Author Archives: Syndicated Content

By Alun John (Reuters) - Bristling tensions and looming laws in Europe could offer clues to two questions: Can bitcoin be a safe-haven asset? And can Russia emerge as a crypto superpower? The answer t...

By Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) - Emerging Asian bonds ex-China attracted the biggest monthly foreign inflow in five months in January, as some signs of economic recovery in the region eased concerns over m...

(Reuters) - South Africa's Discovery Ltd said on Tuesday it would set up an Asia-focused health insurance technology business in partnership with Hong Kong-listed AIA Group Ltd. Discovery will own 25%...

By Tim Hepher and Allison Lampert PARIS/MONTREAL (Reuters) - Airlines and the leasing companies that control billions of dolllars' worth of passenger jets are drawing up contingency plans for a freeze...

By James Pomfret and Donny Kwok Hong Kong (Reuters) - The website of U.K.-based human rights group Hong Kong Watch could not be accessed through some networks in the Chinese-ruled city, stoking concer...

By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - A series of small, natural earthquakes has struck near North Korea's shuttered nuclear test site, South Korea has said, highlighting the area's geological instability a...

By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Norway's Jarl Magnus Riiber has been named on the start list for Tuesday's Nordic combined large hill/10km competition at the Beijing Olympics. The wo...

YANQING, China (Reuters) - Switzerland's Corinne Suter won the gold medal in the women's downhill at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday with a time of 1:31:87. Defending champion Sofia Goggia of Italy wa...

(Reuters) - Australian rugby league international Jarryd Hayne was granted bail on Tuesday pending a new trial after his conviction for sexual assault was quashed by the New South Wales Court of Crimi...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Volkswagen's premium automaker Audi and its Chinese state-owned partner FAW Group have received approval from Chinese authorities to start construction on their electric vehicle j...