Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Illegal ivory trade shrinks while pangolin trafficking booms, U.N. says
VIENNA (Reuters) - The illegal global trade in ivory has shrunk while the trafficking of pangolins has soared, a U.N. report on wildlife crime based on four years' data said on Friday. National bans o...
Jul 10, 2020
Japan Display aims to bring some panel production back from China after coronavirus
By Makiko Yamazaki and Noriyuki Hirata TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Display Inc aims to bring some automotive panel production back to Japan after the novel coronavirus outbreak disrupted its supply chain ...
Jul 10, 2020
India's ambitious plan to help small businesses does little to save them
By Manoj Kumar and Nupur Anand MEERUT/MUMBAI (Reuters) - India re-opened for business in June after months of lockdown but for thousands of small entrepreneurs in the town of Meerut, near Delhi, the b...
Jul 10, 2020
Honda to buy stake in China's CATL, firms to jointly develop EV batteries
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's electric vehicle (EV) battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) said on Friday that Japanese automaker Honda will buy shares in the company to hold a 1% stake an...
Jul 10, 2020
China floods blamed for fresh African swine fever outbreaks
By Hallie Gu and Dominique Patton BEIJING (Reuters) - Outbreaks of deadly African swine fever are surging in some parts of southern China following heavy rains, analysts and industry sources said, in ...
Jul 10, 2020
Surging truck sales boost China's auto sector revival in June as economy upshifts
By Yilei Sun and Brenda Goh BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Auto sales in China rose 11.6% in June from a year earlier to 2.3 million units, driven largely by strong demand for trucks and other commercia...
Jul 10, 2020
China's Kazakhstan embassy warns citizens of pneumonia deadlier than COVID-19
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's embassy in Kazakhstan has warned its citizens to take precautions against an outbreak of pneumonia in the country that it says is more lethal than COVID-19. It said in a s...
Jul 10, 2020
IEA raises 2020 oil demand forecast but warns COVID-19 clouds outlook
By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) - The International Energy Agency (IEA) bumped up its 2020 oil demand forecast on Friday but warned that the spread of COVID-19 posed a risk to the outlook. The Paris...
Jul 10, 2020
EU's Michel tries to bring 'frugals' on board with COVID recovery scheme
By Gabriela Baczynska (Reuters) - European Council President Charles Michel is due to propose a smaller 2021-27 EU budget than previously envisaged, officials said on Friday, in a bid to make the bloc...
Jul 10, 2020
Exclusive: Japan may still build Aegis Ashore despite reports of cancellation - source
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan may still build Aegis Ashore missile defense systems to defend against attacks by North Korea and other regional rivals, including China, a source told Reuters jus...
Jul 10, 2020
