Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive-Prenatal test developed with Chinese military stores gene data
By Kirsty Needham and Clare Baldwin (Reuters) - A prenatal test taken by millions of pregnant women globally was developed by Chinese gene company BGI Group in collaboration with the Chinese military ...
Jul 07, 2021
Explainer: What is driving China’s clampdown on Didi and data security?
By Josh Horwitz and Yilei Sun SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's cyberspace regulator has launched a probe into ride-hailing giant Didi Global, calling for it to stop adding new users and for app stores to ...
Jul 07, 2021
China’s cabinet to use RRR cuts to support real economy – state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will use timely cuts in the bank reserve requirement ratio (RRR) to support the real economy, especially small firms, state media quoted the cabinet as saying on Wednesday. T...
Jul 07, 2021
French envoy slams Lebanon PM for shifting blame on economic collapse
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The French ambassador rebuked Lebanon's prime minister for saying the country was under siege and blamed years of "mismanagement and inactivity" by Lebanese leaders for its economic...
Jul 07, 2021
India’s health minister quits as Modi readies cabinet reshuffle
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's health minister resigned ahead of a cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, officials said, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking to reinvigorate an administration that has b...
Jul 07, 2021
Philippines’ Duterte ‘seriously thinking’ about VP race
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday gave the strongest hint yet that he might seek the vice presidency in next year's election, saying he was now "seriously thinking" ...
Jul 07, 2021
U.S. calls Haitian leader’s assassination a ‘horrific crime’, assessing attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is assessing the "tragic attack" that killed Haiti's president overnight and President Joe Biden will be briefed on the assassination, the White House said on W...
Jul 07, 2021
Ethiopia says aid flights to Tigray allowed, but none appears to have taken off
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia said on Wednesday that it had allowed humanitarian flights to its northern Tigray region this week, amid concerns that aid is not reaching people facing famine, but th...
Jul 07, 2021
China to launch carbon trading for electricity sector in July
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will launch a nationwide carbon emissions trading scheme for the electricity sector in July, the cabinet said on Wednesday. The launch of the scheme aims to control and reduc...
Jul 07, 2021
China clampdown could spur fresh short-selling of U.S.-listed shares, says S3
(Reuters) - China's clampdown on domestic companies listed on the U.S. stock market may prove the spark for a new burst of short-selling in Hong Kong and China-based firms after bears were forced to c...
Jul 07, 2021
