Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China Q1 accommodation, catering sector shrinks for first time since 2020
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's accommodation and catering sector contracted in January-March from a year earlier for the first time since 2020, pointing to increasingly flagging consumption weakened by C...
Apr 18, 2022
Taiwan electric scooter firm Gogoro has ‘healthy’ chip supply for now, risks as it grows -CEO
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese electric scooter maker Gogoro Inc has all the chips it needs for now, founder and Chief Executive Horace Luke said on Tuesday, but could face a squeeze by...
Apr 18, 2022
East Timor’s Ramos-Horta and ‘Lu Olo’ face off in presidential poll
By Kate Lamb and Nelson Da Cruz DILI (Reuters) - Voting in the second and final round of East Timor's presidential election began early on Tuesday, with Nobel laureate, Jose Ramos-Horta, the clear fro...
Apr 18, 2022
BOK governor nominee flags further policy tightening, but at more sedate pace than Fed
By Cynthia Kim and Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's central bank governor nominee Rhee Chang-yong said on Tuesday the bank will continue to tighten monetary policy, but suggested the pace of ...
Apr 18, 2022
China to keep cutting crude steel output in 2022, state planner says
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's state planner will reduce crude steel output this year after cutting about 30 million tonnes of production in 2021, an official said on Tuesday. The world's top steel produ...
Apr 18, 2022
Japan must pass extra budget in current parliament session, says ruling bloc partner leader
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's parliament must pass a fresh extra budget before its current session ends in mid-June, the head of a junior ruling coalition partner said on Tuesday, repeating his earlier re...
Apr 18, 2022
Sri Lanka asks IMF for rapid financial assistance
By Uditha Jayasinghe (Reuters) - Sri Lanka has requested the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for rapid financial assistance and the global lender could consider it after initial reluctance, an aide ...
Apr 18, 2022
Lawsuit challenging Marjorie Taylor Greene reelection can proceed, judge rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A lawsuit seeking to block Republican representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from seeking reelection, alleging she is unfit for office because of her support of rioters who attac...
Apr 18, 2022
Asian stocks in defensive mood on China and rate worries
By Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares traded cautiously on Tuesday, with investors weighing China's measures to cushion an economic slowdown and the prospect of aggressive Federal Reserve mo...
Apr 18, 2022
U.S. seeks to seize superyacht in Fiji from suspected Russian owner
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - The United States is seeking to seize a superyacht suspected of belonging to a Russian oligarch that is docked in the Pacific island nation of Fiji, a restraining ...
Apr 18, 2022
