Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China construction machinery industry cheers strong 2020 sales but outlook uncertain
By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's strong construction machinery sales are expected to continue until at least early next year but could be hobbled by any slowdown in Beijing's recent infrastr...
Nov 24, 2020
Japan PM Suga trips up with messy reversal on tourism campaign
By Linda Sieg and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's abrupt decision to partially pause a domestic travel campaign amid rising COVID-19 cases - after insisting it w...
Nov 24, 2020
Hong Kong government’s priority is to restore constitutional order: Lam
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Wednesday the government's urgent priority was to restore the Chinese-ruled city's constitutional order and pull its political system...
Nov 24, 2020
Trump plans to pardon former aide Michael Flynn: media reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump plans to pardon his former national security adviser Michael Flynn who had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during the investigation into Russian m...
Nov 24, 2020
Dollar under pressure as risk appetite stages a comeback
By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar nursed losses on Wednesday as progress in developing a novel coronavirus vaccine and expectations for a fiscal boost from a new U.S. government triggered ...
Nov 24, 2020
Candidate John James concedes to Senator Gary Peters
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Tuesday night, Republican U.S. Senate candidate John James announced that he his conceding the race to Democrat incumbent Gary Peters. This comes after Michigan's Boar...
Nov 24, 2020
South Korea’s BTS snags first ever Grammy nomination for a K-Pop band
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean boy band BTS on Tuesday snagged the first ever Grammy nomination for a K-pop band, taking the worldwide sensation a step closer to winning the music award....
Nov 24, 2020
Japan criticises U.N. finding that Nissan’s Ghosn was detained unfairly
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's justice minister on Tuesday criticised a written opinion by a United Nations panel, saying that claims that former Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn had been treated unfair...
Nov 24, 2020
Tokyo to call for shortened hours for bars, restaurants: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo will urge bars and restaurants to operate shortened hours, the latest restriction to be implemented in Japan following sharp rises in COVID-19 infections, media reported on Wed...
Nov 24, 2020
China says Brazil president’s son hurts relationship with comments critical of Huawei
BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - China's embassy in Brazil on Tuesday said a son of President Jair Bolsonaro had harmed relations between the two countries with critical comments about telecommunic...
Nov 24, 2020
