Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Toyota Q4 operating profit skids 33%, misses estimate
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp on Wednesday reported a 33% fall in quarterly profit, as a sliding yen and solid demand failed to offset the impact of production disruptions caused by a global sho...
May 10, 2022
Al Jazeera says reporter dies from Israeli army gunfire in West Bank
(Reuters) - An Al Jazeera reporter was killed by Israeli army in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, the Qatar-based satellite news channel and the Palestinian Health Ministry said. Al Jazeera said S...
May 10, 2022
Half of Shanghai achieves 'zero COVID'; city presses on with 'unsustainable' fight
By Brenda Goh and Martin Quin Pollard SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Shanghai officials said on Wednesday half the city had achieved "zero COVID" status, but uncompromising restrictions had to remain in...
May 10, 2022
Japan passes economic security bill to guard sensitive technology
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's parliament on Wednesday passed an economic security bill aimed at guarding technology and reinforcing critical supply chains, while also imposing tighter oversight of Japanes...
May 10, 2022
UN post on WHO chief's China COVID comments removed from Weibo
BEIJING (Reuters) - A United Nations Weibo post on the World Health Organization chief's comments that China's zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy is not sustainable was removed from the Chinese social med...
May 10, 2022
Vietnam's Vinfast IPO may be delayed to 2023 on market uncertainty
HANOI (Reuters) - The chairman of Vietnam's Vingroup conglomerate said on Wednesday that an initial public offering (IPO) for the company's auto unit, VinFast, may be delayed until next year due to ma...
May 10, 2022
Asian shares inch up from near two-year lows ahead of U.S. inflation data
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares edged higher on Wednesday from close to two-year lows hit in the previous session and the dollar held steady, ahead of keenly awaited U.S. inflation dat...
May 10, 2022
Ukraine to halt some Russian gas flows, claims battlefield gains
By Jonathan Landay KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine prepared to suspend the flow of some Russian gas to Europe through a key transit point on Wednesday, as it claimed battlefield gains over invadi...
May 10, 2022
As property market cools, New Zealand's recent home buyers tighten belts
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - When Aarti and Gaurav Kathuria were saving for their first home, a three-bedroom townhouse in Auckland, they cut back on eating out and other expenses so they co...
May 10, 2022
Tesla ships 4,767 cars from Shanghai plant; first export since reopen - media
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Tesla Inc shipped 4,767 cars from its Shanghai plant to Slovenia on Wednesday, the first batch of exports since the factory reopened on April 19, a Shanghai government-backed medi...
May 10, 2022
