Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Asia's factory pain eases as China's activity jumps
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Asia's factory pain continued to ease in July with contraction slowing in big export-reliant nations, adding to hopes the region is steadily emerging from the devasta...
Aug 02, 2020
China says chips for mobile devices using Beidou navigation system in mass production
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Monday that 28-nanometre chips for mobile devices using the Beidou navigation system are in mass production, and mass manufacturing of 22-nanometre chips will soon ki...
Aug 02, 2020
Honduras extends coronavirus curfew for another week
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras will extend its coronavirus curfew for another week through to Aug. 9 in an effort to curb the coronavirus pandemic, the security ministry said on Sunday. Honduras fir...
Aug 02, 2020
Hong Kong government's election delay may be unlawful: bar association
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Hong Kong government's decision to postpone an election for the city's legislature by a year, by invoking emergency legislation after a spike in coronavirus cases, may be unl...
Aug 02, 2020
Rio Tinto sues Australia's Monadelphous over fire at iron ore facility
(Reuters) - Global miner Rio Tinto Ltd on Monday said it has initiated proceedings against a unit of engineering contractor Monadelphous Group over a fire that occurred last year at its iron ore proce...
Aug 02, 2020
Eagles head coach Pederson tests positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) - Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson has tested positive for COVID-19, the National Football League (NFL) team announced on Sunday. The Eagles said that Pederson, 52, was asymptomatic a...
Aug 02, 2020
China factory activity expands at fastest pace in nearly a decade: Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity expanded at the fastest pace in nearly a decade in July as domestic demand continued to improve after the coronavirus crisis, though export orders and empl...
Aug 02, 2020
ADB sees pandemic slashing 2020 global remittances by over $100 billion
MANILA (Reuters) - Remittances across the world could decline by $108.6 billion this year as job losses mount and employers trim payrolls amid a COVID-19 pandemic that has devastated economies, accord...
Aug 02, 2020
With a heavy hand, India rides out Kashmir's year of disquiet
By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - The scars of last summer remain in Soura, an enclave that became a symbol of Kashmir's resistance to India's central government a year ago on Wednesday. Co...
Aug 02, 2020
Golf: Lewis stumbles late in Memphis but gains confidence for PGA Championship
(Reuters) - England's Tom Lewis was three clean holes away from staking a claim for an unlikely victory at the WGC-FedEx St Jude Classic in Memphis on Sunday but ultimately fell agonisingly short. The...
Aug 02, 2020
