Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive-India probe into bribery claim in toxic syrup tests nears completion
By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is close to finishing an investigation into a "comprehensive and exhaustive" complaint that a state drug regulator, in return for a bribe, helped switch s...
Dec 21, 2023
Biting cold to loosen grip as temperatures to creep higher in China
By Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) - After almost two weeks of below-freezing weather brought by a cold wave that swept through most of China, a round of warm air will begin to flow from the country's north...
Dec 21, 2023
Indonesia to fine palm oil companies $310 million for operating in forests
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia said on Friday that it would slap palm oil companies operating within forest areas with fines amounting to a total of 4.8 trillion rupiah ($310.1 million). More than 475 ...
Dec 21, 2023
Hong Kong court rejects bid to drop sedition charge against Jimmy Lai
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court on Friday rejected a bid by the legal team for pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai to have sedition charge against him dropped, in a closely watched national securit...
Dec 21, 2023
Cybertruck designer says Tesla stainless steel pickup is no experiment
By Nichola Groom and Cath Turner LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The angular, polarizing design of the Cybertruck will help boost the Tesla brand, the electric vehicle maker's chief designer said on Thursday,...
Dec 21, 2023
China's 2024 steel demand to fall 1.7% from this year - state researcher
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's steel demand in 2023 will decline by 3.3% from 2022 and contract a further 1.7% in 2024, a state researcher forecast on Friday, weighed down by a significant drop in constr...
Dec 21, 2023
Japan-US ties stronger than ever, minister says amid US Steel scrutiny
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Industry Minister Ken Saito said on Friday that U.S.-Japanese ties were "stronger than ever", although he declined to comment directly on growing scrutiny in the United Stat...
Dec 21, 2023
China lifts ban on Taiwanese grouper fish imports in carrot and stick diplomacy
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will resume importing grouper fish from Taiwan from Friday, the Chinese government announced, just one day after angering Taipei with the ending of tariff cuts on some chemic...
Dec 21, 2023
Asia stocks see slim weekly gain, await US inflation
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks were poised to eke out gains for the final full trading week of the year on Friday, while the dollar eyed a loss as investors look to 2024 as a year...
Dec 21, 2023
UN Security Council delays vote on Gaza aid until Friday
By Bassam Masoud, Michelle Nichols and Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA/UNITED NATIONS/CAIRO (Reuters) - U.N. Security Council diplomats delayed until Friday a vote on a resolution to increase humanitarian aid ...
Dec 21, 2023
