Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Vietnam mobile wallet MoMo says valuation tops $2 billion after funding
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's biggest e-wallet company, MoMo, said on Tuesday said it had raised $200 million from four investors led by Mizuho Bank, pushing its valuation above $2 billion. The consorti...
Dec 20, 2021
Businesses fret as South Korea reimposes COVID-19 curfews
SEOUL (Reuters) - As clocks struck 9 p.m. this week, customers packed up and left restaurants and other eateries across South Korea as a reimposed curfew designed to help stem a surge in coronavirus i...
Dec 20, 2021
Omicron's global spread prompts renewed lockdowns, delayed reopenings
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand delayed the planned reopening of its international border because of the sweeping spread of Omicron around the world on Tuesday, as several other countries reimposed soc...
Dec 20, 2021
Reports: NHL will shut down early due to COVID rise
Christmas will come early for NHL teams, but not in a positive way. The league was due to have no games from Friday through Sunday for a holiday break, but all games scheduled for Wednesday and Thursd...
Dec 20, 2021
Asian shares claw back some Omicron losses but risks loom large
By Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Tuesday, shrugging off a bruising Wall Street session, as Chinese markets cheered Beijing's push to help troubled property firms, although surgi...
Dec 20, 2021
Australia rules out lockdowns despite Omicron surge
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia must move past "the heavy hand of government" and authorities must stop shutting down people's lives with COVID-19 lockdowns, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday...
Dec 20, 2021
Tennis-Vaccine rules Russian out of Australian Open bid
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Russian Nata Vikhlyantseva has revealed that she will be unable to travel to Australia and attempt to play in the first Grand Slam of next season because her COVID-19 vaccine is not...
Dec 20, 2021
U.S. files action to return $150 Million in alleged embezzled funds to Sony
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States filed a civil forfeiture complaint on Monday to return more than $154 million in funds that were allegedly stolen from a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corp an...
Dec 20, 2021
China Mobile to raise up to $8.8 billion in Shanghai listing
(Reuters) - China Mobile, the world's largest mobile network operator by number of subscribers, said it plans to raise as much as 56 billion yuan ($8.8 billion) in a Shanghai public offering. The comp...
Dec 20, 2021
Tom Brady named to record 15th Pro Bowl
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady was named to the Pro Bowl for the 15th time, another record in his historic career. Per the NFL, Brady's selection Monday broke a tie with Peyton Manning, To...
Dec 20, 2021
