Cryptocurrencies plunged in Asia on Monday after a hack on a South Korean exchange sparked fresh concerns about the safety of the digital units.

French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that «things were moving forward» at a G7 summit in Canada as he held talks with Donald Trump that focused on the US president's decision to slap tariffs on America's allies.

Donald Trump and America's closest allies will bid to paper over the cracks Saturday after a fractious G7 summit, before the US presidents sets off on a mission to make peace with a traditional enemy.

FRENCH INVESTORS have started using Thailand as a business hub in the Mekong region and are placing high hopes on the meeting of the two leaders – Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha and French President Emmanuel Macron – in Paris later this month.

THAI Airways International (THAI) and Rolls-Royce yesterday signed a cooperation agreement with a view to equipping its maintenance facilities at Don Mueang airport to service the British engineering giant’s line of Trent aircraft engines.

Europe and hosts Canada warned US President Donald Trump on Thursday that they will not be intimidated at the G7 summit, despite fears that a trade war will weaken the Western alliance.

China has offered to buy $70 billion in US goods if Washington will drop plans to impose tariffs in return, an official in President Donald Trump's administration told AFP on Wednesday, confirming an earlier report.

The fourth Huawei Asia-Pacific Innovation Day was held in Bangkok today.

Tokyo stocks opened higher on Tuesday as a strong US jobs report continued to support the global market while the yen edged lower against the dollar, boosting Japanese exporters.

China voiced regret over the European Union's decision to lodge an intellectual property rights complaint at the World Trade Organization, just as Beijing is embroiled in a similar dispute with Washington.

US-imposed trade tariffs on its close allies could have a «grave impact» on ties and the world trading system, the Japanese government said Monday, describing the situation as «extremely deplorable».

Asian markets rallied Monday following a forecast-busting US jobs report that reaffirmed the world's top economy is improving, while investors were also cheered by the formation of new governments in Italy and Spain.

Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday supported by brisk US jobs growth and manufacturing data that boosted Wall Street.

Ratings agency S&P on Friday downgraded Deutsche Bank's long-term credit rating, as Germany's biggest lender presses ahead with a major revamp aimed at returning to profitability after years of losses.

The EU on Friday launched its first counteroffensive against Washington's punishing steel and aluminum tariffs while the US began meetings in Canada with outraged finance ministers from its top trading partners.

Payment systems giant Visa said late Friday it was «operating at close to normal levels» after a hardware failure left it struggling to process transactions in Europe.

Surging oil prices are forecast to dent airlines' profits and could significantly hurt their bottom lines next year, the boss of airline industry group IATA warned Thursday.

Asian equities bounced back Thursday from the previous day's mauling while the euro held on to a recovery as fears of turmoil in Italy were soothed by conciliatory noises from the country's two biggest populist parties.

China said Thursday it wanted to avoid an escalation of trade tensions with the United States, as the two sides held new talks and Beijing decided to lower some tariffs.

International Data Corporation forecast Wednesday that global smartphone sales would cool this year before heating up with help from new 5G networks and India's vibrant market.

President Donald Trump intends to impose steep import duties on steel and aluminum imports from Europe starting Friday, after weeks of talks failed to reach a compromise, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

Amid threats of imminent tariffs on metals and auto imports, escalating trade tensions between Europe and the United States were casting a shadow over a meeting of finance ministers from the world's top economies.

Asian equities and the euro sank Wednesday as turmoil in Italy sparked a frantic dash for safety, while investors have also been spooked by fresh worries about the China-US trade row.

The euro extended losses in Asian trade Tuesday as political uncertainty in Italy stoked fresh fears about the eurozone.

Britain risks a shortage of electric cars after Brexit as carmakers will lose an incentive to sell low-emission vehicles there, a Brussels-based think-tank warned.

European equities markets rose Monday, led by the Milan FTSE MIB stock exchange, which jumped nearly two percent as investors backed Carlo Cottarelli, an economist formerly with the International Monetary Fund, to form a technocrat government.

Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index rose Monday as geopolitical worries ebbed after US and North Korean officials met to resume preparations for a summit between their leaders.

Humanity is in the middle of an amazing journey as the human body and mind is fused to technology – symbolically and increasingly literally – and it has huge implications for the marketing industry, according to Chris Stephenson, head of strategy and planning at PHD Asia Pacific, which is part PHD, the global communications planning and media-buying agency.

BIDs for the concession to operate the duty-free zone at Suvarnabhumi, the country’s largest airport, are likely to be called soon.

While it has improved efficiency in many areas, integrating them fully into daily operations remains a challenge

Petroleum giant PTT Plc plans to take legal action against people behind websites suspected to have spread damaging rumours about the company, a senior executive disclosed on Sunday.

Global oil prices fell Friday after top producer Saudi Arabia signaled a likely boost in supply as soon as the third quarter, and world stock markets were mixed over the sudden US move to cancel the summit with North Korea.

US President Donald Trump said Friday he had reached a deal to keep Chinese telecoms giant ZTE running, rolling back some penalties in exchange for security guarantees -- a move that infuriated Democrats and some in his own party.

OIL EXPERTS say Thai consumers should not overreact to higher retail oil prices as they are expected to fall soon when the prices for crude drop.

The US Commerce Department said Wednesday it launched an inquiry that could allow the Trump administration to impose tariffs on auto imports over national security concerns.