South Korea plans to ban cryptocurrency trading, rattles marketSEOUL: The South Korean government on Thursday said it plans to ban cryptocurrency trading, sending bitcoin prices plummeting and throwing the virtual coin market into turmoil as the nation's police a...
Asian shares mixed after Wall Street rally fizzlesSEOUL: Asian stock markets were mixed on Thursday after Wall Street benchmarks posted their first losses of 2018. Reports that China may slow its purchases of US government bonds weighed on investor s...
Canada increasingly convinced Trump will pull out of NAFTALONDON: Canada is increasingly convinced that President Donald Trump will soon announce the United States intends to pull out of NAFTA, two government sources said on Wednesday, sending the Canadian a...
China denies report it could halt US bond purchasesChina denied on Thursday a report that it may slow or cease its purchases of US Treasury bonds, calling it a possible case of "fake news" after the dollar tumbled following the story. Bloomberg News r...
China warns of US protectionism after Huawei setbackChina warned on Thursday that American protectionism was on the rise after congressional documents showed that Chinese tech giant Huawei's designs on the US market were causing national security conce...
Hyundai invests in Grab to gain ‘foothold’ in Southeast Asia ride-hailing marketSEOUL: South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co <005380.KS> said on Thursday it had invested in Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab, as it seeks to expand into the region to reduce its reliance on Chin...