TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's finance minister issued his strongest warning to date about the weakness of the yen as the currency fell to a 34-year low against the dollar, saying authorities could take decisive steps, language previously used before intervention. Shunichi Suzuki last used the words decisive steps in autumn 2022 when Japan last intervened in the market to stem the...

HONG KONG/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Country Garden ( CTRYF ) has picked Kroll to carry out a liquidation analysis, according to three sources, ahead of a court hearing in mid-May as the embattled Chinese developer pushes ahead with its offshore debt restructuring plan. Kroll, the New York-headquartered financial advisory firm, is expected to conduct an independent business review of Country Garden...

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's President Xi Jinping met with U.S. executives and academics at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday, state media reported, following on from a November dinner with U.S. executives in San Francisco. The meeting began at 11 a.m. (0300 GMT) following the taking of a group photo, the report said. An accompanying video showed...

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast said on Wednesday that it had singed partnership agreements with 15 dealers in Thailand, its latest effort to expand in Southeast Asia. It said the agreements were made at this week's at the Bangkok International Motor Show. ...