ZURICH, July 30 (Reuters) - UBS will explain its position to the Swiss public on the Swiss government's proposals to improve the bank's resilience by hiking capital requirements, Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti said on Wednesday. As soon as we are ready, we also intend to provide a public explanation of our position on some of the most relevant aspects, Ermotti...

* Top South Korean officials, business leaders converge in Washington, D.C. * South Korea faces August 1 deadline for 25% tariffs * Lutnick urged South Korea to 'bring it all,' report says (Adds markets, South Korean business leaders and presidential aide in paragraphs 6, 9-12) By Joyce Lee and Yena Park SEOUL, July 30 (Reuters) - Three South Korean cabinet-level...

TOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) - Panasonic ( PCRFF ) on Wednesday said operating profit at its battery-making energy unit grew strongly in the first quarter due to the AI investment boom, offsetting negative impacts from U.S. tariffs and the termination of electric vehicle tax credits. Profit for the key unit, which makes batteries for Tesla and other EV makers, rose...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...