Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Explainer-Why food prices will remain high in India
By Rajendra Jadhav (Reuters) - Food inflation in India, driven by supply-side factors like adverse weather affecting crops, has remained at around 8% year-on-year since November 2023 and is unlikely t...
Jun 21, 2024
South Korea, US condemn treaty between Russia and North Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's foreign minister Cho Tae-yul and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned the new treaty between Russia and North Korea as a serious threat to regional peace an...
Jun 20, 2024
Germany doesn't expect a solution to EU tariff tensions on China trip
By Maria Martinez PAJU, SOUTH KOREA (Reuters) - In his trip to China, Germany's Economy Minister Robert Habeck doesn't expect to reach a solution on trade tensions after the EU threatened to impose st...
Jun 20, 2024
Australia seeks defence chiefs dialogue with China to reduce military incidents
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Friday that his country wants to restart annual dialogue with China's chief of defence to reduce misunderstandin...
Jun 20, 2024
Subway under construction collapses in China's Chengdu, creating sinkhole
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A metro station under construction in China's southwestern city of Chengdu collapsed early on Friday, opening up a large sinkhole in a road in a popular tourist and commercial di...
Jun 20, 2024
Asia hedge funds outpace global peers on China bets, UBS says
By Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian hedge funds led global gains in May and the first five months, as bullish sentiment towards regional equities and winning positions in China boosted performa...
Jun 20, 2024
Asian shares end the week with a whimper, yen struggles
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares are ending the week with a whimper after a rally to 26-month highs earlier this week drew profit-taking, while the strength in the U.S. dollar as central ...
Jun 20, 2024
US NHC says 50% chance of cyclone near northern Bahamas
(Reuters) - An area of low pressure located about 175 miles north-northeast of the northern Bahamas has 50% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) ...
Jun 20, 2024
Japan imposes trade curbs on China-based firms for supporting Russia's war in Ukraine
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan imposed trade restrictions on China-based companies as part of a fresh round of sanctions against individuals and groups supporting Russia's war on Ukraine, the foreign ministr...
Jun 20, 2024
German minister's visit a chance to defuse trade tensions, China state media say
By Bernard Orr BEIJING (Reuters) - The German economy minister's visit to China this week will be an opportunity for Europe's biggest economy to seek consensus rather than confrontation, Chinese state...
Jun 20, 2024
