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Pyongyang has been boosting defenses on its east coast after the United States dispatched bombers to the Korean peninsula over the weekend.
North Korea appears to have boosted defenses on its east coast, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday.
This is a new two-wheeled animal, though, that millions of consumers in Beijing, Taipei, Singapore and cities across Asia are renting via phone apps to cover the last mile of journeys, leaving cars and motorcycles at home, and forgoing taxis. The two-year bike-share boom has put over 16 million bikes in China alone, according to its Ministry of Transport, with more...
SINGAPORE, Sept 26- Orange, yellow and other brightly coloured bikes have been popping up in cities across Asia, surprising residents and frequent visitors with their sudden ubiquity outside train stations and condo gates over the last two years. The two biggest bike-share operators, China- owned Ofo and Mobike, plan to be in more than 200 cities by end-2017 and...
SEOUL/ BEIJING, Sept 26- North Korea appears to have boosted defences on its east coast, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday, after the North said U.S. Tensions have escalated since North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on Sept. 3, but the rhetoric has reached a new level in recent days with leaders on both sides exchanging...
SEOUL/ BEIJING, Sept 26- North Korea appears to have boosted defenses on its east coast, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday, after the North said U.S. Tensions have escalated since North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on Sept. 3, but the rhetoric has reached a new level in recent days with leaders on both sides exchanging...
KEEPING SCORE: In early trading, London's FTSE 100 fell 0.2 percent to 7,282.99 and Germany's DAX lost 0.1 percent to 12,576.42. On Monday, the CAC 40 lost 0.3 percent, the FTSE 100 dipped 0.1 percent and the DAX was little-changed. ASIA'S DAY: Tokyo's Nikkei 225 lost 0.3 percent to 20,330.19 and the Shanghai Composite Index was unchanged at 3,343.58.
South Korea and Rwanda's technology ties stem from a common geography and history.
Pyongyang has reportedly been boosting defences on east coast after the U.S. dispatched bombers to the Korean peninsula over the weekend.
Oliver Matthew, head of Consumer, CLSA, said Korean cosmetic firms were hit by a slowdown in tourists from China this year on political tensions, but have room to rebound once the situation eases.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 ABUJA- Central Bank of Nigeria monetary policy meeting and interest rate announcement. CHISINAU, Moldova- National Bank of Moldova interest rate decision. SUVA, Fiji- Reserve Bank of Fiji board meeting to announce interest rates.
- Pentagon scenario of new Korean war estimates 20,000 deaths a day in South Korea: Retired US general
A conventional war with North Korea could result in about 20,000 deaths per day in the South, according to U.S. estimates.
SEOUL/ LONDON, Sept 25- Unilever has agreed to pay 2.27 billion euros to buy fast-growing cosmetics company Carver Korea in its latest move to build a global beauty business. The purchase from Goldman Sachs, Bain Capital and Carver's founder follows a string of smaller skincare and cosmetics deals as the Anglo-Dutch pivots away from slower-growth food.
U.S.-China relations and respective red lines must be clarified, writes Dr. Michael Ivanovitch.
China on Monday called for all sides in the North Korea missile crisis to show restraint and not "add oil to the flames."
The security flare-up on the Korean Peninsula will show whether an acceptable modus vivendi can be found between Washington and Beijing.
MELBOURNE, Sept 22- Some banks have begun to pare back credit lines to smaller trading companies holding industrial metals in South Korea amid escalating tensions over North Korea's nuclear and missile program, two industry sources said this week. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traded insults and the United States imposed...
NEW YORK, Sept 22- Oil prices ended nearly 1 percent higher on Friday, close to their highest levels in months, as major producers meeting in Vienna said they may wait until January before deciding whether to extend output curbs beyond the first quarter. Other ministers said a decision on extending cuts could be taken in November when OPEC holds its next formal...
NEW YORK, Sept 22- Oil prices were mixed on Friday, hovering close to their highest levels in months, as major producers may wait until January before deciding whether to extend their output curbs beyond the first quarter. After the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and major producers finished their meeting in Vienna, Russia's energy minister...
NEW YORK, Sept 22- Oil prices were mixed on Friday, hovering close to their highest levels in months, as major producers may wait until January before deciding whether to extend their output curbs beyond the first quarter. By 11:47 a.m. ET, Brent crude was up 14 cents, or 0.3 percent, at $56.57 a barrel, after hitting $56.87, its highest since March.
