Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China’s factory activity falls at slower pace on easing curbs – Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity shrank less sharply in May as COVID-19 curbs eased and some production resumed, a private sector survey showed on Wednesday, improving from a 26-month low ...
Jun 01, 2022
Cambodian opposition rises from the ashes ahead of local elections
By Prak Chan Thul PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Speaking from the back of a pickup truck decked out with campaign posters and loudspeakers, veteran politician Son Chhay is determined to convince voters that ...
Jun 01, 2022
Singapore’s de-facto national dish in the crossfire as Malaysia bans chicken exports
By Chen Lin and Mei Mei Chu SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Singapore is bracing for a shortage of its de-facto national dish, chicken rice, as major supplier Malaysia halts all chicken exports fro...
Jun 01, 2022
Shanghai’s modest post-lockdown ‘revenge spending’: beauty products, bubble tea
By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mother-of-two Yang Zengdong, 40, is ready to take her family for a long-awaited outing to mark Shanghai's grand re-opening from COVID-19 lockdown on Wednesday. Her a...
Jun 01, 2022
Shanghai lifts lockdown, but residents wary COVID curbs can return
By Brenda Goh and Jason Xue SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai sprung back to life on Wednesday after two months of bitter isolation under a ruthless COVID-19 lockdown, with people driving cars again or cr...
May 31, 2022
Blaze at Peru’s Las Bambas copper mine as tension rises
LIMA (Reuters) - A fire broke out on Tuesday in Peru's massive Las Bambas copper mine, a source told Reuters, amid clashes between police and an indigenous community that has occupied space there for ...
May 31, 2022
Dollar hits two-week peak to yen amid U.S. yield rise
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar rose to a two-week high versus the yen on Wednesday, lifted by higher Treasury yields as global inflation worries flared anew. The dollar index, which me...
May 31, 2022
Japan’s May factory activity growth slows as China lockdowns weigh -PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's manufacturing activity grew at the weakest pace in three months in May, as China's heavy-handed coronavirus curbs aggravated supply disruptions and raised risks for the econo...
May 31, 2022
Japan Q1 corporate capital spending rises 3%, led by manufacturers
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese firms raised capital spending for the fourth straight quarter in January-March, underscoring the resilience of business investment led by manufacturers ...
May 31, 2022
Australia in talks with U.S. to supply infant formula
(Reuters) - Australia is in talks with the United States to supply infant formula, an Australian government spokesperson said on Wednesday, after the apex U.S. health regulator relaxed its import poli...
May 31, 2022
