Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Chinese ship seen moving south near Malaysia amid rising South China Sea tensions
By Rozanna Latiff and James Pearson KUALA LUMPUR/HANOI (Reuters) - A Chinese government survey ship embroiled in a standoff with Vietnamese vessels moved south near Malaysia, shipping data showed Thur...
Apr 16, 2020
Gangnam smile: North Korean defector wins South Korea’s swankiest seat
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - A former North Korean diplomat has won a parliamentary seat in South Korea's swankiest district, four years after fleeing a London embassy and defecting to the South....
Apr 16, 2020
Switzerland to announce three-phase exit from coronavirus restrictions
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's government is due to unveil on Thursday how it plans to relax the country's shutdown put in place to halt the spread of the new coronavirus epidemic, Swiss media repor...
Apr 16, 2020
Lockdown lifted, Wuhan’s residence committees keep watch
By Brenda Goh WUHAN, China (Reuters) - The lockdown of the Chinese city of Wuhan may have lifted, but Feng Jing keeps watching the 5,400 residents in the Tanhualin neighbourhood to see where they go a...
Apr 15, 2020
Thailand reports 29 new coronavirus cases, three new deaths
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Thursday reported 29 new coronavirus cases and 3 new deaths, bringing it to a total of 2,672 cases and 46 fatalities since the outbreak there escalated in January. Of t...
Apr 15, 2020
Rams’ center Allen tests positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) - Los Angeles Rams center Brian Allen has tested positive for COVID-19, the team said on Wednesday, making him the first known active NFL player to test positive for the disease. The 24-year...
Apr 15, 2020
As Japan slows down, prices at risk of falling while bars, restaurants suffer
By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) - For someone like Sumako Furihata, who owns two small restaurants in Tokyo's Akasaka nightlife district, the coronavirus pandemic has been a nightmare that crushed sal...
Apr 15, 2020
Man GLG hires Asia equities head from rival BlackRock
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Man GLG, the discretionary investment arm of asset manager Man Group , has hired Andrew Swan from rival BlackRock to lead its Asia ex-Japan equities business, it said on Thursday...
Apr 15, 2020
U.S. weekly jobless claims seen underscoring deepening economic slump
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Millions more Americans likely sought unemployment benefits last week, lifting total filings for claims over the past month above an astounding 20 million, whi...
Apr 15, 2020
Japan’s Abe to tweak draft extra budget to offer blanket cash payouts: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will likely instruct his cabinet to make changes to a draft supplementary budget to offer blanket cash payouts of 100,000 yen ($926) each to all ci...
Apr 15, 2020
