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REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsTOKYO, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Corp (8058.T) is considering bidding for Fujitsu's (6702.T) chip packaging unit Shinko Electric Industries (6967.T), two sources said, as Japan's top trading house weighs an entry into semiconductor manufacturing. Fujitsu has put its 50% stake in Shinko Electric, worth around $2.6 billion at current market prices, on sale, other sources said. A Mitsubishi spokesperson said the trading house had set up a division in June dealing with chips and materials that was looking into various opportunities. A Shinko spokesperson declined to comment. Still, semiconductor packaging remains an area of strength for Japan with Shinko, Ibiden (4062.T) and Toppan Holdings (7911.T) all major players in the global chip supply chain.

Persons: Kim Kyung, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Makiko Yamazaki, Maki Shiraki, Miho Uranaka, David Dolan, Muralikumar Organizations: Mitsubishi Corp, REUTERS, Rights, Electric Industries, Mitsubishi, Fujitsu, Bain Capital, KKR, Apollo Global Management, Japan Investment Corp, Intel, Devices, Toppan Holdings, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Samsung Electronics, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Kyushu, Chitose . Japan

☆ Global markets brace for fallout as Middle East tensions rise
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Matt Tracy | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Oil prices leapt nearly 6% on Friday, as investors priced in the possibility of a wider Middle East conflict. The first indicator of reaction to weekend developments will likely come when oil starts trading in Asia later on Sunday. Reuters Graphics"I have no clue whether markets will remain relatively well behaved," said Erik Nielsen, group chief economics advisor at UniCredit. The war between the Islamist group Hamas and Israel poses one of the most significant geopolitical risks to oil markets since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year. Rising oil prices are unlikely to have a significant impact on U.S. gas prices or consumer spending, analysts noted.

Persons: Violeta Santos Moura, Ben Cahill, Erik Nielsen, Bernard Baumohl, Baumohl, it's, Nomura, George Moran, Matt Tracy, Dhara, Megan Davies, Muralikumar, Emelia Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Hamas, Energy Security, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Reuters, U.S, Economic Outlook Group, European Central Bank, Chevron, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Kibbutz Beeri, Israel, Palestinian, Asia, UniCredit, Princeton , New Jersey, United States, Europe, Ukraine, Egypt, Washington, London

☆ South Korea to fine two Hong Kong banks for naked short-selling
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A South Korea won note is seen in this illustration photo May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration Acquire Licensing RightsSEOUL, Oct 15 (Reuters) - South Korea's stock market watchdog said on Sunday it found two Hong Kong-based investment banks had engaged in naked short-selling, which would likely result in record fines. The two unnamed investment banks made naked short-selling transactions of a total 40 billion won ($29.58 million) and 16 billion won, respectively, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) said in a statement. Naked short selling of stocks - in which an investor short sells shares without first borrowing them or determining they can be borrowed - is banned by the Capital Markets Act in South Korea. ($1 = 1,352.2100 won)Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Muralikumar AnantharamanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Thomas White, 1,352.2100, Jihoon Lee, Muralikumar Organizations: South, REUTERS, Rights, Financial Supervisory Service, Capital, Thomson Locations: South Korea, Rights SEOUL, Hong Kong

☆ Ripple effect seen on markets globally from Middle East conflict
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Matt Tracy | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Israeli tanks are seen in the aftermath of a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Beeri in southern Israel, October 14, 2023. Israel was preparing on Saturday to launch a ground assault in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, after telling Palestinians living in the territory to flee south. "If it looks like a broadening conflict, oil prices will rise further," said Michael Englund, chief economist at Action Economics LLC in Boulder, Colorado. "The bigger risk to the oil market is that this conflict draws in neighboring countries," said CSIS' Cahill. Rising oil prices are unlikely to have a significant impact on U.S. gas prices or consumer spending, analysts noted.

Persons: Violeta Santos Moura, Ben Cahill, Michael Englund, Bernard Baumohl, Baumohl, Cahill, " Englund, Matt Tracy, Megan Davies, Muralikumar Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Israeli, Lebanese, Energy Security, Center for Strategic, International Studies, U.S, Economics, Economic Outlook Group, Chevron, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Kibbutz Beeri, Israel, safehavens, Boulder , Colorado, Princeton , New Jersey, U.S, Egypt

☆ Pro-Palestinian rallies in Australia over Gaza draw thousands
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SYDNEY, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Thousands of people attended pro-Palestinian rallies in Australian state capitals on Sunday despite police threats to curb them, amid tensions after the bloody Hamas incursion into Israel eight days ago. Pro-Palestine rallies were also being held on Sunday in state capitals Adelaide and Melbourne, where thousands protested, according to The Guardian Australia. Countries across the developed world are curbing pro-Palestinian protests out of concern the Israel-Hamas conflict could trigger violence at home. France banned pro-Palestinian protests on Thursday saying they were likely to "generate disturbances to public order". In Sydney, police arrested three men on Friday outside the Jewish Museum of Australia in Sydney for making Nazi salutes, media reported.

Persons: Amal Naser, Naser, Sam McKeith, Lewis Jackson, Muralikumar Organizations: SYDNEY, Palestine Action, Reuters, Police, Palestine Action Group, Palestine, Guardian, Jewish Museum of Australia, Nazi, Thomson Locations: Israel, Sydney, New South Wales, Palestine, Adelaide, Melbourne, Guardian Australia, France

☆ 'Timid' Pakistan search for ways to revive World Cup campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Amlan Chakraborty | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

India then returned to lay bare Pakistan's bowling frailties and romped home with nearly 20 overs to spare in the lop-sided blockbuster. "I just think we were a little bit timid tonight with our overall performance," Arthur told reporters after the match. "Credit to India, I thought they bowled really well, but I just thought our performance was just a little bit timid." "I did think we could probably have taken on the Indian spinners just a little bit more...But again, they were building and building nicely. "I think we've got to realise that there are two ways to always skin a cat.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Shreyas Iyer, Adnan Abidi, Mickey Arthur, Arthur, Skipper Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, we've, Shaheen Afridi, Amlan Chakraborty, Muralikumar Organizations: Cricket, ICC Cricket, Rights, Pakistan, Team, India, Pace, Thomson Locations: India, Pakistan, Ahmedabad, Rights AHMEDABAD, Australia

☆ Blinken says meeting with Saudi Crown Prince was "very productive"
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Humeyra Pamuk | Thomson Reuters | Humeyra Pamuk Is A Senior Foreign Policy Correspondent Based In Washington Dc. She Covers The U.S. State Department | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken returns to his hotel after meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia October 15, 2023. A U.S. official said the meeting lasted for just under an hour and took place at the Crown Prince's private farm residence. He made a brief visit to the United Arab Emirates and returned to Riyadh to meet the Crown Prince late on Saturday, although the meeting only materialized on Sunday morning. Blinken on Saturday met Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan in Riyadh. Before their meeting, Blinken said protecting civilians on both sides of the conflict was vital.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Jacquelyn Martin, Israel, Blinken, Matthew Miller, Miller, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Crown Prince, Prince Faisal Bin Farhan, Humeyra Pamuk, Muralikumar Anantharaman, William Mallard, David Evans Organizations: Saudi Crown, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, U.S, Crown, State Department, Hamas, Hezbollah, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Saudi Foreign, Thomson Locations: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Rights RIYADH, Gaza, Washington, United States, Israel, Iran, Lebanon, East, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Egypt, Blinken

☆ Six-hitting machine Rohit brings PlayStation-like feel to batting
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Amlan Chakraborty | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"He was asking me the secret behind my big sixes, and if it had anything to do with the bat I use," Rohit told Pandya. The elegant right-hander overtook West Indian Chris Gayle's record of 553 sixes in international cricket heading into the match against Pakistan. After Saturday's match, Rohit also became only the third batter - after Gayle and Pakistan's Shahid Afridi - to smash 300 sixes in one-day internationals. "I have been trying to bat like this in the last two years," Rohit said of his batting approach in the World Cup. His 11 sixes from three matches in the ongoing World Cup is second only to Sri Lankan Kusal Mendis' 14 from two matches.

