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Trump to exempt carmakers from some US tariffs, FT says
April 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to spare carmakers from some tariffs following intense lobbying by industry executives over recent weeks, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing a couple of people familiar with the matter.Car parts would be exempted from the ta...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
South Korea agency says DeepSeek transferred user info, prompts without consent
SEOUL, April 24 (Reuters) - South Korea's information protection authority said on Thursday that DeepSeek transferred user information and prompts without permission when the service was still available for download in the country's app market. DeepSeek did not immediately respond to a reque...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
BREAKINGVIEWS-Carmakers go on the defensive in Shanghai
By Katrina HamlinHONG KONG, April 24 (Reuters Breakingviews) - As the Shanghai auto show kicked off on Wednesday, carmakers were on edge. They were ready to parade flashy technology like flying vehicles, dancing robots, and new batteries. But all that was sidelined by Beijing introducing new industr...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
VinFast plans to open India plant by end of June, CEO says
HANOI, April 24 (Reuters) - Electric vehicle maker VinFast VFS.O plans to open a car assembly plant in India by the end of June, the head of the company told shareholders of VinFast's parent company Vingroup VIC.HM on Thursday.Last year, VinFast and the southern state of Tamil Nadu agreed to wor...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
Chinese customers are rejecting new jets due to tariffs, Boeing confirms
Boeing may redirect jets to other customers due to Chinese tariff refusalsChina represents 10% of Boeing's commercial plane backlog, CFO saysWashington open to de-escalating trade war, analysts warn of delivery limboBy Lisa Barrington SEOUL, April 24 (Reuters) - Boeing's BA.N Chinese cust...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
Japan tariff negotiator plans to visit US from April 30, sources say
By Yoshifumi Takemoto and Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO, April 24 (Reuters) - Japan's tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa is making final arrangements to visit the United States from April 30 to hold a second round of talks with his counterpart, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. P...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
Nissan Decided To Scrap Development Of Two Electric Vehicle Models In The U.S., Nikkei Says
April 24 (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd 7201.T:NISSAN DECIDED TO SCRAP DEVELOPMENT OF TWO ELECTRIC VEHICLE MODELS IN THE U.S., NIKKEI SAYSNISSAN SCRAPPED DEVELOPMENT OF TWO SEDAN EV MODELS PLANNED TO BE PRODUCED IN ITS MISSISSIPPI PLANT FROM 2028, NIKKEI SAYSSource text: [ID:]Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
South Korea says it expressed concern over Chinese structure in disputed area of sea
SEOUL, April 24 (Reuters) - South Korea expressed concern over China's construction of a sea structure off the west coast of the Korean Peninsula in a dialogue with Beijing on Wednesday, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - April 24
April 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.Headlines- UK to announce final go-ahead for flagship carbon capture project- Davos founder accused of manipulating World Economic Forum researc...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
Malaysia will need to revise down growth forecast, central bank governor says
KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 (Reuters) - Malaysia will need to mark down its growth forecast of 4.5% to 5.5% for the year due to trade and tariff uncertainties, its central bank governor said. However, the Southeast Asian country was in no rush to revise the forecast and will see how the global trade situ...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
Piedmont Lithium And Sayona Mining Announce Merger Agreement Amendments
April 24 (Reuters) - Piedmont Lithium Inc PLL.O:AND SAYONA MINING ANNOUNCE MERGER AGREEMENT AMENDMENTSSAYONA SEEKS SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL FOR 1-FOR-150 REVERSE STOCK SPLITUPDATED EXCHANGE RATIO OF 3.5133 SAYONA SHARES PER PIEDMONT SHAREReuters
Thu, Apr 24
US wants to sign economic partnership with Ukraine 'as soon as possible'
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko on Wednesday and stressed the need to sign an economic partnership between the two countries as soon as possible, the U.S. Trea...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
Bessent says China tariffs are not sustainable as US signals willingness to de-escalate
WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that high tariffs between the United States and China are not sustainable, as President Donald Trump's administration signaled openness to de-escalating a trade war between the world's two largest economies thatReuters
Thu, Apr 24
