soon, it could be spinning high-tech...
UK’s $60 billion maintenance backlog strains public services, spending watchdog says
LONDON - At least 49 billion pounds ($60 billion) of maintenance work at schools, hospitals and prisons in Britain has yet to be carried out, a...
Global airlines in talks with Brazil’s Gol as part of bankruptcy exit, report says
SAO PAULO - Major global airlines are in talks with Gol to invest in the Brazilian carrier, which is undergoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S.,...
A new American era is ushered in by a familiar President Trump
WASHINGTON — In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump promised a new golden age, casting himself as a uniter. But for a speech that...
Trump’s inaugural brings the world’s billionaire elites en masse to DC
WASHINGTON — The attendees at a US presidential inauguration do not often resemble the annual gathering of the world’s richest in Davos, Switzerland, which...
United States to pull out of global corporate tax deal
PRESIDENT Donald Trump on Monday declared that a global corporate minimum tax deal “has no force or effect” in the US, effectively pulling America...
TikTok gets reprieve with Trump order but with twist
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday seeking to delay by 75 days the enforcement of a ban of popular...
UN says 915 aid trucks entered Gaza on Monday
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said 915 aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip on Monday, the second...
UK’s Reeves to tell Davos: ‘time to invest in Britain is now’
LONDON - British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves will urge company bosses at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, to invest in the UK, emphasizing its political and economic...
International reaction to Trump’s inauguration
The following is reaction from global leaders to Donald Trump being sworn in as U.S. president on Monday.
VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY, UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT
"President Trump is always decisive, and the peace...