SINGAPORE Asian shares and the yen steadied early on Tuesday as traders focus turned on Japan s central bank and whether it might edge further away from its ultra-easy monetary policy, while global equities continued to cheer the prospect of U.S. rate cuts.
MANILA Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said a “paradigm shift” was needed in how his country approaches the South China Sea issue, as diplomatic efforts with Beijing were headed “in a poor direction.”
BANGKOK Fifteen suspected drug smugglers were killed and about 2 million methamphetamine tablets seized in northern Thailand near the Myanmar border after a shootout with Thai soldiers, Thai officials said.
JAKARTA Indonesia and Japan have agreed on the removal of more trade barriers, Indonesia’s foreign minister said Dec. 16, after the two countries concluded negotiations on protocols to improve their bilateral economic agreements.