Persons: Narendra Modi, India's Rohit Sharma, Pakistan's Iftikhar Ahmed, Shaheen Afridi, Francis Mascarenhas, Marais Erasmus, Rohit Sharma's, Hardik Pandya, Rohit, Erasmus, Pandya, Chris Gayle's, Gayle, Pakistan's Shahid Afridi, Mendis, Dinesh Karthik, Rohit Sharma, there's, Karthik, Amlan Chakraborty, Muralikumar Organizations: Cricket, ICC Cricket, Shaheen Afridi REUTERS, Rights, Pakistan, Narendra, West, Sri, Sky Sports, Thomson Locations: India, Pakistan, Ahmedabad, Rights AHMEDABAD, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan, Bangladesh, Pune

☆ Putin sees Belt and Road Initiative as China's desire to cooperate
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference following the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) leaders' summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, October 13, 2023. Sputnik/Pavel Bednyakov/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsBEIJING, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Russia President Vladimir Putin said that he sees China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as a desire to cooperate on the global arena, Russian and Chinese news agencies reported on Sunday. "This is the difference between President Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative and other projects pursued by countries with a colonialist flavour," Putin was quoted as saying. Putin also said the Belt and Road Initiative was timely and is developing well, according to RIA. Putin is due to attend the third Belt and Road Forum which will be held in Beijing on Oct. 17-18.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Pavel Bednyakov, Putin, Xi, Lidia Kelly, Judy Hua, Muralikumar Organizations: Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS, Sputnik, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Initiative, China Media Corporation, RIA, Thomson Locations: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Rights BEIJING, Russia, People's Republic of China, China, Moscow, Beijing, Asia, Africa, Europe, Melbourne

[1/2] Voters walk past Vote 'Yes' and Vote 'No' signs at the Old Australian Parliament House, during The Voice referendum in Canberra, Australia, October 14, 2023. REUTERS/Tracey Nearmy Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Australian Indigenous leaders called on Sunday for a week of silence and reflection after a referendum to recognise the First Peoples in the constitution was decisively rejected by a majority of the population. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people make up 3.8% of Australia's 26 million population and have inhabited the country for about 60,000 years. The leaders said they would lower the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island flag to half-mast for the week and urged others to do the same. 'REFLECT HARD'Prime Minister Anthony Albanese staked significant political capital on the Voice referendum, but his critics say it was his biggest misstep since coming to power in May last year.

Persons: Tracey Nearmy, Lloyd Walker, Walker, Jade Ritchie, it’s, Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton, Cordelia Hsu, Jill Gralow, Chizu Nomiyama Organizations: Old Australian, House, REUTERS, Rights, Peoples, Aboriginal, First Peoples, national rugby, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Canberra, Australia, Torres, Canada, New Zealand

☆ Wales crash out in quarter-finals but show improvement through tournament
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Mark Gleeson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

PARIS, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Wales produced an impressive comeback at the Rugby World Cup from a litany of recent woes and, although they ultimately crashed and burned in Saturday's quarter-final, leave the tournament in a better place than when they arrived in France. "There's some exciting players coming through, players who aren't here. Hopefully they're inspired by this," he said after Saturday's quarter-final defeat"We're all gutted about that as it slipped away from us. Gatland has seen Wales through previous highs and lows, although more highs in the time he coached from 2007-2019, finishing his first stint by taking Wales to the semi-final at the last World Cup in Japan. He signed a five-year deal on his return in December which allows him another tilt at the next World Cup in Australia four years from now and Wales will surely keep him on, given his undoubted acumen.

Persons: Warren Gatland, you've, We've, Gatland, they're, they've, Muralikumar Organizations: Rugby, Wales, Six Nations, England, Fiji, Thomson Locations: Wales, France, Argentina, Marseille, Japan, Australia, UNDERCOOKED Wales, Bordeaux, Lyon

☆ Lee must stay humble, says coach Klinsmann of PSG playmaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 15 (Reuters) - South Korea coach Juergen Klinsmann has called on Lee Kang-in to keep his feet on the ground as the Paris Saint-Germain playmaker continues his emergence as the country's next great hope. "It's just a joy to work with him because he's always in a good mood, he's always smiling, but he's also hungry," Klinsmann said. It's not easy for Kang-in to stay hungry because here, he's getting treated like a pop star, which is not good because a pop star doesn't score goals. "Every time he will come back to Korea, there will be I don't know how many people screaming for him," Klinsmann said. "When a club like Paris Saint-Germain takes a player from Korea, it means that it's a very special player.

