Bloomberg Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was to visit the Queen’s representative in Canada to trigger the country’s second election in two years, seeking to capitalise on polls showing his Liberal Party with a large enough lead to retake a majority in parliament. The prime minister was scheduled to meet Governor General Mary Simon at 10 a.m in Ottawa, according to ...

Bloomberg South Korean President Moon Jae-in left the door open for talks with Japan in a speech marking his neighbour’s World War II surrender as several Japanese cabinet members visited a war-linked shrine seen by many in Asia as a symbol of its past militarism. In his last Liberation Day speech as president to mark the end of Japan’s 1910-1945 ...

Bloomberg Hong Kong has a “constitutional responsibility” to implement the anti-sanctions law that China has passed to ensure the city’s long-term and steady development, Financial Secretary Paul Chan wrote in his blog on Sunday. Chan joins Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam in backing local legislation to include Beijiing’s anti-sanctions law in the city’s constitution. The US has interfered with ...