Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in major gas-producer Qatar on Tuesday for the final leg of a Gulf tour that has focused on securing energy supplies and promoting Japanese high-tech.
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) said Chairman Gao Yonggang has resigned, marking the latest board level departure from China's largest chipmaker in recent years as it battles U.S. pressure.
Ethiopian state-owned telecoms company Ethio Telecom's profit more than doubled in its latest financial year to about 18.8 billion birr ($344 million), as revenue and subscriber numbers also rose, its chief executive said on Tuesday.
European shares fell on Monday as Richemont led a slide among luxury firms on weaker-than-expected organic sales growth and as lacklustre economic growth in China raised concerns about demand from the world's second-biggest economy.