Author Archives: Syndicated Content
How China's new No.2 hastened the end of Xi's zero-COVID policy
By Julie Zhu, Yew Lun Tian and Engen Tham HONG KONG/BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - As unprecedented protests against China's zero-COVID policies escalated in November, Li Qiang, the man recently elevate...
Mar 02, 2023
Cambodian opposition figure Kem Sokha sentenced to 27 years for treason
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Prominent Cambodian opposition politician Kem Sokha was on Friday sentenced to 27 years in detention under house arrest after being found guilty of treason, in a case condemned ...
Mar 02, 2023
Asian stocks up on hopes Fed will adopt slow approach to more hikes
By Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Friday after Wall Street reversed losses on signals of a measured policy tightening approach from the U.S. Federal Reserve as well as on prospec...
Mar 02, 2023
US, S.Korean troops to conduct largest combined drills in years
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea will conduct more than ten days of large-scale military drills in March, including amphibious landings, officials from the two countri...
Mar 02, 2023
Oil prices head for weekly gain on China growth hopes
By Sudarshan Varadhan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices slipped in early trade on Friday but were on track to post gains of nearly 2% for the week as a rebound in China's factory activity offset growin...
Mar 02, 2023
Dollar eases toward first weekly loss since January as traders weigh Fed path
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar eased back from a 2-1/2-month high versus the yen on Friday and weakened toward its first weekly loss since January against major peers as traders t...
Mar 02, 2023
Cycling-Czech Olympian Nash cleared of doping after dog medicine defence
(Reuters) - Veteran Czech cyclist Katerina Nash has avoided a four-year ban after a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) investigation determined the five-time Olympian's positive test had been a result of...
Mar 02, 2023
China Feb services activity jumps sharply as demand recovers- Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) - Activity in China's services sector expanded at the fastest pace in six months in February as the removal of tough COVID-19 restrictions revived customer demand, driving a solid in...
Mar 02, 2023
U.S. adds 37 Chinese, Russian entities to trade blacklist
(Reuters) - The United States is adding 37 entities to its trade blacklist for activities including contributing to Russia's army, supporting China's military and facilitating or engaging in human rig...
Mar 02, 2023
Biden, Scholz to 'get into the weeds' on Ukraine war, China concerns in Washington
By Andreas Rinke, Sarah Marsh and David Brunnstrom BERLIN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will hold confidential talks on Friday in Washington with U.S. President Joe Biden about ...
Mar 02, 2023
