Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China’s Ucar, in which Luckin chairman is top shareholder, halts shares
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Ucar Inc, in which Luckin Coffee Chairman Charles Zhengyao Lu is the biggest shareholder, suspended trading of its shares on Tuesday after regulators questioned the car se...
Apr 06, 2020
Body of Maeve Kennedy Townsend recovered, search for her son to continue
(Reuters) - The body of Maeve Kennedy Townsend, the granddaughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy, was recovered on Monday evening and the search for her son will continue, the Maryland Natural Resource...
Apr 06, 2020
China’s big developers shrug off short-term virus impact to splurge on land
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's top developers are prising open their war chests to snap up land this year as local governments sell more prime real estate to boost revenues and smaller, di...
Apr 06, 2020
El Salvador warns tougher action against violations of coronavirus quarantine
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The president of El Salvador warned on Monday that security forces had been ordered to enforce quarantine orders more rigorously to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, confi...
Apr 06, 2020
Australia’s central bank holds cash rate at 0.25%
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank left its cash rate at a record low of 0.25% on Tuesday, a widely expected decision since it only recently cut rates as part of an aggressive easing campaign...
Apr 06, 2020
Toshiba should sell stake in ex-chip unit at IPO, says HK activist fund in letter
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - A Hong Kong-based activist investor in Toshiba Corp has asked the Japanese conglomerate to sell its entire stake in Kioxia Holdings when the flash memory chip firm...
Apr 06, 2020
Singapore proposes law to ensure safe elections during virus outbreak
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Singapore government tabled a bill in parliament on Tuesday that sought to ensure that a general election could be held safely if called during the COVID-19 pandemic. The cit...
Apr 06, 2020
Taliban break off talks with Afghan government on prisoner exchange
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban on Tuesday broke off talks with the Afghan government on a prisoner exchange, a main step in peace talks being brokered by the United States after it agreed on a troop wi...
Apr 06, 2020
Thai March headline CPI falls 0.54% year-on-year, weakest in over four years
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's headline consumer price index (CPI) dropped 0.54% in March from a year earlier, the weakest in 51 months, but slightly better than expectations, commerce ministry data s...
Apr 06, 2020
New Zealand’s central bank adds local government debt to stimulus plan
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand's central bank on Tuesday said it would buy up to NZ$3 billion ($1.79 billion) of local government debt to ease liquidity strains in the funding market as it moves to cu...
Apr 06, 2020
