Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sri Lanka's ruling family in fight for survival as crisis worsens
By Alasdair Pal and Uditha Jayasinghe WEERAKETIYA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - His beloved villa has been daubed in graffiti by protesters, and a museum dedicated to his father ransacked. Now former Sri Lan...
May 11, 2022
Japan's Subaru plans to build first domestic electric vehicle factory - Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Subaru Corp plans to build an electric vehicle factory in Japan, the first time an automaker plans to do so domestically, the Nikkei business daily said on Thursday. (Reporting by Sa...
May 11, 2022
Japan PM Kishida confirms further cooperation with EU to deal with Russia
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday that Japan and the European Union had agreed to further their cooperation with respect to Russia, as the conflict in Ukraine con...
May 11, 2022
At mercy of zealous residential committees, Shanghai's locked-down vent frustration
By David Stanway and Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Last week, Elizabeth Liu and her husband were excited about the prospect of leaving their Shanghai residential compound for the first time in over ...
May 11, 2022
Shares drop as stubborn U.S. inflation stokes worries on rates, economy
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Stocks fell and the dollar held firm on Thursday as data showed U.S. inflation persistently high, and investors worried about the economic toll of aggressive int...
May 11, 2022
Biden called Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to congratulate him on Philippine presidential election
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden called Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to congratulate him on his presidential victory in the Philippines and said he looked forward to strengthening an alliance ...
May 11, 2022
Dollar hovers near two-decade high as CPI keeps aggressive U.S. rate hikes likely
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar held near a two-decade high on Wednesday after U.S. inflation moderated less than markets had expected, keeping the Federal Reserve on course to tig...
May 11, 2022
Barclays appoints Hossein Zaimi as Asia Pacific markets head
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Barclays said on Thursday Hossein Zaimi had been appointed as its head of markets for Asia Pacific and would join the bank after a long career at rival HSBC Zaimi will remain bas...
May 11, 2022
Philippines and China ties to strengthen under Marcos -Chinese ambassador
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines and China's bilateral relations will become stronger under incoming president Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Beijing's ambassador to Manila said on Thursday. China is looking ...
May 11, 2022
Factbox-A brief history of Finland's and Sweden's strained ties with Russia
By Anne Kauranen and Johan Ahlander HELSINKI/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Finland and Sweden, who are expected to decide this week to apply to join NATO, have long had strained ties with their giant neighbou...
May 11, 2022
