(In Aug. 1 story, corrects Nippon Steel's ( NISTF ) commitment to until the current agreement expires, not even after, in paragraph 9) * Boosts annual profit f'cast by Y40 bln * Dialogue with 700 stakeholders fostered deal understanding * Sees former U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo as a strong advisor By Yuka Obayashi and Katya Golubkova TOKYO, Aug 1...

ANKARA, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Turkey has blocked access to social media platform Instagram, the infotech regulator said on Friday, without stating a reason or duration for the ban, which also left the platform's mobile app inaccessible. The move follows comments on Wednesday by Turkish communications official Fahrettin Altun, criticising the platform for what he called its decision to block...

By Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore's second-largest bank Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) reported on Friday a stronger-than-expected 14% year-on-year jump in second quarter net profit and said it was firmly on track to meet its 2024 targets. OCBC, which is also Southeast Asia's second-largest lender by assets, said its April-June net profit rose to S$1.94 billion ($1.45 billion) from S$1.71...

JAKARTA, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Indonesia said it has banned the privacy-oriented search engine DuckDuckGo, citing concerns that it could be used to access pornography and online gambling websites which are illegal in the country, the communications ministry said on Friday. Indonesia, with the world's biggest Muslim population, has strict rules that ban the sharing online of content deemed obscene....