Bloomberg Kenya Airways Plc employees threatened to go on strike unless a pay deal is agreed by October 28 — the day the carrier is set to begin direct flights to the US. The Kenya Aviation Workers Union said its officials and airline management held a meeting on October 16 to discuss a counter proposal by the carrier that offered …

Bloomberg Southeast Asia is seeing a boom in foreign direct investment as the intensifying trade war between the US and China prompts companies to shift production to the region. Vietnam saw manufacturing inflows jump 18 percent in the first nine months of 2018, driven by investme- nts including a $1.2 billion polypropylene production project by South Korea’s Hyosung Corp, according …

Bloomberg US refiners are getting stung by President Donald Trump’s efforts to keep consumer prices from rising in the run up to the 2020 election. The Trump administration is seeking to slow the implementation in 2020 of tighter fuel restrictions on the global shipping industry. The rules, which would slash by more than 80 percent the sulfur allowed in fuel …