Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China, Tonga hold aid ceremony day before US Pacific meet
By Kirsty Needham MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Tonga and China held a signing ceremony on Friday for construction equipment that will be used to build infrastructure in the tsunami-hit Pacific island, a day ...
Feb 10, 2022
Malaysia’s economy grows 3.6% in Q4, better than forecast
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's economy returned to growth in the fourth quarter of 2021, expanding 3.6% from a year earlier, the central bank said on Friday, as economic activity resumed followin...
Feb 10, 2022
Capital A appoints non-executive chairman for aviation
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Capital A Bhd has appointed a veteran of the telecoms industry as the non-executive chairman of its aviation unit and will form an independent board overseeing the business, t...
Feb 10, 2022
Thai central bank says inflation to exceed forecast this year
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's main inflation rate is expected to be higher than the central bank's forecast of 1.7% this year, central bank officials said on Friday. They said inflation would exceed ...
Feb 10, 2022
Thailand to consider measures to ease impact of fuel prices -Finance Minister
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet will discuss next week a package of measures to mitigate the impact of high fuel prices, the finance minister said on Friday. The package will include measures f...
Feb 10, 2022
Mexican journalist killed in latest violent attack on media
By Kylie Madry and Noe Torres MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican journalist was shot and killed in the southern state of Oaxaca on Thursday, police said, the latest in a string of journalist deaths tha...
Feb 10, 2022
Australians told to get COVID boosters to be considered fully vaccinated
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian residents will need to receive booster shots to be considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19, although authorities said foreign travellers will continue to need only t...
Feb 10, 2022
Olympics-Beijing Games organiser reports 11 new COVID-19 cases on Feb 10
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee said on Friday that a total of 11 new COVID-19 cases were detected among games-related personnel on Feb. 10. Two of the cases ...
Feb 10, 2022
China’s SMIC earns record revenue in 2021, boosted by global chip shortage
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Business boomed last year for Chinese chip maker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) on the back of a global chip shortage, with revenues and profits soaring des...
Feb 10, 2022
Olympics-Figure skating-Russia’s Valieva fails drugs test, IOC to appeal lifting suspension
BEIJING (Reuters) - Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has failed a test for a banned substance but her provisional suspension was lifted by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), a decision again...
Feb 10, 2022
