Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China’s iQiyi to offer free movies, TV over holiday after Beijing’s urging
BEIJING (Reuters) - iQiyi, China's answer to Netflix, will offer free movies and television shows in some areas over the Lunar New Year holiday, after Beijing urged platforms to drop their paywalls wi...
Jan 28, 2021
South Korea to begin COVID-19 vaccinations for general public in third quarter – KDCA
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Thursday it would begin COVID-19 vaccinations for the general public in the third quarter of this year, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) dir...
Jan 28, 2021
South Korea’s January exports likely to grow for third month underpinning recovery momentum: Reuters poll
By Joori Roh and Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's exports likely expanded for a third straight month in January on continued strong chip sales and overseas demand, a Reuters poll showed on T...
Jan 28, 2021
Australia central bank cash rate seen at record low; QE likely to extend: Reuters poll
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will likely hold its cash rate at a historic low of 0.1% at its first policy meeting of the year on Feb. 2, a Reuters poll of 22 ...
Jan 28, 2021
Toyota says 2020 global sales at 9.52 million vehicles
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday its group-wide global sales fell 11.3% to 9.528 million vehicles in 2020. Kyodo News said Toyota became the world's top-selling automaker for the f...
Jan 28, 2021
Secretary of State Blinken says U.S. committed to Israel’s security
(Reuters) - The United States reaffirms its commitment to Israel's security and will continue to work closely with the country to advance peace in the region, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sa...
Jan 28, 2021
U.S. economy likely logged its weakest performance in 74 years in 2020
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy likely contracted at its sharpest pace since World War Two in 2020 as COVID-19 ravaged services businesses like restaurants and airlines, thro...
Jan 28, 2021
Apple says new privacy notifications to roll out in ‘early spring’
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Thursday that new privacy pop-up notifications will start appearing on most iPhones as soon as "early spring," a requirement that major digital advertis...
Jan 28, 2021
Exclusive: Samsung, Hyundai, Daewoo prepare for Petrobras oil platform tender – sources
By Sabrina Valle and Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Three consortia including Asian shipyards are preparing to compete to build Brazil's Petrobras' first two in-house platforms in more than...
Jan 28, 2021
Leading in a pandemic: Tips from Sprout Social’s founder
By Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Like many other CEOs, Justyn Howard, who founded Sprout Social Inc in 2010, has faced a plethora of new challenges in the past year. The Chicago-based compan...
Jan 28, 2021
