Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sinopharm unit gets OK for clinical trials of mRNA COVID vaccine
BEIJING (Reuters) - Sinopharm said on Friday its biotech unit has received regulatory approval for clinical trials of its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron variant. The unit, based in the co...
Jan 20, 2023
Japan to consider downgrading COVID-19 to less serious infectious disease
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will consider revising COVID-19 measures as early as this spring, downgrading the disease to a less serious category and relaxing guidance that people wear masks in public indo...
Jan 20, 2023
Marketmind: Fret about debt?
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee With the Year of the Rabbit upon us, the Asian markets shrugged off some of the skittishness seen overnight on Wall Street, a...
Jan 20, 2023
China’s exports to North Korea more than tripled in 2022
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's overall exports to North Korea more than tripled in 2022 from a year earlier as freight train operations between the two countries resumed following a suspension to limit t...
Jan 20, 2023
Explainer-How the BOJ’s new yield-controlling tool works
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan this week crafted a new weapon to defend its yield cap and extend the lifespan of its yield control policy, without having to ramp up bond buying an...
Jan 20, 2023
Didi Global’s ride-hailing app back on Apple app stores in China
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese technology company Didi Global's domestic ride-hailing app has returned to China's domestic Apple app store, according to checks by Reuters on Friday. It also returned to s...
Jan 20, 2023
Tennis-Australian Open 2023: order of play on Saturday
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Order of play on the main showcourts on the sixth day of the Australian Open on Saturday (prefix number denotes seeding): * Day session: From 11 a.m. local time (0000 GMT) * Nigh...
Jan 20, 2023
Thai AirAsia readies personnel as China travel resumes
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Budget carrier Thai AirAsia is preparing its pilots and cabin crew for the return of Chinese tourists, previously its largest customer group, as the airline resumes routes across C...
Jan 20, 2023
When is the New Zealand prime minister election and how will it work?
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will step down no later than Feb. 7 after a shock resignation on Thursday in which she said she "had no more in the tank"....
Jan 19, 2023
Japan Finance Minister cautions against changes to debt redemption rule
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki cautioned against making any change to the government's debt redemption rule as it helps the government maintain fiscal...
Jan 19, 2023
