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China and the Philippines traded accusations on Thursday following a confrontation between two of their vessels in contested waters of the South China Sea, the latest incident in a long-running maritime standoff in the strategic waterway.
Asian equities, excluding China, witnessed sharp foreign outflows in October, as investors wary of the U.S. presidential election outcome reacted to concerns over weaker-than-expected corporate earnings, overvalued stocks and rising bond yields.
Foreign investors were net buyers of Asian bonds last month, with most of the money pouring into China and South Korea, while Indonesia and some other countries saw outflows.
Commodity trader Mercuria has given notice of its plans to take significant amounts of copper from London Metal Exchange warehouses in Asia, four sources familiar with the matter said, as prices rise on expectations of short supplies.
Centurion Accommodation REIT rose on its Singapore debut on Thursday after raising S$771.1 million ($598.8 million) in the city-state's second-largest IPO this year.
Separatists in Indonesia's restive Papua region have released images that they say show a New Zealand pilot taken hostage last week is in good health, but pledged he would not be freed until authorities acknowledge the independence of the area.
The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization on Thursday called for an urgent and unified response to an "alarming" rise in avian influenza in humans and animals across the Asia-Pacific.
India's Jindal Stainless reported a 28% drop in quarterly net profit on Monday, as steel exports continued to reel from the impact of a government levy that was withdrawn recently.
Foreign investors turned net buyers of Indian equities as slowing COVID-19 cases boosted hopes of a faster economic recovery from pandemic lows, while other Asian equities faced outflows on caution ahead of the U.S. presidential election.
The European Union set out a formal strategy on Thursday to increase its presence in the Indo-Pacific and counter China's rising power, although Australia's decision to cancel an arms contract with France may complicate cooperation. L1N2QI0R7
The global nickel market is expected to remain in surplus next year as the output of low-grade nickel pig iron (NPI) will continue to grow in Indonesia, Sumitomo Metal Mining said on Thursday.
The European Commission is set to exclude imports of leather from its anti-deforestation law, EU officials told Reuters, after a campaign by industry groups which argued that production does not incentivise the cattle farming that fuels forest destruction.
Under Armour raised its annual forecasts after posting better-than-expected third-quarter results on Friday and its CEO signaled stability ahead, sending the sportswear retailer's shares up more than 13% in early trading.
China on Monday warned the Philippines against further "provocations" at an atoll in the South China Sea, saying such acts had violated Chinese territorial sovereignty, contravened international law and disrupted regional peace and stability.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday he would not stop Filipinos from getting shots of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer (PFE.N) and BioNTech , despite reports in Norway of deaths among frail elderly people after being inoculated.
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Anshuman Daga
All foreign workers at a plant of major Taiwanese chip packager King Yuan Electronics (2449.TW) in Taiwan's northern city of Miaoli will be quarantined as health workers try to stop an outbreak of COVID-19 there, the government said on Sunday.
Gold prices rose on Friday as a weaker U.S. dollar and ongoing geopolitical and economic uncertainty boosted demand for the safe-haven metal, while platinum prices eased after reaching their highest level since 2014.
After nearly two decades of on-off negotiations, the deal will pave the way for India to open up its vast and guarded market, the world's most populous, to free trade with the 27-nation EU, its biggest trading partner.
Shares of Canadian insurer Manulife Financial Corp rose to a high not seen in more than 15 years on Thursday, after its first-quarter earnings beat analysts' estimates driven by strong growth in Asia, one of its most important markets.