Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Over 42,000 in central COVID quarantine in China's Xian
BEIJING (Reuters) - More than 42,000 people in the Chinese city of Xian were in centralised COVID-19 quarantine facilities as of Tuesday, a city official said on Wednesday. Xu Mingfei, vice mayor of X...
Jan 05, 2022
Japan PM urges business lobbies, unionists to reverse downtrend in wages
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday called on business lobbies and unions to work together to "boldly reverse" a downtrend in workers' wages as the government seeks to...
Jan 05, 2022
Udaan raises $200 million via convertible notes
By Sankalp Phartiyal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian e-commerce firm Udaan has raised $200 million via convertible note financing in a round in which new and existing investors participated, an internal ...
Jan 05, 2022
TPG invests $360 million in AI tech startup Fractal
(Reuters) - Artificial intelligence technology startup Fractal said on Wednesday it has received a $360 million investment from private equity firm TPG through its Asia focused investment platform. TP...
Jan 05, 2022
German cartel office steps up examination of Google products
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's cartel office said it was examining Google's use of personal data and its Google News Showcase product under its new powers to regulate internet companies, and was also con...
Jan 05, 2022
Shares in COVID-19 vaccine developer Valneva extend fall
PARIS (Reuters) - Shares in biotech company Valneva fell again on Wednesday, declining for the seventh day in a row due to a growing belief amongst investors that the COVID-19 Omicron variant might le...
Jan 05, 2022
Indonesia corruption court jails executives at insurer for 20 years
JAKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesian court has sentenced two former heads of state insurer Asabri to 20 years in jail for graft after blaming them for causing 22.7 trillion rupiah ($1.58 billion) of loss...
Jan 05, 2022
BOJ may revise up next fiscal year's inflation forecast - sources
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to slightly revise up its inflation forecast for the fiscal year beginning in April on rising energy costs, though the new projection will still keep pr...
Jan 05, 2022
Euro zone economic recovery faltered in Dec as Omicron spread -PMI
LONDON (Reuters) - The euro zone's economic recovery faltered in December as a resurgence in COVID-19 infections curtailed growth in the bloc's dominant service industry, a survey showed, and could we...
Jan 05, 2022
Yemen's Houthis say Saudi-led coalition seized fuel ship; no Saudi confirmation
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen has diverted a fuel vessel heading for the Yemeni port of Hodeidah to a Saudi port instead, Al-Masirah TV, run by the Houthi movement that c...
Jan 05, 2022
