Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hong Kong plans lower budget deficit as economy expected to recover
By Twinnie Siu and Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong plans to run a much lower budget deficit in the coming fiscal year as the economy is expected to recover from its longest recession on reco...
Feb 24, 2021
CanSinoBIO files application in China for COVID-19 vaccine approval
(Reuters) - CanSino Biologics Inc (CanSinoBIO) said on Wednesday it has filed an application in China to seek approval of its COVID-19 vaccine after global trials of the shot showed positive results. ...
Feb 24, 2021
Vietnam’s first batch of COVID-19 vaccine arrives from South Korea
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam received the first batch of 117,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday ahead of the planned rollout of the Southeast Asian country's vaccination programme...
Feb 24, 2021
Chipmakers in drought-hit Taiwan order water trucks to prepare for ‘the worst’
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan chipmakers are buying water by the truckload for some of their foundries as the island widens restrictions on water supply amid a drought that could exacerbate a chip supply ...
Feb 24, 2021
Field Goals: NFL’s Sam Rapoport promotes women in football
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) - Did you notice anything different about the Super Bowl this year? Not Tom Brady winning - that is nothing new - but the record number of women involved in the big ...
Feb 24, 2021
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: EU to keep non-essential travel curbs amid chaotic border measures European Union government leaders will agree on Thursday to...
Feb 24, 2021
Thailand receives its first coronavirus vaccines
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand received on Wednesday its first 200,000 doses of Sinovac Biotech's CoronaVac, the country's first batch of coronavirus vaccines, with inoculations set to begin in a few da...
Feb 24, 2021
Over 3.4 million Texans still facing disrupted water supplies, authorities say
(Reuters) - A little over 3.4 million people in Texas in 204 counties still had issues with their water supply as of Tuesday evening, compared to over 7.9 million people a day earlier, a spokesman for...
Feb 23, 2021
Mexico moves to strip Tamaulipas governor’s immunity for alleged organized crime links
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's attorney general's office has asked lawmakers to strip the governor of the violent northern state of Tamaulipas of his immunity, alleging probable cause for money laun...
Feb 23, 2021
South Korea hails arrival of virus vaccines as first step in ‘return to normal’
By Josh Smith and Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea shipped its first doses of a coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, transferring AstraZeneca vaccines from a production facility in the country to...
Feb 23, 2021