Persons: Juergen Klinsmann, Lee Kang, Germain, Lee, he's, Klinsmann, Kang, Paris Saint, Michael Church, Muralikumar Organizations: Paris Saint, Asian Games, La Liga, Real Mallorca, Champions League, Thomson Locations: South Korea, Paris, Tunisia, Seoul, China, Spain, Korea, South, Europe

☆ Bagnaia wins Indonesia GP as Martin throws away championship lead
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Ducati Lenovo's Francesco Bagnaia celebrates after winning the MotoGP race at the Mandalika International Street Circuit in Kuta, Lombok, Indonesia, October 15, 2023. Antara Foto/Wahyu Putro A via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsMANDALIKA, Indonesia, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia battled heroically from 13th on the grid to win a thrilling Indonesia Grand Prix in Mandalika on Sunday, as he reclaimed the lead in the riders' championship after Jorge Martin crashed out. Bagnaia crossed the line 0.306 seconds ahead of Aprilia's Maverick Vinales in second, while Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo, the 2021 world champion, finished third. Champion Bagnaia is back on top of the riders' standings with 346 points, with Martin (328) in second and VR46 Racing's Marco Bezzecchi (283) in third. After Martin crashed, Vinales was briefly in the lead but Bagnaia kept up his aggressive riding, slowly and steadily gaining ground on the Aprilia rider before blowing past him in the 20th lap.

Persons: Ducati, Francesco Bagnaia, Antara, Jorge Martin, Bagnaia, Aprilia's, Vinales, Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo, Martin, Marco Bezzecchi, Pramac Racing's Martin, Pramac, Johann Zarco, Pecco, it's, Quartararo, Gresini's Fabio Di Giannantonio, Red Bull, Brad Binder, Jack Miller, Luca Marini, Binder, Marc Marquez, Aadi Nair, Muralikumar Organizations: MotoGP, Circuit, REUTERS Acquire, Aprilia, Red, Red Bull KTM, Gresini Racing, Thomson Locations: Kuta, Lombok, Indonesia, Mandalika, Bengaluru

☆ Pro-Palestinian Rallies in Australia Over Gaza Draw Thousands
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Thousands of people attended pro-Palestinian rallies in Australian state capitals on Sunday despite police threats to curb them, amid tensions after the bloody Hamas incursion into Israel eight days ago. Pro-Palestine rallies were also being held on Sunday in state capitals Adelaide and Melbourne, where thousands protested, according to The Guardian Australia. Countries across the developed world are curbing pro-Palestinian protests out of concern the Israel-Hamas conflict could trigger violence at home. France banned pro-Palestinian protests on Thursday saying they were likely to "generate disturbances to public order". In Sydney, police arrested three men on Friday outside the Jewish Museum of Australia in Sydney for making Nazi salutes, media reported.

Persons: Amal Naser, Naser, Sam McKeith, Lewis Jackson, Muralikumar Anantharaman Organizations: SYDNEY, Palestine Action, Reuters, Police, Palestine Action Group, Palestine, Guardian, Jewish Museum of Australia, Nazi Locations: Israel, Sydney, New South Wales, Palestine, Adelaide, Melbourne, Guardian Australia, France

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsTAIPEI, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Taiwan's TSMC (2330.TW) said on Friday it expects to receive permission from the United States to supply its China plant with U.S. chipmaking tools indefinitely, in an easing of Washington's restrictions on foreign chipmakers operating in China. "We expect to receive a permanent authorization through the VEU process," TSMC said, noting that it did not previously need to apply for VEU status. Taiwan Economy Minister Wang Mei-hua said earlier on Friday that TSMC has received the waiver from the United States to supply U.S. equipment to the company's factory in China. However, the United States is continuing efforts to cut China off from top AI technology and plug gaps in export controls. The United States last year shook relations with Beijing when it unveiled new restrictions on shipments of AI chips and chipmaking tools to China, seeking to thwart its military advances.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, TSMC, Wang Mei, Biden, chipmaker, Sarah Wu, Ben Blanchard, Sonali Paul, Muralikumar Anantharaman, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, REUTERS, Rights, The U.S . Department of Commerce's, of Industry and Security, Reuters, Taiwan, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Apple Inc, United, TSMC's, Thomson Locations: Rights TAIPEI, United States, China, The, KS, Nanjing, Beijing, TSMC's Taipei

☆ Marquez to join Gresini Racing team after Honda exit
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

But I'm also sure that the whole Team Gresini will help me a lot," he added. Marquez, who joined the Repsol Honda team in 2013, won the last of his six championships in 2019, finishing 151 points clear of his nearest rival. He will join his brother Alex, who has impressed since he made the switch from LCR Honda to Gresini ahead of the 2023 season. "This is a historical moment for the Gresini Family," Gresini boss Nadia Padovani Gresini said. "The fact that Marc Marquez chose to race with us in the upcoming season is absolutely fantastic and I'm extremely happy to be able to make it official."

