Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Revised missile pact with U.S. to facilitate South Korean spy satellite
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea and the United States have agreed to revise their joint missile guidelines to facilitate South Korea's plans to build a spy satellite by easing rules on r...
Jul 28, 2020
In summer of turmoil, subdued ‘fear’ gauges make markets uneasy
By Olga Cotaga and April Joyner LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Financial markets' fear gauges are not flashing red at a time of serious global turmoil, stirring investor doubts over whether the indexes a...
Jul 28, 2020
Singapore spy case reawakens fears China recruiting on island state
By John Geddie and Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The case of a Singaporean caught spying for China in the United States has reawakened fears over China recruiting intelligence assets on an ...
Jul 28, 2020
After early hype, Japan’s homegrown COVID-19 drug hope Avigan faces rocky future
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Fujifilm Holdings Corp's Avigan, once hyped as a potential COVID-19 treatment by Japan's prime minister, is facing uncertain prospects in the country, dampened by disa...
Jul 28, 2020
North Korea steps up coronavirus prevention after first possible infection
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea introduced tougher prevention measures against the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, state media reported, after it locked down the border town of Kaesong to ta...
Jul 28, 2020
Exclusive: China’s Ctrip in talks with investors to delist from Nasdaq – sources
By Julie Zhu and Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese online travel giant Ctrip is in talks with potential investors about funding its delisting from Nasdaq because of rising U.S.-China tensions and ...
Jul 28, 2020
Hawaii says Japan is considering it for travel resumption
(Reuters) - Hawaii's governor said Japan had put it on a list of destinations for the potential resumption of international travel, making it the only U.S. state being considered. "It's important that...
Jul 28, 2020
End game for oil? OPEC prepares for an age of dwindling demand
By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) - The coronavirus crisis may have triggered the long-anticipated tipping point in oil demand and it is focusing minds in OPEC. The pandemic drove down daily crude consu...
Jul 28, 2020
Escape to North Korea: Defector at heart of COVID-19 case fled sex abuse investigation
By Hyonhee Shin, Sangmi Cha and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - Last week, a 24-year-old defector returned to North Korea the way he left in 2017, authorities say, but with a coronavirus pandemic raging ...
Jul 28, 2020
New York concert to be investigated over ‘egregious’ social-distancing violations, Cuomo says
(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday that health authorities would investigate a charity concert, which included performances by Goldman Sachs Group boss David Solomon and the Cha...
Jul 28, 2020
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