Author Archives: Syndicated Content
S.Korea ruling party candidate seeks to outdo Moon with N.Korea nuclear talks
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - The top security adviser of South Korea's ruling party presidential candidate said his team aims to overcome previous failures in bridging North Korea and the United ...
Jan 28, 2022
Givaudan will pass on higher costs to customers after FY profit miss
ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss fragrance and flavour maker Givaudan on Friday said it would pass higher costs on to customers this year after posting a weaker-than-expected rise in net profit and dividend fo...
Jan 28, 2022
Caixabank’s Q4 recurrent net profit down 52.2% y/y on lower one-off gains
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Caixabank on Friday said its fourth-quarter recurrent profit fell 52.2% due to lower one-off gains than in the same period a year ago. Caixabank, which in March closed the 4...
Jan 28, 2022
Toyota remains world’s biggest car seller, widens lead on VW
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toyota Motor Co said on Friday its vehicle sales rose by 10.1% last year, making it the world's biggest carmaker for a second straight year and putting it further ahead of it...
Jan 28, 2022
Online retailer Farfetch enters beauty sector with Violet Grey purchase
PARIS (Reuters) - London-based online luxury fashion retailer Farfetch said on Friday it plans to purchase U.S.-based beauty retailer Violet Grey, marking its expansion into the cosmetics business wit...
Jan 28, 2022
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