Persons: Honda, Marc Marquez, Issei Kato, Marquez, it's, I'm, Gresini, Alex, Nadia Padovani Gresini, Rohith Nair, Muralikumar Anantharaman, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Prix, MotoGP, Gresini Racing, Ducati, Honda, Repsol Honda, Thomson Locations: Motegi, Japan, Bengaluru

☆ Swift in attendance at Chiefs game for third time
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Taylor Swift attends the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., September 12, 2023. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 12 (Reuters) - Pop megastar Taylor Swift was seen in attendance prior to the start of the Kansas City Chiefs game on Thursday, the third time the 12-time Grammy winner has attended one of the team's games amid rumors of a relationship with tight end Travis Kelce. Swift was shown on the broadcast entering Arrowhead Stadium wearing a red Chiefs jacket ahead of the team's showdown with the Denver Broncos. Swift's appearance, in addition to fueling further rumors about her romance with the Chiefs' star, is sure to deliver another marketing blessing to the NFL. Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles; Editing by Muralikumar AnantharamanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Andrew Kelly, megastar Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Swift, Rory Carroll, Muralikumar Organizations: Prudential Center, REUTERS, Kansas City Chiefs, Arrowhead, Denver Broncos, Chiefs, NFL, Thomson Locations: Newark , New Jersey, U.S, Los Angeles

☆ Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing annual profit rises 28% to fresh record
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A customer looks at a cardigan in a store of the Uniqlo fast fashion retailer in the Sanlitun shopping district in Beijing, China, November 6, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsTOKYO, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Japan's Fast Retailing Co (9983.T), owner of clothing brand Uniqlo, reported on Thursday that full-year operating profit rose 28% to reach its second consecutive record, aided by a post-pandemic recovery in China and the yen's slide. Profit was 381.1 billion yen ($2.56 billion) in the 12 months through August compared with 297.3 billion yen, the previous all-time high, a year earlier. Operating profit is expected to rise to reach another record of 450 billion yen next fiscal year, the company said. When its Chinese operations suffered during strict COVID-19 restrictions, Fast Retailing put increased focus on markets in North America and Europe.

Persons: Thomas Peter, Daisuke Tsukagoshi, Tadashi Yanai, Rocky Swift, Muralikumar Anantharaman, Jamie Freed Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Retailing, Japan's, Forbes, Thomson Locations: cardigan, Beijing, China, Japan, North America, Europe

☆ Toyota, Idemitsu join hands to mass-produce all-solid-state batteries
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A worker cleans Toyota's Electric Vehicle bZ4X, that is displayed during the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show in Tangerang, near Jakarta, Indonesia, August 10, 2023. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsTOKYO, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor (7203.T) and Idemitsu Kosan (5019.T) have joined hands to develop and mass-produce all-solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, the companies said on Thursday. Idemitsu and Toyota said in a statement they would aim to commercialise the next-generation batteries in 2027-28, followed by full-scale mass production. Toyota President Koji Sato and Idemitsu President Shunichi Kito will hold a press conference at 3 p.m. (0600 GMT) on Thursday. Solid-state batteries can hold more energy than current liquid electrolyte batteries.

Persons: Willy Kurniawan, Idemitsu Kosan, Koji Sato, Shunichi Kito, Chang, Ran Kim, Muralikumar Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Toyota, world's, Thomson Locations: Indonesia, Tangerang, Jakarta

☆ China to host Belt and Road forum in Beijing Oct 17-18
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A woman walks in front of a sign at the "Belt and Road" summit in Hong Kong, China September 14, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBeijing, Oct 11 (Reuters) - China will host its third Belt and Road Forum next week, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday, a President Xi Jinping signature event that President Vladimir Putin is due to attend on a rare trip abroad. The conference in Beijing on Oct. 17-18 marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) championed by Xi, with representatives from many developing countries, notably from Latin America and Africa, expected to attend. But critics see the plan - billed as recreating the ancient Silk Road to boost global trade - as a tool for China to spread its geopolitical and economic influence. China had signed Belt and Road cooperation documents with more than 150 countries and more than 30 international organizations, the foreign ministry said.

