Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Korea to ease loan curbs for some homeowners paying ‘jeonse’ deposits
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will loosen loan regulations for homeowners having difficulty repaying "jeonse" deposits to tenants, for a year starting on Thursday, the financial regulator said. Jeonse...
Jul 25, 2023
Myanmar military may move Suu Kyi to house arrest – media
(Reuters) - Myanmar's military government may move ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest in the capital, Naypyitaw, two media outlets reported on Wednesday. The 78-year-old Nobel ...
Jul 25, 2023
Analysis-China policy reform to end losses for city-gas firms on household sales
By Chen Aizhu, Emily Chow and Andrew Hayley SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) - Policy reform in China will boost profit for city-gas distributors by letting them raise prices for residential sales above co...
Jul 25, 2023
Japan says it hopes to communicate closely with China including with Wang Yi
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan hopes to communicate closely with China, including with its newly named foreign minister and veteran diplomat Wang Yi, the top government spokesperson said on Wednesday. "It is...
Jul 25, 2023
Soccer-Messi feasts as Miami thrash Atlanta 4-0
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) - Lionel Messi scored two first half goals and assisted on another in the second to lead Inter Miami to a 4-0 dismantling of Atlanta United and advance to the knockout stage ...
Jul 25, 2023
Asian shares mostly weaker as markets mull Fed rate rise
By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian markets were trading mostly weaker on Wednesday ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's expected interest rate rise to be delivered later in the day, as investors...
Jul 25, 2023
Thousands without power as typhoon Doksuri lashes Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) - Strong winds and rain lashed the northern Philippines as Typhoon Doksuri made landfall on Wednesday, causing rivers to overflow and leaving thousands without power. Residents in coa...
Jul 25, 2023
South Korea detects H5N1 bird flu in two cats at shelter
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean authorities have placed a cat shelter in the capital Seoul under quarantine after detecting the H5N1 strain of bird flu in two cats at the facility, the country's agricu...
Jul 25, 2023
Australia inflation slows more than expected in Q2
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian inflation slowed more than expected in the June quarter thanks to falls in the cost of holidays and petrol, suggesting less pressure for another hike in interest rates. D...
Jul 25, 2023
Hong Kong tightens inspection of vegetable imports from Japan – Jiji
TOKYO (Reuters) - Hong Kong has strengthened inspection of vegetable imports from Japan, expanding the scope of tighter controls beyond seafood after Tokyo confirmed plans to release treated radioacti...
Jul 25, 2023
