Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China says U.S. nuclear weapons report is speculation
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's defence ministry on Tuesday dismissed a Pentagon report about the pace of its nuclear weapons programme as unfair "gesticulation" and speculation. The Pentagon said in a re...
Dec 05, 2022
Beijing Capital Airport drops negative COVID test requirement from Tuesday
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Beijing Capital International Airport no longer requires a negative COVID-19 test result for entry to terminals, starting from Tuesday, state media said. Entrants do not need t...
Dec 05, 2022
World Bank approves Sri Lanka’s concessional funding request
COLOMBO (Reuters) - The World Bank has approved crisis-hit Sri Lanka's request to access concessional financing from the International Development Association so as to help stabilise its economy, the ...
Dec 05, 2022
At least five killed in blast in northern Afghanistan – police
KABUL (Reuters) - At least five people were killed when a blast hit a vehicle carrying employees of an oil company in northern Afghanistan, police said on Tuesday. "Today around 7 a.m. a blast took pl...
Dec 05, 2022
Consortium seeks first proposals for carbon capture shipping project
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A consortium of global energy and shipping organisations said on Tuesday it was seeking proposals to study ways to offload captured carbon dioxide from ships during port calls. T...
Dec 05, 2022
Indonesia’s parliament passes controversial new criminal code
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday ratified a criminal code that includes laws to ban sex outside marriage and insulting the president, part of a sweeping legal overhaul that critic...
Dec 05, 2022
China’s Xi thanks late leader Jiang Zemin for ensuring party’s survival from ‘storms’
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping paid tribute to former leader Jiang Zemin on Tuesday for ensuring the Communist Party's survival from "political storms" and reforming it to inject new...
Dec 05, 2022
Philippines on track to lose growth momentum in 2023 – World Bank
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine economy is expected to lose momentum in 2023 with the pace of expansion set to slow to 5.7% as soaring inflation and higher interest rates crimp domestic demand, the ...
Dec 05, 2022
Australia central bank raises rates to 10-yr high, says more needed
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank on Tuesday delivered a widely expected interest rate hike at its last policy decision of 2022 and said more hikes are still needed ahead as po...
Dec 05, 2022
Stocks ease from 3-month highs, dollar firms up on strong U.S. data
By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks retreated from three-month highs and the dollar held on to gains following strong U.S. data that again suggested the Federal Reserve might stick lon...
Dec 05, 2022
