Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan ruling party calls for 20 trillion yen direct spending in stimulus package
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LD) on Monday called for direct spending of 20 trillion yen ($185.6 billion) as part of a stimulus package to support the economy amid the co...
Mar 30, 2020
Malaysia expects wider deficit after coronavirus stimulus measures
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia expects its fiscal deficit to widen to 4% of gross domestic product this year, the country's finance minister said, following the unveiling of a $58 billion stimulus ...
Mar 30, 2020
Vietnam asks mask firms to increase production to five million a day
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has asked local mask producers to ramp up their production to make 5 million masks a day, the government said on Monday, as coronavirus cases in the country rise to 200. "The...
Mar 30, 2020
Coronavirus fails to dampen South Korea's fever for exam success
By Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) - Choi Young-eun is so concerned about her teenagers' education as South Korea's schools stay shut that she has been sending them to a private tuition center to make sure ...
Mar 30, 2020
Tokyo ceremony must include coronavirus reference, says producer
By Karolos Grohmann ATHENS (Reuters) - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics must acknowledge the coronavirus crisis which forced their postponement and incorporate it into next year's opening ceremony, executive p...
Mar 30, 2020
Expo 2020 Dubai expected to be delayed by up to a year: sources
By Dahlia Nehme and Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) - Expo 2020 Dubai is expected to be delayed by up to a year due to the global coronavirus pandemic, according to three sources familiar with the ...
Mar 30, 2020
UK mortgage approvals hit six year high in February, before virus hit
LONDON (Reuters) - The number of approvals for mortgages in Britain hit a six-year high in February, before the spread of the coronavirus hammered the economy, Bank of England data showed on Monday. T...
Mar 30, 2020
Greece pumps more financial aid in economy to deal with coronavirus
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece announced new tax breaks and economic assistance to thousands of businesses and workers on Monday to buffer its economy from a national lockdown triggered by the coronavirus ...
Mar 30, 2020
SAS launches direct cargo flight between Sweden and the United States
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Airline SAS said on Monday it and Danish logistics firm Scan Global Logistics had established a direct cargo charter flight out of Scandinavia to Chicago in the United States, us...
Mar 30, 2020
Czech billionaire Kretinsky working in isolation after contracting coronavirus
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, owner of the energy holding group EPH with assets around Europe, said he had contracted the new coronavirus and had been working in isolation. He...
Mar 30, 2020
