Beijing / Bloomberg China Shipbuilding Industry Co. plans to raise as much as 3.9 billion yuan ($587 million) through a private share sale to reduce debt. The company intends to sell 718 million shares at 5.43 yuan each to its parent, China Shipbuilding Industry Corp., and two wholly owned units of the group, it said in a statement dated …

  Colombo / AFP Sri Lanka said its trade would be hurt by the United Kingdom’s “nightmare” vote to leave the European Union, with $1 billion in annual exports to the British market now clouded by uncertainty. The South Asian nation famed for its tea and spices is on the brink of signing up to a scheme with the European Union …

  Hanoi / AFP Vietnam’s economy slowed in the first half of 2016, official figures showed on Wednesday, with a severe regional drought and a spate of fish deaths adding to losses caused by turmoil in global markets. GDP growth dropped to 5.52 percent in the first six months compared to 6.32 percent in the same period last year. The …