Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Editor for liberal Hong Kong media outlet out on bail after year behind bars
By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - The former editor of a major Hong Kong media outlet, who stands accused of publishing seditious materials in a landmark press freedom case in the China-ruled cit...
Dec 12, 2022
BTS star Jin to report for South Korea army duty amid tight security, cheering fans
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's military gets a new recruit on Tuesday: Jin, the oldest member of K-pop phenomenon BTS, begins his 18-month mandatory national service, complete with a ...
Dec 12, 2022
Japan eyes $11.6 billion in construction bonds for military facilities -Kyodo
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's government, which has publicly said it does not want to issue new debt, wants to use construction bonds for developing Self-Defense Force facilities as pa...
Dec 12, 2022
Cricket-Warner in our plans for India tour: Australia coach
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - David Warner is still a part of Australia's plans for the tour of India next year, head coach Andrew McDonald said, even with the 36-year-old's modest record in the...
Dec 12, 2022
National security trial for Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon postponed to next Sept
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court on Tuesday postponed a landmark national security trial against Hong Kong media tycoon and China critic Jimmy Lai to late September next year. The delay for thi...
Dec 12, 2022
S.Korea, U.S., Japan to coordinate sanctions on N.Korea: S.Korea envoy
JAKARTA (Reuters) - South Korea, Japan and the United States will coordinate sanctions and close gaps in the international sanctions regime against North Korea, Seoul's envoy for North Korea said on T...
Dec 12, 2022
Hong Kong drops curbs on incoming travellers, scraps COVID app
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Arrivals in Hong Kong from Wednesday will no longer receive an 'amber' code barring them from some venues, Chief Executive John Lee said, while dropping use of a government-manda...
Dec 12, 2022
Australian firms turn pessimistic even as business remain brisk
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian businesses turned in a pessimistic outlook for the first time this year in November as they worried about inflation and higher interest rates taking a toll on consumers i...
Dec 12, 2022
Apple’s Japan investment crosses $100 billion, CEO Cook visits chip epicentre
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Tuesday it had invested more than $100 billion in its Japanese supply network over the last five years, as its Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook vi...
Dec 12, 2022
China axes travel tracking app in latest easing of COVID curbs
By Bernard Orr and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) - People in China celebrated the withdrawal on Tuesday of a state-mandated app used to track whether they had travelled to COVID-stricken areas, in the ...
Dec 12, 2022
