Social media platform TikTok, controlled by China's ByteDance, is seeking approval from the Brazilian central bank to operate as a lending and payments fintech, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.
London‑listed Savannah Resources is accelerating work on its lithium project in Portugal, increasingly confident it can be globally competitive and help to reduce Europe's reliance on Chinese supplies of the metal used to manufacture batteries, CEO Emanuel Proença told Reuters on Tuesday.
Chinese and Pakistani foreign ministers on Monday called for an immediate ceasefire and an end to war in the Gulf and Middle East regions, urging peace talks to be held as soon as possible, Pakistan's foreign ministry and China's state news agency Xinhua reported.