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Australian state says coal miners must keep up to 10% for local needs
By Melanie Burton and Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s most populous state is set to require coal miners to…
Thai Lunar New Year spending seen at 3-yr high as tourism rebounds – survey
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s consumer spending over the Lunar New Year period could rise 13.6% to 45 billion baht ($1.36…
Marketmind: Turbulence
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook The December snowstorms that sent Southwest…
Chinese brokerages rush to raise billions in regulatory squeeze as Western competition looms
By Samuel Shen and Georgina Lee SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese brokerages are in a race to raise billions of…
Most big Japanese firms heed prime minister’s call to raise wages this year – Reuters poll
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – More than half of big Japanese companies are planning to raise wages this year,…
Aussie falters on soft jobs data, kiwi calm after Ardern resignation
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian dollar reversed a recent rally on Thursday, as rising fears of a…
Japan Inc is finally giving raises, just not to everyone
By David Dolan and Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s top companies are gearing up to offer their biggest wage increases…
Vietnam market risks missing 2025 deadline for upgrade to emerging status – sources
By Francesco Guarascio and Phuong Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam risks missing a self-established 2025 deadline to complete reforms that would…
North Korea calls for normalising factories, economy after COVID ‘upheaval’
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s parliament has outlined plans to normalise industrial production and meet its economic…