Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics: Japan to test anti-virus measures at near-full baseball stadium
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - Yokohama Stadium will hold three baseball games at around 80% capacity later this month as Japan looks to test its COVID-19 countermeasures at big events ahead of the...
Oct 15, 2020
Taiwan's Foxconn says eying electric vehicle market
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Foxconn Chairman Liu Young-way said on Friday the company hopes to take 10% of global market share for electric vehicles between 2025-2027, and that it has been in talks with multip...
Oct 15, 2020
Malaysia's king urges politicians to end uncertainty amid power struggle
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's King Al-Sultan Abdullah on Friday called on politicians not to drag the country through more political uncertainty and urged them to resolve issues through negotiat...
Oct 15, 2020
U.S. military says South Korean workers may be laid off amid row over costs
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. military will put nearly 9,000 South Korean workers on unpaid leave from April in the absence of an agreement on the sharing of costs of maintaining 28,500 U...
Oct 15, 2020
Japan needs another extra budget to help ailing economy: Reuters poll
By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government needs to compile a third extra budget for the current fiscal year ending March to shore up an economy hammered by the COVID-19 pandemic, economists...
Oct 15, 2020
Former Takata plant shipped 9 million seat belts in Japan with inaccurate data: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - A former unit of bankrupt airbag maker Takata Corp shipped 9 million seat belts to car companies in Japan with inaccurate test data that could result in around 2 million safety recal...
Oct 15, 2020
Spending dropped, savings dwindled for U.S. unemployed after enhanced benefits expired: study
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - Jobless Americans who received enhanced unemployment benefits during the pandemic were able to boost spending and pad up their savings for a time. But the majority of tho...
Oct 15, 2020
Latest on the worldwide spread of coronavirus
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump urged for a big stimulus to cushion the economic impact of COVID-19, as the country's tally of infections surpassed eight million while reporting record spikes ...
Oct 15, 2020
India's coronavirus infections rise to 7.4 million
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's tally of coronavirus infections stood at 7.37 million on Friday, having risen by 63,371 in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed. Deaths from COVID-19 infections...
Oct 15, 2020
Vietnam cancels 2020 F1 race due to COVID-19 pandemic
HANOI (Reuters) - The organiser of Vietnam's first Formula One grand prix on Friday said it has cancelled the race, having already postponed the event initially scheduled for April due to the COVID-19...
Oct 15, 2020
