Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Mexico to propose NAFTA renegotiator to lead WTO: sources
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico is set to propose senior trade official Jesus Seade, who helped rework the North American Free Trade Agreement, as a candidate to be the next director-general of the Wor...
Jun 07, 2020
Honduras extends coronavirus curfew by one week to June 14
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras has extended a curfew by one week through June 14 in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, security ministry spokesman Jair Meza said on Sunday. Mez...
Jun 07, 2020
Vietnam ratifies free trade deal with EU
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam ratified a free trade agreement with the European Union on Monday that will cut or eliminate 99% of tariffs on goods traded between the Southeast Asian country and the bloc, ...
Jun 07, 2020
Australia says China unresponsive to its pleas to ease tensions
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia said on Monday China remains unresponsive to its weeks-long pleas to ease tensions between the two trading partners that escalated after Canberra called ...
Jun 07, 2020
Singapore Airlines secures $1 billion additional credit after rights issue
(Reuters) - Singapore Airlines Ltd said on Monday that it had secured about $1 billion in credit facilities, in addition to the S$8.8 billion ($6.32 billion) it recently raised from a rights issue, to...
Jun 07, 2020
New Zealand says it has no active COVID-19 cases in the country
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand has no active cases of COVID-19 in the country for the first time since February 28, the health ministry said in a statement on Monday. The last person who was being...
Jun 07, 2020
Samsung heir appears in court for arrest warrant hearing
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee appeared in court on Monday for a hearing to determine whether he should be jailed over allegations of accounting fraud, in his latest brush with the la...
Jun 07, 2020
NASCAR: Harvick prevails to continue dominance at Atlanta Motor Speedway
Kevin Harvick added to a sizable list of good memories at Atlanta Motor Speedway when he won Sunday's Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at the 1.5-mile oval in Hampton, Ga. The victory was the third for the...
Jun 07, 2020
China reports four new confirmed, two asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in mainland
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported four new confirmed and two asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in the mainland as of end-June 7, the country's health commission said on Monday. The National Health Commiss...
Jun 07, 2020
Japan bank lending surges at record pace in May as pandemic-hit firms hoard cash
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese bank lending rose at the fastest annual pace on record in May as cash-strapped companies tapped loans to meet immediate funding needs to survive slumping sal...
Jun 07, 2020
