SHANGHAI – China’s SAIC Motor aims to cut thousands of jobs this year at its joint ventures with General Motors and Volkswagen and at an electric-car unit, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The state-owned automaker hopes to cut 30% ...
KUALA LUMPUR/SURABAYA, Indonesia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – It was still pitch-black outside when Indonesian housewife Sutinah made her way to a local police station early one morning last month, hoping to avoid queues and take advantage of a government scheme offering affordable ...
TAIPEI – Taiwan’s outgoing President Tsai Ing-wen plans to flee in a US plane if war erupts with China, according to an unsubstantiated report first published in 2021 and echoed in the run-up to the island’s January 2024 general election. Another story ...
TOKYO – Factory activity in many Asia economies weakened in March despite a rebound in China as lacklustrer domestic demand dragged on growth, surveys showed on Monday, clouding the outlook for a once fast-expanding, key driver of the global economy. Export powerhouses ...
SEOUL – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Monday his government is open to talks with doctors who oppose his plan to increase medical school admissions, while accusing critics of offering no reasonable alternative to ease a doctor shortage. In ...