Climate Change
IEA says route to net zero requires more cash and less politics
Many regions have been sweltering as temperatures hit record levels
Latin America
International relations
G77+China: Latin America's leftists pursue solidarity with Beijing
Cuba summit lets emerging countries bond in America's backyard over economics
International relations
Cuba seeks to deepen ties with Beijing at G77+China summit
Havana hosts meeting to tackle Global South issues as U.S. sanctions remain
G20 Summit
Lula wants Putin and Xi back in fold at Brazil's G20 next year
President hedges on Russian leader's arrest, questions why Brazil signed ICC treaty
International relations
BRICS invites 6 countries including Saudi Arabia, Iran into group
Counterweight to West sought among countries of Global South
International relations
BRICS expansion faces eleventh-hour hurdle as divisions persist
Divisions remain among leaders over how much and how quickly to grow group
International relations
China's Xi Jinping calls for accelerated BRICS expansion
South Africa says 22 countries have formally asked to join bloc
International relations
BRICS summit begins in South Africa with divisions reemerging
China's Xi says 'history will be shaped by the choices we make'
Politics
Anti-graft crusader wins Guatemala presidency in landslide
Arevalo wants better relations with China despite country's Taiwan ties
DealStreetAsia
Singapore's GIC acquires nine Carrefour assets in Brazil
City state's state investor and Barzel Properties team up in $241m purchase
Climate Change
Petrobras, Japanese partner work on carbon capture at offshore rigs
Kureha to develop new catalyst to turn byproduct gas into material for batteries, auto parts
Supply Chain
Japan's Kaga Electronics to build new Mexican parts-assembly plant
Company aims to tap demand from auto and A/C manufacturers exiting China
Taiwan tensions
Taiwan VP William Lai in New York for stopovers en route to Paraguay
Front-runner for presidency 'Looking forward to seeing friends' in U.S.
Finance
UBS shuffles bank bosses in bid to better compete with Wall Street
Around 80% of Hong Kong-based investment banking staff at Credit Suisse will be laid off
International relations
Taiwan VP to transit in New York and San Francisco
Island urged China not to take 'provocative' action in response to visits
Environment
China, South Korea push for deep-sea mining as global talks begin
Countries seek rule-making for critical metals amid criticism from activists
International relations
Paraguay president-elect to visit 'great friend' Taiwan's Tsai
Pena pledged during election campaign to maintain friendship with Taiwan
International relations
China, G77 developing nations hold environmental meeting in Cuba
Havana aims to rally opposition to U.S., but some bloc members are wary
Automobiles
China's BYD to invest $620m in Brazil industrial complex
Automaker aims to boost local production to offer more competitive prices
Life
Japanese founder's legacy lives on at Uruguay farm
New generation opens up markets with japonica rice and wine
Commodities
Mitsubishi Corp. digs for copper profits in Chile with Canadian miner
Japan's trading houses expand efforts to tap EV resource demand
International relations
Guatemalan presidential hopeful Mulet vows to retain Taiwan ties
Center-right party candidate says ties with Taipei will help U.S. diplomacy
Business deals
Nidec to supply flying car motors via Embraer joint venture
Japanese manufacturer to invest $140m in development, production
Commodities
IEA to set EV mineral import benchmarks to reduce overdependence
Joint mining by member states of lithium, nickel and cobalt will be considered
Companies
Hitachi Construction to boost shareholder returns on higher Americas cash flow
Japanese rival to Komatsu targets 35% to 40% payout ratio in near future, CFO says