* Meloni makes first visit to China * Italy seeks to mend ties after exiting Belt and Road * Rome, Beijing to cooperate on EVs, renewable energy By Giselda Vagnoni and Laurie Chen ROME/BEIJING, July 28 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni vowed on Sunday to relaunch cooperation with China, signing a three-year action plan during her first official...

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's financial authorities will provide at least 560 billion won ($404.55 million) of liquidity support to small businesses having trouble due to recent payment delays by e-commerce platforms, the finance ministry said on Monday. The government will utilise all available resources to minimise damage, vice finance minister Kim Beok-seok said. Last week, South Korean authorities launched...

By Maki Shiraki, Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) -Nissan cut planned production by a third at its top Japanese plant this month, a move that will also see it slash output of a flagship crossover model, two people said, as it struggles with weak U.S. demand for its ageing line-up.  The Japanese automaker on Thursday reported an almost complete wipe-out in...

HONG KONG (Reuters) -A Hong Kong court on Monday adjourned a hearing into a petition seeking liquidation of Country Garden until Jan. 20, 2025, giving a breather to the embattled Chinese developer which is trying to finalise an offshore debt revamp plan. Ever Credit Limited, a unit of Hong Kong-listed Kingboard Holdings, filed the liquidation petition against Country Garden in...