Author Archives: Syndicated Content
AirAsia changes name to Capital A as it grows beyond an airline
(Reuters) - Malaysia's AirAsia Group Bhd said on Friday it had finalised the name change of its listed holding company to Capital A Bhd as it seeks market recognition of its growing portfolio of busin...
Jan 28, 2022
Taiwan president expresses ’empathy’ for Ukraine’s situation
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday expressed "empathy" for Ukraine's situation due to the military threat the island faces from China, saying force was not the solution to reso...
Jan 27, 2022
WHO examining allegations official abused staff, leaked vaccine data to Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it is looking into allegations a regional director in Asia bullied staff, used racist language and leaked sensitive vaccine data to Japan, ac...
Jan 27, 2022
Singapore sees jobless rate returning to pre-pandemic levels in coming months
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's manpower ministry said on Friday it expects the country's jobless rate to fall to pre-pandemic levels in the months ahead as the unemployment situation continues to i...
Jan 27, 2022
‘Whack-a-mole’: Experts call Hong Kong’s zero-COVID policy unsustainable
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - With thousands of people locked down in tiny apartments, government quarantine centres filling up and many businesses shuttered, Hong Kong is scrambling to sustai...
Jan 27, 2022
Google to invest up to $1 billion in India’s Bharti Airtel
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google will invest up to $1 billion in Bharti Airtel in a move that could help bolster the Indian telecom operator's digital offerings, the companies said on Frida...
Jan 27, 2022
Rugby league-Kiwis great Filipaina on ventilator due to kidney failure
(Reuters) - New Zealand rugby league great Olsen Filipaina is on a ventilator in intensive care due to kidney failure, his brother said on Thursday. Filipaina, 64, was admitted to a Sydney hospital wi...
Jan 27, 2022
Dozens of U.S. states say Apple stifles competition; back ‘Fortnite’ maker
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) -Apple Inc is stifling competition through its mobile app store, attorneys general for 34 U.S. states and the District of Columbia said on Thursday, as they ap...
Jan 27, 2022
High inflation to stick this year, denting global growth: Reuters poll
By Shrutee Sarkar BENGALURU (Reuters) - Persistently high inflation will haunt the world economy this year, according to a Reuters poll of economists who trimmed their global growth outlook on worries...
Jan 27, 2022
BOJ’s Kuroda says Japan must cooperate with U.S., Europe on cenbank digital currency norms
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan must cooperate with Europe and the United States in creating a global standard on the technical aspects of issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), the ch...
Jan 27, 2022
