Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Thai central bank holds fire on rates as economic growth forecast lowered
By Orathai Sriring and Kitiphong Thaichareon BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank left its key interest rate unchanged at a record low on Wednesday, maintaining support for a pandemic-hit econo...
Mar 30, 2022
Indonesia seeks longer shelf life donations as 19 million COVID shots expired
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Nineteen million doses of vaccines in Indonesia's national COVID-19 stockpile have expired this year and 1.5 million more are set to expire next month, as donated shots arrive with...
Mar 30, 2022
India conducts antitrust raids on tyre companies Ceat, Apollo, Continental-sources
By Aditya Kalra and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's antitrust body on Wednesday raided the offices of tyre companies including India's Ceat, Apollo Tyres and Germany's Continental AG in an al...
Mar 30, 2022
Ukraine reports shelling outside Kyiv, fighting around Chernihiv
(Reuters) - Ukrainian officials reported shelling around the capital Kyiv and the northern city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, despite a promise by Moscow to scale down military operations there. Kyiv's d...
Mar 30, 2022
SK Hynix CEO says reviewing forming a consortium to acquire Arm-Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix's CEO said on Tuesday that they are considering forming a consortium with strategic investors to acquire British semiconductor company Arm Ltd, Yonhap...
Mar 30, 2022
China’s President Xi, Premier Li to meet EU leaders on April 1 – ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang will meet with European Union leaders on April 1, China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday. It was China's first confirmation ...
Mar 30, 2022
Russian forces hit industrial facilities in western Ukraine, regional governor says
(Reuters) - Russian forces hit industrial facilities in three strikes on the Khmelnitskyi region of western Ukraine overnight, regional governor Serhiy Hamaliy said on Wednesday. He gave no details of...
Mar 30, 2022
‘Find roubles’ if you want Russian oil, grain or metals, top lawmaker says
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) -Russia's top lawmaker warned the European Union on Wednesday that if it wanted Russian natural gas then it would have to pay in roubles, and cautioned that oil, ...
Mar 30, 2022
Pakistani PM’s main ally strikes pact with opposition ahead of confidence vote
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A main ally of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's government has reached a pact with opposition parties seeking to oust him, a party official said on Wednesday, signalling Kha...
Mar 30, 2022
China truckers use fake travel records, ‘clean’ drivers to dodge COVID rules
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese truck drivers hoping to outwit COVID-19 inspectors are faking travel histories to get through checkpoints or avoid quarantine, state media reported, as weary citizens strug...
Mar 30, 2022
