Author Archives: Syndicated Content
India cenbank may launch digital currency pilot next year: report
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India's digital currency may see its pilot launch in the first quarter of the next fiscal year, a senior central bank officer said at the State Bank of India's B...
Nov 18, 2021
China’s embattled Huarong secures $6.5 billion investment
(Reuters) - Chinese state-owned asset manager China Huarong Asset Management said on Wednesday it will receive fresh capital worth 42 billion yuan ($6.59 billion) from a state consortium led by Citic ...
Nov 17, 2021
Olympics: Foreign athlete in Beijing tests positive for COVID-19
BEIJING (Reuters) - A foreign athlete participating in the Luge World Cup in Beijing has tested positive for COVID-19 during a routine test, state media reported on Thursday, citing a local organising...
Nov 17, 2021
Virgin Australia to add seven more planes as demand rises
By Jamie Freed SYDNEY (Reuters) - Virgin Australia said on Thursday it would add seven more Boeing Co 737 NG planes to its fleet, nearly restoring it to pre-pandemic levels, to help meet a goal of obt...
Nov 17, 2021
China Evergrande sells entire stake in streaming platform HengTen to ease debt burden
By Clare Jim and Indranil Sarkar HONG KONG (Reuters) - China Evergrande Group is selling its entire stake in streaming services firm HengTen Network Group to raise HK$2.13 billion ($273.5 million), as...
Nov 17, 2021
Investors more bullish on yuan, short bets on Thai baht ease: Reuters poll
By Shashwat Awasthi (Reuters) - Bullish bets on the Chinese yuan hit a more than five-month high despite risks from a slowing property sector, while the prospect of an economic rebound led investors t...
Nov 17, 2021
Japan LDP Motegi signals chance of extra budget exceeding Y30 trln – Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling party executive Toshimitsu Motegi said on Thursday an extra budget of more than 30 trillion yen ($263 billion) would send a "big message" to markets, Kyodo news agency...
Nov 17, 2021
Turkey releases Israeli couple held over alleged espionage charge, Israel says
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Turkey has released an Israeli couple who it had detained over espionage charges for allegedly taking photographs of President Tayyip Erdogan's residence during a trip to Istanbul...
Nov 17, 2021
Australian investor groups voice concerns over Aboriginal heritage protection law
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - New Western Australian legislation to better protect Aboriginal heritage fell short of international standards, an investor body said on Thursday, after the proposed changes came...
Nov 17, 2021
Taiwan commissions advanced new F-16s as China threat grows
By Ann Wang CHIAYI, Taiwan (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen lauded military cooperation with Washington on Thursday as she commissioned the first combat wing of F-16 fighters upgraded with U....
Nov 17, 2021