Persons: Tyrone Siu, Xi, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Liz Lee, Bernard Orr, Ethan Wang, Lidia Kelly, Muralikumar Anantharaman Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Initiative, Kremlin, Court, ICC, Thomson Locations: Hong Kong, China, Rights Beijing, Beijing, America, Africa, Hague, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Asia, Europe, Russian, Italy, Melbourne

☆ Former Hamas chief calls for protests, neighbours to join war against Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal gestures as he announces a new policy document in Doha, Qatar, May 1, 2017. REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDOHA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Former Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal called for protests across the Muslim world on Friday in support of the Palestinians and for the peoples of neighbouring countries to join the fight against Israel. This is a moment of truth and the borders are close to you, you all know your responsibility," Meshaal said. On Saturday, Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip rampaged through parts of southern Israel, in the deadliest Palestinian militant attack in Israel's history. "To all scholars who teach jihad... to all who teach and learn, this is a moment for the application (of theories)," Meshaal said.

Persons: Khaled Meshaal, Naseem Zeitoon, Meshaal, Jordan, Andrew Mills, Aziz El Yaakoubi, Muralikumar Anantharaman, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Hamas, Israel, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Doha, Qatar, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Israel, Gaza

A general view of Chevron's Wheatstone LNG facility in Pilbara coast, Western Australia, as seen in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on September 8, 2023. Chevron/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Chevron and unions representing workers at its two liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Australia made progress in talks over pay and conditions on Wednesday and would meet again on Thursday, a union representative said. With workers threatening to resume strikes from next week at the facilities that supply around 6% of the world's LNG, Chevron and unions were holding negotiations before Australia's industrial arbitrator, the Fair Work Commission. Unions halted weeks of strikes at Chevron's sites in late September after an earlier round of talks produced a deal. However, unions subsequently accused Chevron of reneging on certain commitments and said on Monday they would restart strikes on Oct. 19.

Persons: Lewis Jackson, Muralikumar Anantharaman, Sonali Paul Organizations: Reuters, Chevron, Handout, REUTERS, Rights, AS, Thomson Locations: Wheatstone, Western Australia, Australia, Chevron, reneging

☆ Morning Bid: A welcome calm, but keep your umbrella handy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A general view shows the trading floor at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany October 2, 2017. Reuters GraphicsToday, U.S. yields have found a place to rest at 4.72%, the yen is sitting comfortably around 148.50, and Brent is building a floor above $84. APAC stocks are firm, including a welcome 1.8% rally in Hong Kong that paints a rosier backdrop for the mainland market's return from a weeklong holiday on Monday. If sentiment holds in Asia, European stocks can hope to build on yesterday's rebound from March lows. BOJ actions also run counter to the government's desire to put a floor under the yen.

Persons: Kai Pfaffenbach, Kevin Buckland, Brent, Muralikumar Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters Graphics Today, of, Thomson Locations: Frankfurt, Germany, U.S, Hong Kong, Asia, Tokyo

[1/2] A man walks past a signboard of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and MUFG Bank at its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan April 3, 2018. Globally bonds have been heavily sold for weeks - prompting the Bank of Japan to step in to steady the JGB market - as investors reckon on interest rates around the world staying elevated. The lingering concerns, coupled with the prospect of further central bank policy tweaks, are likely to keep investors on guard against buying JGBs," he said. Even if the BOJ raises short-term rates, it will probably have to maintain the YCC framework to avoid any abrupt rise in long-term interest rates, Seki said. The BOJ will have no choice but to engage with long-term rates "because the complete removal of a target band could cause volatility in yield curve and sharp spikes in long-term interest rates," he said.

Persons: Toru Hanai, Hiroyuki Seki, Seki, Makiko Yamazaki, Ritsuko Shimizu, Leika Kihara, Muralikumar Organizations: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, MUFG Bank, REUTERS, Rights, Bank of, Bank of Japan, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, U.S

☆ Evergrande shares volatile as trade resumes amid chairman probe
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

HONG KONG, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Shares of China Evergrande (3333.HK) jumped as much as 42% in volatile trade on Tuesday, days after the embattled developer said its billionaire founder was being investigated over unspecified crimes. Evergrande's stock was suspended last Thursday after a report that its chairman and founder had been placed under police surveillance. "There is currently no other inside information in relation to the company that needs to be disclosed," Evergrande said in a statement late on Monday. The clock is ticking for Evergrande to get creditors' approval for restructuring its offshore debt. With the latest setbacks, some analysts say the debt restructuring plan now looks set to falter and that the risks of the company being liquidated are increasing.

Persons: Hui, Evergrande, Donny Kwok, Anne Marie Roantree, Muralikumar Anantharaman Organizations: China, HK, Reuters, Thomson Locations: HONG KONG, China, Lincoln

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