Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
Finland president to green light NATO entry
By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI (Reuters) - President Sauli Niinisto is expected to give a greenlight on Thursday for Finland to join the NATO military alliance, in a major shift of security policy in the w...
May 11, 2022
Chinese airliner veers off runway on take-off in Chongqing, causes fire -state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese airliner veered off runway on take-off in the southwestern city of Chongqing on Thursday morning, causing fire, the state TV reported. The airport closed one of its runwa...
May 11, 2022
