Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Vietnam's Mekong Capital plans Southeast Asia climate fund as early as 2024
By Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Vietnam-focused private equity firm Mekong Capital is looking to build a climate fund worth up to $200 million as early as next year, focusing on investments t...
May 30, 2023
China's Great Wall Motor plans EV battery assembly, research in Thailand
By Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK (Reuters) - China's Great Wall Motor Co Ltd is finalising plans to invest up to $30 million to set up a new battery pack assembly plant in Thailand, where it will start maki...
May 30, 2023
In Zimbabwe, female rugby team seeks to keep girls off the streets
By Nyasha Chingono DOMBOSHAVA, Zimbabwe (Reuters) - Bridget Magasu is the first to arrive for the training session, clutching a rugby ball while she waits for other members of her all-female rugby tea...
May 30, 2023
BHP taps Microsoft, AI, to improve recovery at top copper mine
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - BHP Group has teamed up with Microsoft Corp to improve copper recovery from its Escondida mine in Chile, the world's biggest copper mine, by using machine learning and artificial...
May 30, 2023
South American presidents led by Lula seek new shared agenda
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - South American presidents are gathering in Brasilia on Tuesday for their first summit in almost a decade at the invitation of Brazil's le...
May 30, 2023
Sri Lanka central bank to hold rates as inflation stays high
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's central bank is expected to keep rates unchanged at its policy meeting this week as it continues to support the debt-laden economy amid persistentl...
May 30, 2023
Singapore home prices surpass Hong Kong as APAC's most expensive - survey
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Singapore's private home prices have surpassed Hong Kong as the most expensive in Asia Pacific in 2023, while rents in the city-state were also the region's highest, the Urban La...
May 30, 2023
Denmark plans defence investment of $21 billion over next decade
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's government proposed on Tuesday to invest 143 billion Danish crowns ($21.14 billion) in defence over the next 10 years, in line with a pledge to meet NATO's spending ta...
May 30, 2023
India monsoon advances after stalling for 11 days
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's monsoon rains advanced into some more parts of southwest Bay of Bengal after stalling for the past 11 days at a far-flung island, weather department said on Tuesday. The mon...
May 30, 2023
Factbox-Penalties imposed on Australian companies over the recent years
(Reuters) - Australian regulators have over the recent years fined a slew of companies over breaches and non-compliance issues, with the country's "Big Four" banks penalised the heaviest over money la...
May 30, 2023
