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Japan’s Uniqlo to make masks using underwear fabric
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese casual clothing chain Uniqlo, owned by Fast Retailing , said it plans to sell face masks made of fabric used for its Airism underwear line in response to strong demand for p...
May 24, 2020
China’s pork imports in April jump 170% to record high
BEIJING (Reuters) - China, the world's top pork consumer, imported a record 400,000 tonnes in April, up nearly 170% from a year earlier, customs data showed, as buyers took advantage of low prices to ...
May 24, 2020
Australian wealth manager IOOF says class action to end without payouts
(Reuters) - Australia's IOOF Holdings Ltd on Monday said a class action lawsuit brought against the wealth manager last year on allegations of breaching disclosure obligations will be discontinued wit...
May 24, 2020
Oil falls as U.S.-China tensions take toll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices eased on Monday on concerns over rising tensions between the United States and China over Beijing's plans to impose security laws on Hong Kong and the possibility of sanct...
May 24, 2020
Fiji Airways to cut more than half its staff, seek aircraft payment deferrals
SYDNEY (Reuters) - South Pacific carrier Fiji Airways said on Monday it would cut 51% of its staff permanently as it negotiates with lenders and aircraft lessors for payment deferrals and seeks to arr...
May 24, 2020
Trudeau asks bank CEOs for views on economy, COVID-19 relief – Globe and Mail
(Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has spoken to the heads of the country's six big banks to get their views on the state of the economy and the COVID-19 relief efforts, the Globe and ...
May 24, 2020
China’s Great Wall expects mild domestic auto sales growth in second half
BEIJING (Reuters) - Great Wall Motor expects China's overall auto sales in the second half this year to return to the same level as last year, its president said, as the world's biggest auto market re...
May 24, 2020
Asian shares tick up, eyes on China-U.S. trade relations
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares started cautiously on Monday as central bank largesse globally boosted sentiment but rising trade tensions between the world's two biggest economies dulled risk appetit...
May 24, 2020
Dollar edges higher as Hong Kong tensions fuel safe-haven demand
By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar edged higher on Monday as worries about a standoff between the United States and China over civil liberties in Hong Kong fuelled demand for safe-haven cur...
May 24, 2020
Australia won’t make ‘wholesale changes’ to wage subsidies: treasurer
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia has no plans to make "wholesale changes" to its coronavirus wage subsidy scheme, after reporting errors revised the total cost estimates to the programme by around A$60 bi...
May 24, 2020
