Buenos Aires / AFP After the APEC summit in Lima, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is in Argentina to bolster bilateral trade and investment ties with Latin America’s third largest economy. It was the first visit to Buenos Aires by a Japanese prime minister in 57 years —the last one to make the trip was Abe’s grandfather, Nobusuke Kishi, …

Taipei / AFP Taiwan’s TransAsia Airways said it would suspend flights from Tuesday as officials announced a probe into suspected insider trading at the loss-making airline, which is rumoured to be seeking buyers after two deadly crashes. The airline, in a statement on its website late Monday, said it had requested a halt in trading of its shares before an …

  Bangkok / AFP Thailand’s economic growth slowed in the third quarter, data showed on Monday, with fears of further pain to come in a nation plunged into mourning following the death of its long-serving King Bhumibol Adulyadej. High household debt, weakening exports, slumping foreign investment and low consumer confidence have cramped growth in what for years was Southeast Asia’s …