Enough is enough: Japanese airlines clamp down on abusive travelers
Japan's two largest commercial airlines are toughening their stances against travelers who verbally or physically abuse airline staff.
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Mongolia may return to coalition government after official results confirm setback for ruling party
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Mongolia’s ruling party won a much smaller majority in a parliamentary election than it had held previously, according to official results released on Monday, raising the possibility of a return to a coalition government for the first time in eight years.
China's BYD to invest $1bn in Turkey for EV plant
ISTANBUL -- Chinese electric-vehicle maker BYD will invest $1 billion in Turkey to set up an EV and plug-in hybrid vehicle factory with an annual capacity of 150,000 units, creating a second European production and export hub after the one it is building in Hungary.
Taiwan says China has seized fishing boat, escalating tensions
TAIPEI (Reuters) -- Chinese officials boarded and then seized a Taiwanese fishing boat operating near China's coast close to a Taiwan-controlled island and took it to a Chinese port, the Taiwan coast guard said late on Tuesday in a further escalation of tensions.
Springboard to EU? BYD poised for US$1 billion electric car plant in Turkey, officials say
Turkey will soon unveil an agreement with BYD to construct a US$1 billion plant in the west of the country, Turkish officials said, boosting the Chinese carmaker’s presence in Europe at a time of escalating trade tensions.
Markets will be 'upset' if new French government does not commit to fiscal rules, European Central Bank's vice-president says
French markets will be "upset" if the country's new government does not adhere to the European Central Bank's new fiscal rules, Luis de Guindos, the institution's vice president, said on Tuesday.
Modi’s Moscow Visit Showcases a Less Isolated Putin, Angering Ukraine
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India strolled alongside President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia under the trees at the Russian leader’s suburban residence as the sun set. He rode a golf cart along the paths, sipped tea during an hourslong chat and petted a horse on a visit to Mr. Putin’s stables, breathing in the calm of an estate that once belonged to the Romanov dynasty.
Kim Kardashian to join CEOs at Mukesh Ambani’s son’s wedding as Mumbai traffic curbs irk locals
The wedding of Anant Ambani – youngest son of Reliance Industries Ltd. Chairman Mukesh Ambani – will be attended by luminaries from HSBC Holdings plc Chairman Mark Tucker and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Chairman Jay Lee to political heavyweights like former UK leaders Boris Johnson and Tony Blair, according to people familiar with the guest list who spoke on condition of anonymity.