Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Singapore August exports rise 7.7% year/year, higher than forecasts
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's August non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rose 7.7% from a year earlier, beating forecasts, official data showed on Thursday, helped by items such as non-monetary gold a...
Sep 16, 2020
Japan’s reappointed finmin Aso says will prod regional banks to pursue reforms
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Wednesday he will encourage regional banks to push through reforms to survive headwinds such as a dwindling population. "It's becoming hard...
Sep 16, 2020
Taiwan says Chinese anti-submarine aircraft off its coast
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Two Chinese anti-submarine aircraft flew into Taiwan's air defence identification zone on Wednesday and were warned to leave by Taiwan's air force, the island's defence ministry sai...
Sep 16, 2020
Kia Motors halts work at factories near Seoul as eight workers contract virus: union official
SEOUL (Reuters) - Kia Motors has suspended production at all of its factories near Seoul from late on Wednesday as eight of its workers have tested positive for the new coronavirus, a union official s...
Sep 16, 2020
Mainland China reports nine new COVID-19 cases versus 12 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported nine new COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 16, down from 12 reported a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Thursday. The National Health ...
Sep 16, 2020
Irish watchdog calls for large scale stimulus in October budget
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's budget watchdog on Thursday called for the government to implement a "large-scale multi-year stimulus" in its 2021 budget on Oct. 13 due to "exceptionally high" uncertaint...
Sep 16, 2020
Asian shares set for mostly weaker open after Fed
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian shares were set to drift lower on Thursday as concerns about the strength of the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic remained, even after the U.S. Federal Re...
Sep 16, 2020
Asian airlines turn to ‘flights to nowhere’ to get travellers back in the skies
By Jamie Freed SYDNEY (Reuters) - Qantas Airways Ltd said on Thursday it would operate a seven-hour scenic flight over Australia next month, adding to a growing trend in Asia of "flights to nowhere" t...
Sep 16, 2020
Exclusive: EQT bids for Chevron U.S. shale-gas assets in Appalachia – sources
By Arathy S Nair, Shariq Khan and Jessica Resnick-Ault (Reuters) - EQT Corp , the largest U.S. natural gas producer by volume, has placed a bid on Chevron Corp's Appalachia gas properties and a pipeli...
Sep 16, 2020
U.S. says WeChat users will not be penalized
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - WeChat users will not face civil or criminal penalties even if the United States bans the Chinese-owned messaging app through other actions next week, the Ju...
Sep 16, 2020
