Taiwan's Foxconn in talks with Renault over Nissan stake: report

Auckland (AFP) – Sri Lanka razed New Zealand’s top-order Saturday to comfortably win the third one-day international in Auckland by 140 runs and salvage a lone victory in the series.

Hong Kong (AFP) – Asian stocks ended the year mainly in the red on Tuesday after worries about 2025 and profit-taking turned Wall Street’s usual holiday period “Santa Claus rally” into a mini-rout.

Beijing (AFP) – Japanese foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya on Wednesday raised “serious concerns” over China’s military buildup as he met counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing, Tokyo said.