Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Deep tech VC launched by ex-Nvidia, Samsung execs raises $140 million fund
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Global Frontier Technology Ventures (GFT), a venture capital firm launched by former Nvidia and Samsung executives, on Tuesday said it has raised $140 million for its inaugural f...
Thomson Reuters Sep 19, 2023
Xi says China, US 'should and must' achieve peaceful co-existence
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping told two US Flying Tigers veterans who fought for China during World War II that China and the US "should and must" achieve peaceful co-existence, offe...
Thomson Reuters Sep 19, 2023
China's Foreign Ministry requests consulates in Hong Kong to give data of local staff
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong has requested consulates in the financial hub to provide job titles, home addresses and identification details of all locally...
Thomson Reuters Sep 19, 2023
Indonesia parliament committee approves govt's $216.3 billion 2024 budget
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's parliamentary budget committee on Tuesday approved President Joko Widodo's budget for 2024, his final year in office with a total spending of 3,325.1 trillion rupiah ($...
Thomson Reuters Sep 19, 2023
Cargo vessel leaves Ukraine's Chornomorsk after loading grain - industry source
KYIV (Reuters) -One cargo vessel carrying grain has left the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Chornomorsk for the first time since a grain deal collapsed, an industry source told Reuters on Tuesday, in a t...
Thomson Reuters Sep 19, 2023
Cryptoverse: Stablecoins sag in the dog days of summer
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) - Bitcoin isn't the only asset experiencing a late summer slump. Stablecoins, cryptocurrencies typically pegged to real-world assets like the U.S. dollar, have wilted to their...
Thomson Reuters Sep 19, 2023
Australia weather bureau declares El Nino event in country
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian Bureau of Meteorology on Tuesday declared an El Nino event for the country, a weather pattern that typically brings hotter, drier conditions. (Reporting by Alasdair P...
Thomson Reuters Sep 19, 2023
Analysis-US sees big gains if Mideast mega-deal sealed - but at what price?
By Matt Spetalnick and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is pressing ahead with a concerted effort to strike a "grand bargain" in the Middle East that includes normalizatio...
Thomson Reuters Sep 19, 2023
Exclusive-Coal from Russian-annexed Ukraine sold in NATO member Turkey - data, sources
By Filipp Lebedev and Gleb Stolyarov (Reuters) - At least $14.3 million worth of coal produced in areas of Ukraine annexed by Russia has been exported to NATO member Turkey this year, according to Rus...
Thomson Reuters Sep 19, 2023
Vietnam PM courts U.S. companies, seeks investment in chip sector
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's Prime Pham Minh Chinh has visited the headquarters of Nvidia and Synopsys, encouraging them and other U.S. tech firms to invest further in the Southeast Asian country's sem...
Thomson Reuters Sep 18, 2023
