Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hong Kong to report record 4,285 new COVID cases on Wednesday- TVB
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong is expected to report at least 4,285 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, setting another record for daily infections, broadcaster TVB reported, citing an unidentified sour...
Feb 15, 2022
Beijing Olympics organiser says 2 new COVID cases detected among personnel on Feb 15
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee said on Wednesday that two new COVID-19 cases were detected among games-related personnel on Feb. 15. One of the cases was fou...
Feb 15, 2022
Olympics-Freestyle skiing-Americans Hall and Goepper win slopestyle gold and silver
By Mari Saito ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - American freestyle skier Alex Hall won gold at the men's slopestyle event on Wednesday at the Beijing Olympics after dominating the entire field by throwin...
Feb 15, 2022
BOJ may suffer losses in event it exits easy policy, says governor Kuroda
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan could temporarily suffer losses on its huge asset holdings if it were to end its ultra-loose monetary policy, governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday. The BOJ ho...
Feb 15, 2022
Philippines’ Pacquiao to fight drugs ‘the right way’ if elected president
By Neil Jerome Morales and Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines boxing icon and presidential candidate Manny Pacquiao said he will welcome an international probe into President Rodrigo Duterte's ...
Feb 15, 2022
Singapore’s Funding Societies raises $144 million in SoftBank-led round
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Funding Societies, a Southeast Asian digital financing platform, has raised $144 million in a funding round, led by SoftBank Group Corp's SoftBank Vision Fund 2, as it expands fu...
Feb 15, 2022
Japan must respond to damage from rising prices, says Finance Minister Suzuki
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government must respond to any damage recent rising prices inflict on consumption and the economy, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Wednesday. "While the recent rises...
Feb 15, 2022
China-U.S. monetary policy divergence aids yuan stability – ex-regulator
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Increasingly divergent monetary policies between China and the United States would help rein in an excessive rise in the yuan by reducing foreign money inflows, a former Chinese f...
Feb 15, 2022
Airbus finalises deal to sell seven A350 freighters to Singapore Airlines
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Airbus SE said on Wednesday it has finalised a deal to sell seven A350 freighters to Singapore Airlines , in a deal that would make it the first airline to operate the new model....
Feb 15, 2022
Japan consumers’ expected inflation rate rises to record 2.43% in Feb -govt survey
(Corrects day of the week in first paragraph) TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese consumers' one-year forward expected inflation rate rose to 2.43% in February, a Consumer Affairs Agency survey showed on Wedne...
Feb 15, 2022
