Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tsai says U.S. National Guard planning ‘cooperation’ with Taiwan military
TAIPEI (Reuters) - The United States is planning on "cooperation" between its National Guard and Taiwan's military, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday, deepening security ties in the face o...
May 31, 2022
Mexico accepts U.S. request for labor probe into Panasonic
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Economy Ministry has accepted a U.S. request to probe alleged labor abuses at a Panasonic auto parts plant in the northern border city of Reynosa, it said on Monday. T...
May 30, 2022
Relief and disbelief as Shanghai to start lifting COVID lockdown
By Casey Hall and Samuel Shen SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai authorities on Tuesday began dismantling fences around housing compounds and ripping police tape off public squares and buildings, to the re...
May 30, 2022
Assault on Sievierodonetsk taking longer than Russian forces hoped – TASS
(Reuters) - Russian forces have seized control of about a third of the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, but their assault was taking longer than they had hoped, according to a Moscow-backed separati...
May 30, 2022
MLB roundup: Astros’ Framber Valdez goes distance to beat A’s
Yordan Alvarez hit two solo home runs, Jose Altuve added a two-run blast and Framber Valdez allowed a run and two hits in a complete game as the visiting Houston Astros rolled to a 5-1 win over the Oa...
May 30, 2022
Shanghai says all residents in ‘low-risk’ areas can return to work on June 1
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai will move into a normalised epidemic-control phase from Wednesday and will allow malls and shops to reopen and people in "low-risk" areas to return to work, city official...
May 30, 2022
China’s foreign minister visits Tonga after Pacific islands delay regional pact
(Reuters) - Samoa says it didn't have enough time to consider a sweeping proposal from China for a regional trade and security pact, and has urged fellow Pacific islands to stay united as big powers s...
May 30, 2022
Stocks dip, bonds drop as German surprise renews inflation fears
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Stocks wobbled and bonds fell in Asia, while the dollar rose on Tuesday after a hot inflation reading in Germany heightened nerves about the pace and scale of looming interest ra...
May 30, 2022
Macquarie Asset Management raises $4.2 billion for Asia-Pacific fund
(Reuters) - Macquarie Asset Management, a part of Australia's Macquarie Group Ltd, said on Tuesday it had raised $4.2 billion for its third fund dedicated towards Asia-Pacific regional infrastructure,...
May 30, 2022
Foxconn predicts more stable supply chain in the second half of 2022
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Apple supplier Foxconn said on Tuesday that the second half of the year is "developing in a better direction" as Shanghai's COVID-19 lockdowns appear to be easing. "We are quite con...
May 30, 2022
