Japan is preparing military aid for the Philippines to help secure sea approaches and safeguard Taiwan's western flank, officials say, deepening security ties that could bring Japanese forces back there for the first time since World War Two.
Thailand's caretaker government is proposing to "fully re-engage" Myanmar's military rulers and has invited ASEAN foreign ministers to an informal meeting on Sunday in an effort to jump-start a stalled peace plan, according to a letter seen by Reuters and sources aware of the invitation.
Hyphen Trading Ltd, owned by property and metals tycoons the Reuben brothers, has filed a legal claim against commodity trader Trafigura which a source close to the situation said was linked to an ongoing alleged nickel fraud case.
Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase , will not have to sit for a second deposition in the U.S. Virgin Islands' lawsuit over the bank's work for Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and sex offender.