Exclusive: Flurry of new rules leave Turkish banks struggling to lend

Some Turkish banks are curtailing corporate lending after the government’s latest raft of regulations raised their costs and forced many to cut their balance sheet risks, five banking and private sector sources told Reuters.
Baidu unveils autonomous vehicle without steering wheel

China’s search engine giant Baidu Inc on Thursday unveiled its new autonomous vehicle (AV) with a detachable steering wheel, with plans to put it to use for its robotaxi service in China next year.
EXCLUSIVE Foxconn India iPhone plant extends closure, workers’ hostels inspected

A Foxconn (2317.TW) iPhone factory in India at the centre of a mass food-poisoning incident will extend a week-long closure by an extra three days, a senior official for the state of Tamil Nadu told Reuters.