Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Burberry becomes first luxury brand to suffer Chinese backlash over Xinjiang
By Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - Burberry has lost a Chinese brand ambassador and its hallmark tartan design was scrubbed from a popular video game, becoming the first luxury brand assailed by the Chin...
Mar 26, 2021
South Korea extends coronavirus distancing curbs as daily case count hits month high
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Friday it will extend its coronavirus distancing rules, which include an outside dining curfew and ban on gatherings of five or more people, for t...
Mar 26, 2021
Longtime NBA coach Stan Albeck dies at 89
Former NBA head coach Stan Albeck died Thursday in hospice care. He was 89. John Albeck told the San Antonio Express-News his father had a stroke March 14 and was living with him in San Antonio since ...
Mar 25, 2021
Indonesia police probe suspicious package with wires attached
(Refiles to add dropped word "was" in paragraph 1) JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian police on Friday were investigating a suspicious package found in Jakarta with wires attached to it though an officer ...
Mar 25, 2021
Japan PM Suga says to probably invite Biden to Olympics: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday he would probably invite U.S. President Joe Biden to the Olympic Games to be held in Tokyo this summer, domestic media said, cit...
Mar 25, 2021
Moderna delays shipment of about 600,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Canada
(Reuters) - Moderna Inc has delayed the shipment of 590,400 doses of its COVID-19 vaccine that were due to arrive in Canada this weekend, the federal procurement minister said on Thursday. Moderna inf...
Mar 25, 2021
Analysis: China airfares rebound in potential rehearsal for global recovery
By Stella Qiu and Jamie Freed BEIJING/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Widely watched airfares in China are recovering to pre-pandemic levels as domestic tourists lead a patchy air travel recovery, scattering crumb...
Mar 25, 2021
Japan Feb Factory output to fall on global chip shortage: Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory output likely fell in February partly due to a global shortage of automotive chips, which has further damaged an economy already reeling from the coronavirus crisis, ...
Mar 25, 2021
Myanmar sees more protests as World Bank warns of economic slump
(Reuters) - Myanmar anti-coup protesters staged more rallies on Friday after the military reportedly shot dead nine people a day earlier and as the World Bank warned the country's economy could slump ...
Mar 25, 2021
BOJ creates committee to facilitate experiment on central bank digital currency
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan said on Friday it has created a committee to promote smooth implementation of a central bank digital currency that groups together policymakers and banking lobby ex...
Mar 25, 2021
