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Australia and Papua New Guinea Business Councils Welcome Constructive Ministerial Dialogue on Investment and Economic Growth 

The Business Council of Papua New Guinea (BCPNG) and Australia–Papua New Guinea Business Council (APNGBC) have welcomed ...

Shares of Ambani’s Jio rise 21% in India’s biggest IPO

Telecoms business raises $3.2bn at $108bn valuation in relief to stock market hit by war in Iran

China Robot Stocks Extend Rally With Unitree Earnings in Focus

Chinese robotic stocks extended a recent rally spurred by expectations of shorter timelines for mass deployment, with up...

$65 million scam targeting elderly Americans used India-based call centres, fake rental addresses; YouTube sleuths helped expose ring

An elaborate fraud scheme has bilked elderly Americans out of approximately $65 million. The operation, which was traced...

Meta- and Google-backed Jio Platforms’ shares soar over 21% on trading debut after record IPO

Can India turn wartime ammo sales into lasting European defence ties?

India has emerged as a major exporter of ammunition and other weapons to Europe since the outbreak of the Ukraine-Russia...

Boeing shares tumble after it releases cautious growth forecast

Investors monitor Boeing shares after a slump on Tuesday weighed on sentiment following an update from the group on its ...

PHP/USD: Marcos Pledges to “Do All We Can” to Defend Philippine Peso

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said authorities will do all they can to defend the peso as the currency weakened ...

Standard Chartered beats forecast as wealth business powers third-quarter profit

Standard Chartered’s third-quarter net profit rose 46 per cent as strong growth in cross-border trade loans and wealth m...

Chinese EV imports surge in Thailand ahead of planned excise tax

Imports surged 138% from a year earlier to US$421 million (S$539.6 million).

Venezuela expects to rank fourth globally in natural gas reserves

Venezuelan Hydrocarbons Minister Paula Henao also announced that Venezuela had begun exporting gas

Farm minister calls for scientific talks on imports of U.S. potatoes

The discussions will take "considerable time," said Arata Takebe.

Fortescue Says Iron Ore Deal With China Must Protect Australia

Fortescue Ltd.’s top executives said the miner won’t rush into a deal with China’s state-backed iron ore buyer, and that...

PACNEWS THREE 28 OCTOBER 2026

In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific Elders call for reversal of Forum’s Israel partnership2. PNG — PNG sets 20235 cli...

ICBC makes history with record US$19 billion IPO in dual listing in 2006 - SCMP archive

ICBC share prices diverge after first parallel listing By Carol Chan This article was first published on October 28, 200...

PACNEWS TWO 28 OCTOBER 2026

In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific faces climate finance barriers as global action falls short2. PNG — Use Melanesia...

Chinese beauty brands, flush with success at home, start to vie for global shelf space

Proya Cosmetics products are displayed at the company's laboratory in Suresnes, near Paris, ahead of an opening ceremony...

Traders Brace for Jio Debut

Traders are bracing for the Indian market debut of Jio Platforms. The listing pits Mukesh Ambani's telecom giant against...

China rushes to shore up struggling market

‘National team’ of funds and brokers buy stocks as investors turn away from AI trade

China rushes to shore up struggling markets

‘National team’ of funds and brokers buy stocks as investors turn away from AI trade

US energy secretary says further diesel supplies from Russia possible

Russia had already dispatched three tankers carrying diesel for export

Crypto blitzes U.S. midterms with $176 million as it prepares for post-Trump era

The $2.75 trillion industry is aggressively spending to elect friendly candidates while targeting politicians it sees as...

US-Friendly Nations Slash Treasury Purchases by 60%, Led by Asia

Being one of Washington’s closest partners no longer means reliably funding the US deficit.

Chinese Government to Speed Bond Sales to Stimulate Growth

China’s central and local governments will probably raise at least a net 2.2 trillion yuan ($330 billion) in bond sales ...

EU–Australia FTA: the threat to ratification runs both ways

The hardest part of this trade agreement isn’t negotiating it, but winning approval.

Chinese circuit board firm Dongshan Precision plunges at Hong Kong debut

Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing Co. slumped in its Hong Kong trading debut after an underwhelming HK$9.9 billion...

India’s Record Bank Cash Surplus Fades as RBI Curbs Rupee Bets

A record cash surplus at Indian banks is fading quickly as the central bank keeps liquidity tight to curb bets against t...

New Zealand Dollar Slides Most Versus Aussie Since 2017 on RBNZ

The New Zealand dollar tumbled after the central bank unexpectedly kept its policy rate on hold, defying economists’ for...

US costs of Iran war rise to over $47 billion, according to Pentagon estimate

By Phil StewartWASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - The US military has spent over $47 billion so far to prosecute the war in ...

Consumer brands warn of more price hikes as war costs bite

LONDON (Reuters) -- The world's top consumer goods and food companies, from Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble to Nestle and...

U.S. agency is again probing if Polymarket broke 2022 settlement, sources say

The agency is examining Polymarket's controls for determining where customers are located, as well as its advertising ac...

Hedge funds gear up for Japan’s $60 billion Topix revamp trade

A reshuffle impacting more than 700 stocks is expected to trigger around $60 billion of passive trading at Thursday's cl...

How China’s ancient capital staked a claim to the nation’s fastest export growth

A booming semiconductor industry is helping drive a surge in trade in Xian, one of China’s ancient capitals, making it t...

Robert Kaplan: Fed Can Wait Before Hiking Rates

Goldman Sachs Vice Chairman and former Dallas Fed chief Robert Kaplan says the central bank can afford to hold off on ra...

US military spending on Iran conflict reaches $47 bln — The Hill

According to the newspaper, the figures were recorded as of October 16

Seoul stocks open sharply higher on revived AI optimism, SK hynix earnings

South Korean stocks opened sharply higher Wednesday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, as strong artificial intel...

Australia’s inflation rate rises to 4.3%, fuelling fears of fifth interest rate hike this year

CPI release comes ahead of Reserve Bank decision next week as the Middle East conflict intensifies the cost of living cr...

Australia’s inflation rate rises to 4.3%, fuelling fears of fifth interest rate hike this year

CPI release comes ahead of Reserve Bank decision next week as the Middle East conflict intensifies the cost of living cr...

Anthropic Said to Pick JPMorgan to Lead IPO’s US Retail Offering

Anthropic PBC has tapped JPMorgan Chase & Co. to lead US sales of shares to individual investors in its potentially reco...

India Jewelers Hold Off Gold Buying, Betting Prices Will Drop

Indian jewelers are holding back gold purchases ahead of their busiest demand season, betting that a recent drop in pric...