Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China unicorn creation falls to six-year low as investors play it safe
By Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's rate of creating unicorns has dropped to a six-year low as venture capital funds shy away from early-stage funding while the economic impact of the coronavirus...
May 14, 2020
Japan to weigh proposals to support rent, jobs in next extra budget
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan wants to swiftly consider proposals from the ruling coalition to include support for rent, employment, students and the provinces in its next extra budget, Economy Minister Yas...
May 14, 2020
Grab says overall revenue down since coronavirus outbreak
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Overall revenues of Southeast Asian firm Grab have dropped since the coronavirus pandemic began, dragged down by the core ride-hailing business, the company's co-founder said on ...
May 14, 2020
Only 4.4% of French population infected by coronavirus: Pasteur institute
PARIS (Reuters) - A study led by the Pasteur Institute says a mere 4.4% of the French population - or 2.8 million people - have been infected by the novel coronavirus, much higher than the official co...
May 14, 2020
UK says Belgium is worse on COVID-19 deaths per million
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom is on a similar level to France, Italy and Spain on COVID-19 deaths per million but Belgium is worse, a junior British health minister said on Thursday. "If you l...
May 14, 2020
India's investment policy upsets Xiaomi, Oppo's consumer finance plans
By Aditya Kalra and Nupur Anand NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Tougher scrutiny of foreign investment in India has soured the plans of China's smartphone manufacturers seeking to expand beyond selling h...
May 14, 2020
Japan's Abe aims to compile second supplementary budget: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday he will aim to pass a second supplementary budget at the current parliament session to fund steps for combating the fallout from t...
May 14, 2020
Finland to grant almost one billion euros in support to companies
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's government will grant crisis support worth nearly a billion euros to companies hit by the economic blow from the coronavirus outbreak, Minister of Economic Affairs Mika ...
May 14, 2020
Teixeira batters Smith for TKO win in UFC Fight Night
(Reuters) - Glover Teixeira defeated Anthony Smith with a fifth-round TKO in a one-sided light heavyweight bout that headlined the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Fight Night in Jacksonville, Florida...
May 14, 2020
Malaysia drops 1MDB money laundering case against "Wolf of Wall Street" producer
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian prosecutors on Thursday dropped a $248-million money laundering case against a producer of Hollywood film "The Wolf of Wall Street" and the stepson of former Malaysi...
May 14, 2020
