Author Archives: Syndicated Content
BlackRock to add bitcoin as eligible investment to two funds
(Reuters) - BlackRock Inc is adding bitcoin futures as an eligible investment to two funds, a company filing showed, in a move to bring the world of cryptocurrency to its clients. The world's largest ...
Jan 20, 2021
India's Bharat Biotech seeks emergency use approval for vaccine in Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) - India's Bharat Biotech submitted on Thursday an application for the emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccines in the Philippines, Food and Drug Administration chief Rolando Enrique Dom...
Jan 20, 2021
Wanted: Communist Party leadership to keep Vietnam in sweet spot amid U.S.-China tensions
By Khanh Vu and Phuong Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's ruling Communist Party gathers for a congress next week that will help shape the country's global role for the next five years, selecting new ...
Jan 20, 2021
Starboard seeks to take control of Corteva board, oust CEO: WSJ
(Reuters) - Starboard LP is planning to take control of agricultural company Corteva Inc's board and replace its Chief Executive Officer Jim Collins, The Wall Street Journal reported late on Wednesday...
Jan 20, 2021
Chinese rescuers hope to drill shaft to bring trapped miners out
By Emily Chow QIXIA, China (Reuters) - Rescuers in China were drilling new shafts on Thursday to reach miners trapped underground for 11 days following an explosion, including one they hope to use to ...
Jan 20, 2021
Indonesia aims to start general public COVID-19 vaccinations late April to May
(Reuters) - Indonesia plans to start giving the general public COVID-19 vaccinations sometime between late April to May, health minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said on Thursday. "(Vaccinations) will happ...
Jan 20, 2021
Tokyo Games may be too big a gamble, disease expert says
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - As embattled Tokyo Olympics organizers enter the final six months of preparations for the delayed Games on Saturday, virus experts believe hosting the world's biggest...
Jan 20, 2021
Vaccines become latest frontline in China's campaign to win hearts of Taiwanese
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - Beijing is touting a state programme that gives Taiwanese in China priority for COVID-19 vaccines, prompting concern within Taiwan's government which sees it as the lat...
Jan 20, 2021
Bank of Japan revises up next year's growth forecast, holds fire on policy
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady on Thursday and revised up its economic forecast for next fiscal year, signalling that it has delivered sufficient stimulus for now to c...
Jan 20, 2021
Biden administration calls China sanctions on Trump officials 'unproductive and cynical'
(Reuters) - China's move to sanction former Trump administration officials was "unproductive and cynical", a spokeswoman for President Joe Biden's National Security Council said on Wednesday, urging A...
Jan 20, 2021
