Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan’s JIC sees M&A options in chipmaking niches after $6.4 billion JSR buyout
By Makiko Yamazaki and Ritsuko Shimizu TOKYO (Reuters) - State-backed Japan Investment Corp (JIC) sees potential for more mergers and acquisitions in high-end corners of the chipmaking industry follow...
Jun 27, 2023
Bus of migrants help mother give birth in Mexico before being detained
By Daina Beth Solomon and Isabel Woodford MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A woman who had just given birth was among 141 migrants detained at a bus checkpoint in southeastern Mexico on Monday, the same day an...
Jun 26, 2023
Thai May exports drop 4.6% y/y, beat forecast
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's customs-based exports in May contracted 4.6% from a year earlier, the commerce ministry said on Tuesday. The reading compared with an 8% year-on-year drop forecast for M...
Jun 26, 2023
Japan finance minister: To respond appropriately if FX moves turn excessive
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki kept up verbal warnings against the yen's depreciation on Tuesday, saying he would respond appropriately if currency moves become excessive. ...
Jun 26, 2023
China’s growth to be higher in Q2, projected to hit annual 5% target – Premier Li
TIANJIN, China (Reuters) - China's economic growth in the second quarter will be higher than the first and was projected to reach the annual economic growth target of around 5%, China's Premier Li Qia...
Jun 26, 2023
China should allow cross-border data sharing, financial lobby group says
By Samuel Shen and Selena Li SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China should allow cross-border sharing of information by financial firms operating in the country, a leading financial lobby group said, as...
Jun 26, 2023
Golf-Framework of PGA Tour-LIV golf deal released
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The framework of the merger agreement of the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf says a for-profit subsidiary of the U.S. golfing body will be created to manage commercial invest...
Jun 26, 2023
Indonesia’s Pertamina, Electrum sign battery packs development deal
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's state energy company Pertamina said late on Monday it plans to develop battery packs for electric motorcycles with Electrum, a firm that aims to put millions of electri...
Jun 26, 2023
New Zealand foreign minister confirms ‘very robust’ meeting with Beijing
By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand's Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta said on Tuesday she had a "very robust" discussion during an earlier meeting with her Chinese counterpart, as the leader...
Jun 26, 2023
Russia conducts tactical fighter jet drills over Baltic Sea
(Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said early on Tuesday that it was conducting tactical fighter jet exercises over the Baltic Sea with the main goal of testing readiness to perform combat and spec...
Jun 26, 2023
