Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fintech firm Linklogis opens 9.9% higher in Hong Kong IPO debut
By Scott Murdoch and Donny Kwok HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares of Chinese fintech firm Linklogis Inc, which is backed by technology giant Tencent Holdings, opened 9.9% higher in their Hong Kong debut on...
Apr 08, 2021
Exclusive: Roughly 500 ballots challenged in Amazon's landmark union election
By Mike Spector and Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) - Roughly 500 ballots submitted in Amazon.com Inc's landmark union election have been challenged in a contest that will determine whether an Alabama wareho...
Apr 08, 2021
South Korea orders closure of nightclubs, karaoke bars amid concern over fourth COVID-19 wave
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will reimpose a ban on nightclubs, karaoke bars and other nightly entertainment facilities, authorities said on Friday, after the number of new coronaviru...
Apr 08, 2021
Sustainable investment group UNPRI reviews Liberty Mutual membership over Australian coal mine plan
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - UNPRI, a United Nations-backed network that promotes sustainable investment, is reviewing the status of Liberty Mutual as a signatory after receiving a complaint that the U.S. in...
Apr 08, 2021
Olympics: Diving, artistic swimming qualifiers to go ahead in Japan - Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Diving and artistic swimming qualifiers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will go ahead in Japan, Kyodo news reported on Friday, just days after both test events looked to have been cancel...
Apr 08, 2021
U.S., Philippine top diplomats express concerns over Chinese militia boats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, in a phone call on Thursday, expressed their shared concerns about Chinese militi...
Apr 08, 2021
Japan industry minister denies raising 2030 emissions reduction target to 45%
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's industry minister said on Friday there was no truth to a media report that the government was aiming for a 2030 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction of 45% from fiscal ye...
Apr 08, 2021
From stage to canvas: K-pop stars prepare for London art exhibition
By Minwoo Park and Marie-Louise Gumuchian SEOUL (Reuters) - In a Seoul cafe, K-pop stars Song Min-ho and Kang Seung-yoon talk through a selection of their paintings and photographs that will be headed...
Apr 08, 2021
India to review COVID-19 vaccine side effects - report
(Reuters) - A panel of Indian experts is investigating if there are any domestic cases of blood clotting, even mild ones, as a side effect of the two COVID-19 vaccines being administered in the countr...
Apr 08, 2021
China March PPI rises to highest since 2018, CPI returns to inflation
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory gate prices rose at their fastest annual pace since July 2018 in March, official data showed on Friday, as growth in the world's second-largest economy continued to...
Apr 08, 2021
