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Aussie decries China pressure as Qantas yields over Taiwan

Bloomberg Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says companies should be able to operate free from pressure from foreign governments after Qantas Airways Ltd. bowed to demands that it refer to Taiwan as being part of mainland China. Australia’s flagship carrier is one of 44 airlines asked by the Civil Aviation Administration of China to modify how they refer to Taiwan ...

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Air China resumes Pyongyang flights

Bloomberg Air China is to resume regular flights between Beijing and Pyongyang after a six-month hiatus, in the latest sign that the “ maximum pressure” campaign on North Korea may be easing. China’s flagship carrier will resume services on Wednesday after halting them in November, a spokesman for the company confirmed in a WeChat message. The resumption is a market-oriented ...

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Nomad adds Aunt Bessie’s potatoes to its UK brands

Bloomberg Aunt Bessie’s Yorhire puddings and roast potatoes, the side dishes that are part of a traditional British roast dinner, have a new owner. Nomad Foods Ltd., the frozen-foods company backed by entrepreneurs Martin E. Franklin and Noam Gottesman, has agreed to acquire British prepared foods maker Aunt Bessie’s Ltd. from owner William Jackson & Son Ltd., according to a ...

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