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South Korea to vaccinate pregnant women as it races to 80% target for adults
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will begin taking reservations for coronavirus vaccines from pregnant women this week as the country accelerates its inoculation drive to reach its goal f...
Oct 05, 2021
Citi promotes Jiang and Li to Asia industrials banking co-heads – memo
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Citigroup has appointed David Jiang and Lei Li as co-head of industrials investment banking for Asia, according to a company memo seen by Reuters. Jiang has been with Citi for th...
Oct 05, 2021
Malaysia’s AirAsia Group reaffirms commitment for fleet migration to Airbus A321neo
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's AirAsia Group Bhd has reaffirmed its commitment for fleet migration to Airbus A321neo with the conversion of the remaining A320 orders, it said on Wednesday. With t...
Oct 05, 2021
Golf-Opening women’s major gets new sponsor, prize fund up 60% to $5 million
(Reuters) - The opening women's major of 2022 will have its prize fund boosted by 60% to $5 million, the elite LPGA Tour said after announcing a new title sponsor for the tournament. The event, previo...
Oct 05, 2021
Hong Kong property agencies suing Evergrande to recover commissions
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Two Hong Kong property agencies are suing heavily indebted China Evergrande Group over unpaid commissions, according to a court filing and media reports, piling pressure on the d...
Oct 05, 2021
Oil at new multi-year highs, Asian shares fall
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares dropped on Wednesday, reversing early gains, after an overnight rebound in U.S. and European stocks as investors shrugged off worries about a potential ...
Oct 05, 2021
World Bank ups Russia’s 2021 GDP forecast but warns of sanctions impact
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's economic recovery will be stronger than expected this year but U.S. sanctions, a poor vaccination rate and the central bank's monetary tightening will all weigh on the grow...
Oct 05, 2021
Australia to stop controversial practice of asylum seeker detentions in PNG
By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia will stop detaining asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea (PNG) at the end of December, the two countries said on Wednesday, as Canberra shuts one of two r...
Oct 05, 2021
BOJ Kuroda says Japan’s economy picking up on export strength
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday the economy has picked up, led by exports and the manufacturing sector, although the retail sector's recovery has been slower...
Oct 05, 2021
Australia reports easing in new COVID-19 infections as vaccinations rise
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New daily COVID-19 cases in Australia's Victoria and New South Wales states, the epicentres of the country's worst virus outbreak, fell on Wednesday as authorities look to start eas...
Oct 05, 2021
