Toyota Motor Thailand has extended production suspensions at its Samrong, Ban Pho and Gateway plants, with operations now expected to resume between Oct 14 and 19 as flooding continues to disrupt parts deliveries.

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will extend morning trading hours for depositary receipts, derivative warrants and exchange-traded funds linked to foreign underlying assets from Nov 16.

A Thai court on Friday dismissed a challenge by a Chinese journalist over his prolonged detention in Bangkok, a day after authorities began proceedings to extradite him to China, his lawyer said.

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan - Peace negotiations with Iran would only succeed without “pressure and threats”, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday, amid deadlocked efforts to end months of fighting in the Middle East.

PENSACOLA, Florida - Hurricane Isaias strengthened into a major category 3 storm Friday as it barrels towards the US Gulf Coast, the National Hurricane Center said, with landfall expected in Florida, Alabama or Mississippi in the next 24 hours.