Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Thai royalists march against calls for amending constitution
By Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Hundreds of Thai royalists marched to parliament on Wednesday to oppose calls from anti-government protesters for changes to the constitution as the assembl...
Sep 23, 2020
Malaysia reports 147 new coronavirus cases, three new deaths
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia reported 147 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking the total to 10,505 infections. The health ministry also reported three new deaths, raising the total number o...
Sep 23, 2020
BNP Paribas Swiss business joins commodity trade finance exodus
PARIS (Reuters) - The Swiss arm of France's BNP Paribas said it is closing its commodity trade finance business, the latest bank to withdraw after the coronavirus crisis led to defaults and exposed a ...
Sep 23, 2020
TSMC warns China-U.S. deleveraging will drive up costs
TAIPEI (Reuters) - The deleveraging of China-U.S. supply chains and protectionism on both sides of the Pacific will only drive up costs and limit the flow of ideas, the chairman of Taiwan Semiconducto...
Sep 23, 2020
Tokyo Olympics to require COVID-19 tests for athletes: draft of planned measures
TOKYO (Reuters) - Organisers of the delayed Tokyo Olympics will require COVID-19 tests for non-Japanese athletes and other participants upon arrival in Japan, according to a draft of measures proposed...
Sep 23, 2020
Philippine police, military disown fake Facebook accounts
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine police and military on Wednesday denied any links to Facebook accounts that were taken down by the social media giant after it said they had engaged in "coordinated i...
Sep 23, 2020
UK's post-lockdown recovery loses steam as household demand weakens
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's recovery from the coronavirus lockdown lost some momentum this month, a business survey showed, as consumer-facing sectors suffered from the end of a gov...
Sep 23, 2020
China to allow foreigners with valid residence permits to enter from Sept 28
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday foreigners with valid residence permits can enter the country without needing to re-apply for visas from Sept. 28. Foreigners whose resid...
Sep 23, 2020
With echoes of Brexit, Swiss set to vote on immigration
By Michael Shields ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss voters will decide on Sunday whether to tear up a pact with the European Union on the free movement of people, after a referendum campaign that exposed rift...
Sep 23, 2020
Nearly 36,000 Japan firms shut down business due to COVID-19 - think tank
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nearly 36,000 Japanese companies have chosen to discontinue their business so far this year, mainly due to the hit from the coronavirus crisis and up sharply from a year ago in a sig...
Sep 23, 2020
