Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Chinese firms bet on plant-based meat as coronavirus fuels healthy eating trend
By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) - A small but growing coterie of Chinese companies are betting on a bright future for plant-based meat products as consumers take their health more seriously i...
Sep 14, 2020
Hong Kong leader says 12 arrested by China at sea not ‘democratic activists being oppressed’
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) - The 12 Hong Kong people arrested at sea by mainland authorities were not "democratic activists being oppressed", the city's leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday, with 1...
Sep 14, 2020
China coronavirus vaccine may be ready for public in November: official
BEIJING (Reuters) - Coronavirus vaccines being developed in China may be ready for use by the general public as early as November, an official with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Preventio...
Sep 14, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1,407 to 261,762: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - Confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany rose by 1,407 to 261,762, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday. The death toll rose by 12 to 9,...
Sep 14, 2020
Former Nissan executive Kelly pleads not guilty to helping Ghosn hide income
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Nissan executive Greg Kelly on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to charges he helped ex-boss Carlos Ghosn under report income as his trial began in Tokyo. "I deny the allegations. I...
Sep 14, 2020
Australia lights Olympic cauldron 20 years after Sydney Games
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia ignited the 2000 Sydney Olympic cauldron on Tuesday on the 20th anniversary of the Games' opening ceremony as athletes and organisers looked back in pride at the nation's ...
Sep 14, 2020
COVID-19 has set global health progress back decades: Gates Foundation
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - The knock-on effects of the coronavirus pandemic have halted and reversed global health progress, setting it back 25 years and exposing millions to the risk of deadl...
Sep 14, 2020
China’s foreign trade, foreign investment better than expected: stats bureau
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign trade and investment performance has been better than expected, the spokesman for China's statistics bureau said on Tuesday. Fu Linghui told reporters during a brie...
Sep 14, 2020
China’s August property investment growth hits 16-month high
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's real estate investment rose at the fastest pace in 16 months in August, supported by robust sales, as the property market helped underpin the post-COVID economic recovery. ...
Sep 14, 2020
China’s August industrial output accelerates, retail sales turn up in boost to recovery
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's industrial output growth accelerated in August, while retail sales expanded for the first time this year, suggesting the economic recovery is gathering pace as demand start...
Sep 14, 2020
