* China, Iran join for the first time Vietnam's fair on Dec. 19-22 * Firms sanctioned by the West to have booths in expo * US's Boeing ( BA ), Lockheed Martin ( LMT ) to attend, official says * Lockheed Martin ( LMT ) in advanced talks with Hanoi to sell military transport planes By Khanh Vu and Francesco...

Hedera (CRYPTO: HBAR) soared to the top of the daily gainers list Monday as blue-chip cryptocurrencies traded flat. What happened: HBAR, the native coin of the Hedera Hashgraph network, rallied 35% in the last 24 hours to hit a seven-month high. The cryptocurrency's trading volume more than tripled in the last 24 hours to $3.50 billion, suggesting heightened buying pressure....

HANOI (Reuters) - Companies from Iran, Israel, China, Russia and the United States will showcase military equipment at an arms expo in Hanoi in December, Vietnam's defence ministry said on Tuesday, a rare case of geopolitical rivals exhibiting their wares together. Communist-run Vietnam has for years been seeking to diversify its military supplies to reduce its decade-long reliance on Russia,...

Nov 19 (Reuters) - Australia's Sayona Mining ( SYAXF ) will buy U.S.-based Piedmont Lithium ( PLL ) in an all-stock deal that will consolidate its Canadian operations and strengthen its exposure to the North American electric vehicle sector, the companies said on Tuesday. The firms did not disclose a deal value. They did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests...