Exclusive: CNOOC, Vitol among those shortlisted for Shell Singapore assets

[ad_1] A general view of Shell’s Pulau Bukom petrochemical complex in Singapore July 15, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights SINGAPORE, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Shell (SHEL.L) has shortlisted…

Stocks, US yields fall as investors gauge economic sturdiness

[ad_1] [1/2]The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, October 27, 2023. REUTERS/Staff/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights NEW YORK, Dec 5 (Reuters)…

Oldest mosquito fossil comes with a bloodsucking surprise

[ad_1] [1/2]An undated handout image of a view from below of the head of a fossilized male mosquito, including elongated sucking-piercing mouthparts, trapped in amber found in central Lebanon dating…

Air conditioning companies’ sustainable designs face high costs

[ad_1] DUBAI, Dec 5 – When temperatures climbed north of 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in Seville during this summer’s crushing heatwave in Europe, air conditioning use jumped 23%…

Thailand, Hong Kong launch cross-border QR payments

[ad_1] [1/2]A woman wears a protective face mask as she looks at her mobile phone amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bangkok, Thailand September 30, 2020. REUTERS/Soe…

As Japan emerges from deflation, banks get wake-up call on interest rate swing

[ad_1] Banks say mindset change needed to capitalise on higher rates MUFG Bank held over 70 study sessions for front-line bankers Overbanking issues may delay increases in bank lending rates…

COP28: France, Japan to support African development bank push to leverage SDRs

[ad_1] A person walks past a “#COP28” sign in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, October 1, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights DUBAI, Dec 4 (Reuters) – France and…

COP28: AIIB to host 2024 global summit of public development banks

[ad_1] LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank will host the next meeting of ‘Finance in Common’, a network of public development banks, in 2024 – the…

China’s yuan extends losses, weakening to over 7-month low

[ad_1] SHANGHAI, May 22 (Reuters) – China’s yuan extended losses against the dollar on Friday afternoon to the weakest level in more than seven months, pressured by Beijing’s move to…

Breakingviews – Asia’s tech giants lean toward desperate deals

[ad_1] TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew arrives for a dinner, on the eve of the Paris Peace Forum at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, November 9, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes…