Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ukraine war reverberates on Taiwan’s ‘frontline of democracy’
By Sarah Wu DONGYIN/NANGAN, Taiwan (Reuters) - Lin Jih-shou was brewing tea last month in his popular breakfast joint when he heard the buzz of a plane - a rare sound on the remote Taiwanese-held isla...
Mar 24, 2022
Russia more of a burden to China after Ukraine invasion- Pentagon official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia's invasion of Ukraine has made it more of a strategic burden on China, a senior Pentagon official said on Thursday. "I do think that there's a degree to which what Putin ...
Mar 24, 2022
Beijing autoshow postponed due to COVID – sources
BEIJING (Reuters) - Organisers of the Beijing autoshow, which was scheduled to be held in late April, have postponed the event due to a recent flare up of COVID-19 cases in China, people familiar with...
Mar 24, 2022
Oil drops as supply crunch fears ease, trading costs rise
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices fell about a $1 on Friday as the United States and allies considered releasing more oil from storage to cool markets and as traders faced higher costs f...
Mar 24, 2022
Friendless yen faces third straight week of decline
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The yen was headed for its worst week in two years on Friday, pummelled by Japan's rising import costs and low interest rates, while commodity currencies were se...
Mar 24, 2022
World Bank approves $830 million in loans to Colombia
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia will receive two loans totalling $830 million from the World Bank to fund COVID-19 pandemic recovery and education efforts, the country's government and the bank said on Th...
Mar 24, 2022
Japan to freeze assets of additional 25 Russian individuals – foreign ministry
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will freeze the assets of an additional 25 Russian individuals and prohibit exports to 81 Russian organisations, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday. On Thursday...
Mar 24, 2022
Ecuador lawmakers reject conservative president Lasso’s investment bill
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean lawmakers on Thursday roundly rejected a proposed bill that conservative President Guillermo Lasso had said would attract investment for the beleague...
Mar 24, 2022
S.Korea’s president-elect says N.Korea has nothing to gain from provocation
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol said North Korea has nothing to gain from provocation, a day after the nuclear-armed North test-fired its largest intercontinental ballisti...
Mar 24, 2022
Russia to emerge from Ukraine conflict weaker, senior Pentagon official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia will emerge from the conflict in Ukraine weaker and more isolated, a senior Pentagon official said on Thursday. "I think with a high degree of certainty that Russia will ...
Mar 24, 2022
