Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Indonesia’s demographic dividend threatened by lengthy COVID-19 school closures
By Tom Allard and Wayan Sukarda JAKARTA/DENPASAR (Reuters) - Ni Kadek Suriani was looking forward to starting her second year of junior high school last year, before the coronavirus pandemic hit. Then...
Sep 17, 2021
With progress in creditor talks, Malaysia’s AirAsia X targets end-Oct meetings
By Liz Lee KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's AirAsia X Bhd (AAX) has made "substantial progress" in its months-long talks with creditors as it aims to convene meetings with them to vote on a restruc...
Sep 17, 2021
Over 60 S.Korean crypto exchanges set to suspend services next week
SEOUL (Reuters) - More than 60 cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea must notify customers of a partial or full suspension of trading by Friday midnight, a week before a new regulation comes into ef...
Sep 16, 2021
Singapore PM gets COVID-19 booster shot, urges others to follow
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Friday he had received a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot and urged other elderly people to come forward to get a shot amid a new wa...
Sep 16, 2021
Taiwan calls for quick start to trade talks with EU
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's government called on the European Union to quickly begin trade talks after the bloc pledged to seek a trade deal with the tech-heavyweight island, something Taipei has long...
Sep 16, 2021
BOJ to maintain stimulus as supply disruption darkens export outlook
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is set to maintain its massive stimulus next week, as supply bottlenecks caused by factory shutdowns in Asia weigh on an economy already wobbling fr...
Sep 16, 2021
Minneapolis can ask voters to remake police department, top court rules
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) - The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that voters could consider a ballot measure to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a Department of Public Safety fo...
Sep 16, 2021
Horse racing-Jockey De La Sayette gets six-month ban for cocaine use
(Reuters) - Teenage jockey Benoit de la Sayette has been banned for six months after testing positive for cocaine earlier this year, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) said. The 18-year-old, who ...
Sep 16, 2021
El Salvador body to investigate complaints about government’s bitcoin purchases, ATM kiosks
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador's Court of Accounts, which oversees its public resources, will investigate a complaint about the government's bitcoin purchases and the construction of kiosks for ...
Sep 16, 2021
Chinese embassy says opposes US, Australia interference
SYDNEY (Reuters) -The Chinese embassy in Australia rejected on Friday s "unfounded accusations" against China made by the defence and foreign ministers of Australia and their U.S. counterparts after a...
Sep 16, 2021
