Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Southeast Asian leaders begin summit amid ‘major power rivalries’
By James Pearson HANOI (Reuters) - Southeast Asian leaders kicked off a multilateral summit on Thursday expected to address tensions in the South China Sea and tackle plans for a post-pandemic economi...
Nov 11, 2020
Alibaba, JD.com say U.S. was top seller to China during Singles’ Day event
By Sophie Yu and Josh Horwitz BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Alibaba and JD.com said the United States was the top seller of goods to China during the Singles' Day shopping extravaganza that generated a...
Nov 11, 2020
VanVleet: ‘Time to cash out’ in free agency
With NBA free agency set to begin next week, coveted guard Fred VanVleet has his eyes set on breaking the bank. "I'm trying to get paid, man," VanVleet said in an appearance on JJ Redick's "The Old Ma...
Nov 11, 2020
Biden reassures U.S. allies in calls with leaders of Japan, South Korea, Australia
By Hyonhee Shin, Sakura Murakami and Simon Lewis SEOUL/TOKYO/WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - In their first calls with Joe Biden since the U.S. election, the leaders of Japan, South Korea and Australia o...
Nov 11, 2020
China will need 8,600 new aircraft over next 20 years: Boeing
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese airlines will need 8,600 new airplanes worth $1.4 trillion over the next 20 years, Boeing Co said on Thursday. Boeing's latest estimate for the period to 2039 is 6.3 percen...
Nov 11, 2020
BOJ’s monetary policy can play bigger role in COVID-19 world, says central bank policymaker
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan's monetary policy can play a bigger role in helping to alleviate the pain caused by structural changes to the economy brought about by COVID-19, its...
Nov 11, 2020
Japan’s Fujitsu, Mizuho, PeptiDream to form joint venture to develop COVID-19 treatments
TOKYO (Reuters) - Fujitsu Ltd, Mizuho Financial Group Inc, and drugmaker PeptiDream Inc said on Thursday they are forming a joint venture to develop treatments for COVID-19. The new company, to be cal...
Nov 11, 2020
Athletes arriving for Tokyo Olympics do not have to isolate for 14 days, organisers say
TOKYO (Reuters) - Athletes who arrive in Japan to participate in the Tokyo Olympics will not have to isolate for the required 14 days after arrival, Olympic organisers said on Thursday. The 2020 Games...
Nov 11, 2020
China’s SMIC says delivery of some U.S. made equipment, parts, materials delayed: Global Times
(Reuters) - China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) is facing some delays in U.S.-made equipment, parts and materials, the Global Times newspaper reported on Thursday, citing com...
Nov 11, 2020
Australia to appoint special investigator to examine possible prosecution of military in Afghanistan
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will appoint a special investigator to determine whether to prosecute members of the country's military for alleged crimes committed in Afghanistan, Prime...
Nov 11, 2020
