Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Malaysia’s June exports grow 8.8% year-on-year, first jump in four months
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's exports in June rose 8.8% from last year, lifted by upbeat performances in the manufacturing and agriculture sectors, government data showed on Tuesday. The expansi...
Jul 27, 2020
Japan government persists with ‘Abenomask’ giveaway, reignites social media outcry
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government is pushing ahead with the distribution of its much derided masks even though commercially made masks are now readily available, prompting a renewed o...
Jul 27, 2020
Australian police warn Chinese students of ‘virtual kidnap’ scam
By Stefica Nicol Bikes SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police have warned universities and Chinese officials about a spurt in "virtual kidnapping" scams that coerce foreign students to fake their own ab...
Jul 27, 2020
China’s new green development fund raises $12 billion in phase 1
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's first dedicated environmental fund, which will invest in green projects and firms, has already raised 88 billion yuan ($12.59 billion) in its first phase, an environment mi...
Jul 27, 2020
Indonesia’s 2021 fiscal deficit seen expanding to 5.2% of GDP: finance minister
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's government will propose expanding its 2021 fiscal deficit assumption to 5.2% of gross domestic product (GDP), Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Tuesday. Sp...
Jul 27, 2020
U.S. gunmaker Remington files for bankruptcy again
(Reuters) - Remington Arms Co on Monday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in two years as the U.S. gunmaker faced financial troubles partly because some retailers placed r...
Jul 27, 2020
Samsung Elec shares rally on Intel’s chip outsourcing plan
SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares of Samsung Electronics rallied on Tuesday, joining its bigger rival TSMC , driven by growing expectations that the chipmakers may benefit from Intel Corp's plan to outsource m...
Jul 27, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 633 to 206,242: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 633 to 206,242, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday. The reported d...
Jul 27, 2020
China H1 gold consumption down 38% year-on-year: association
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's gold consumption fell by 38.25% year-on-year in the first half of 2020 to 323.29 tonnes, hit by the impact of the coronavirus, a slowing economy and rising gold prices, the...
Jul 27, 2020
Australian PM abandons interstate tour to tackle coronavirus crisis
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison cut short a planned interstate tour to focus on the country's coronavirus crisis on Tuesday, citing a "very complex" outbreak in aged care h...
Jul 27, 2020
