Agency Desk

China Jan-June non-financial outbound direct investment +0.8% y/y in yuan terms

China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) in the first six months of 2022 rose 0.8% from a year earlier to 351.67 billion yuan ($52.13...

Panama’s ex-president Martinelli says will run again in 2024

Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, who faces open corruption investigations, declared on Thursday his intention to run as an independent in the country's 2024...

Nicaragua withdraws approval of U.S. ambassador nominee

The Nicaraguan government has withdrawn its approval of the U.S. nominee for ambassador to Nicaragua, Hugo Rodriguez, following his criticism of Nicaraguan President Daniel...

Maruti To Likely Launch 3 New SUVs & 1 Hatchback Over The Next 1 Year

Maruti Suzuki will launch the third generation Alto next month and it will be followed by the all-new Grand Vitara midsize SUV in September

Soccer-Atalanta’s Palomino to request retesting of sample with banned substance

Atalanta defender Jose Palomino will request the retesting of the samples for which he was handed a provisional suspension by Italy's Anti-Doping Court for...

UPDATE 10-Don’t ‘play with fire’ over Taiwan, China’s Xi warns in call with Biden

Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned against playing with fire over Taiwan in a call with U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday, highlighting Beijing's concerns...

U.S. says talks took place with Taliban officials on central bank reserves

A U.S. delegation discussed with Taliban officials efforts to enable the release of billions of dollars from Afghan central bank reserves, the State Department...

OSCE countries to review human rights situation in Russia

The United States and 37 other countries are establishing an expert mission to review the human rights situation in Russia, U.S. State Department spokesperson...