Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Philippines lower house approves VAT for big tech firms
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' lower house of Congress has approved a bill imposing taxes on tech giants like Facebook, Alphabet's Google and Youtube, and Netflix. Voting 167-6-1, lawmakers late ...
Sep 21, 2021
SoftBank backs Steven Mnuchin's $2.5 billion private equity fund - FT
(Reuters) -Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group's Vision Fund had invested in a $2.5 billion private equity fund set up by former U.S. Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin, the Financial Times reported h...
Sep 21, 2021
Facebook wraps up deals with Australia media firms, TV broadcaster SBS not included
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Facebook Inc has told Australian publishers it has stopped negotiating licencing deals, an email to the industry seen by Reuters showed, a move which came just six mon...
Sep 21, 2021
Top U.S. trade official to meet WTO chief on Wednesday
(Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will have an online meeting on Wednesday with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the director-general of the World Trade Organization, her media office said in a ...
Sep 21, 2021
U.S. solar companies warn that proposed tariffs would devastate new projects
(Reuters) -A U.S. solar industry group warned on Wednesday that tariffs on imported panels from three Asian countries would jeopardize nearly 30% of the solar capacity the nation is expected to instal...
Sep 21, 2021
With economy strong, Taiwan central bank likely to stand pat again on rates: Reuters poll
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's central bank will likely keep its policy rate at a record low this week as the economy benefits from global demand for technology thanks to the work-from-home trend and a w...
Sep 21, 2021
Taiwan Aug export orders seen rising for 18th consecutive month: Reuters poll
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders likely rose in August for the 18th consecutive month, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday, buoyed by sustained demand for technology products during the COVID-...
Sep 21, 2021
China auto-chip firm Black Sesame Tech valued near $2 billion after funding from Xiaomi, others
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese auto-chip startup Black Sesame Technologies said on Wednesday that it had raised "hundreds of millions of dollars" from Xiaomi Corp and other investors as China accelerates...
Sep 21, 2021
BOJ rolls out climate scheme, to disburse first loans late December
By Leika Kihara and Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan said on Wednesday it will begin disbursing loans in late December under a new scheme targeting activities aimed at combating clim...
Sep 21, 2021
Panama to give immunocompromised people third COVID-19 vaccine shot
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama will offer a third COVID-19 vaccine dose to moderate and severely immunocompromised people starting this week, Health Minister Luis Sucre said on Tuesday. The decision f...
Sep 21, 2021
