Author Archives: Syndicated Content

By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Svetlana Romashina became synchronised swimming's most decorated Olympian earlier this week and the Russian is taking aim at yet more gold to crown a career set to end...

By Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO (Reuters) - A day after his compatriot conceded karate's maiden Olympic gold medal to her Spanish rival, Japan's Ryo Kiyuna looked set to collect the goods on Friday as he domin...

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's capital Hanoi will extend its coronavirus restrictions for another 15 days until Aug. 22, the state Vietnam News Agency reported on Friday, following the discovery of new c...

By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - For hockey players the Olympics are the ultimate stage at which they can showcase their skills in the hope of transferring to a club in a competitive league, such ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is investigating the death of a 57-year-old Swiss tourist after her body was found near a waterfall on the resort island of Phuket, with signs she had died of unnatural ca...

By Shadia Nasralla TOKYO (Reuters) - South African equestrian Victoria Scott-Legendre almost did not make it to the Tokyo Olympics, not because of a lack of talent, but money - the elephant in a room ...

By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle maker Li Auto is targetting raising $1.52 billion in its Hong Kong dual primary listing at HK$118 per share, said three sources with dir...

By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong have discussed efforts to engage with North Korea, including the prospect of hum...

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth likely remained robust in July amid shifts in seasonal employment at schools caused by the pandemic, which could mask some softening in underly...

By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Desperation among homebuyers is pushing New Zealand house prices to record highs, overpowering the government's efforts to rein in the red-hot market and puttin...