Japan may ‘have to sign trade deal’ with US

TOKYO, Mar 31 (Reuters): Japan will have little choice but to enter into a bilateral trade deal with the United States similar to one President Donald Trump clinched with South Korea, a former top Japanese currency diplomat said.Naoyuki Shinohara, who was also deputy managing director at the International Monetary Fund,...

Huawei posts 28pc rise in 2017 profit

HONG KONG, Mar 31 (Reuters): China's Huawei Technologies, the world's third-largest smartphone maker, posted a 28 percent rise in 2017 net profit on Friday, driven by cost controls and a solid performance in its home market.The outlook for Huawei, which trails Samsung Electronics and Apple Inc in smartphones, is clouded...