Category Archives: Syndicated
Steep discounts for Hong Kong foreclosed homes may portend property price slump
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) - Some Hong Kong foreclosed homes have been recently sold at steep discounts, adding to signs that the world's most expensive housing market could be heading for price...
Aug 06, 2020
Mekong nations pressed to share data as water level falls to new low
BANGKOK (Reuters) - The inter-governmental Mekong River Commission on Friday urged China and Southeast Asian countries to share more data on hydropower dam operations, as water flow in the Mekong hit ...
Aug 06, 2020
Oil prices slip on uncertainty over U.S. recovery, stimulus
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices slipped on Friday, adding to losses in the previous session, on worries that fuel demand growth will drop amid a resurgence of coronavirus cases and as ...
Aug 06, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1,147 to 214,214: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 1,147 to 214,214, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday. The reported ...
Aug 06, 2020
Mitsubishi Motors Chairman Masuko resigns due to health reasons
TOKYO (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Motors Corp on Friday said that Osamu Masuko would resign as chairman due to health reasons, and hand over the role to CEO Takao Kato on a temporary basis. A veteran of th...
Aug 06, 2020
South Korea to lift ban on travellers from Hubei, China
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will lift a ban on travellers from the Chinese province of Hubei, which was the original epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, starting on Monday, a government official ...
Aug 06, 2020
Sri Lanka president’s party wins two-third majority in parliament election
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's party and its allies won an overwhelming two-thirds majority in a parliament election, results released early Friday showed, giving him th...
Aug 06, 2020
Singapore charges Citadelle director with falsifying letters related to Wirecard
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has charged a director of Citadelle Corporate Services Pte Ltd for falsifying letters related to Wirecard, the troubled German payments firm, according to charge sheets...
Aug 06, 2020
Malaysia charges former finance minister with corruption
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's former finance minister and senior opposition leader Lim Guan Eng was charged with corruption on Friday relating to soliciting a bribe for a $1.5 billion infrastruc...
Aug 06, 2020
Australia’s Victoria state reports 450 new coronavirus cases, 11 deaths
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second most populous state of Victoria on Friday reported 11 coronavirus-related deaths and 450 new infections in the last 24 hours, compared with eight fatalities and 4...
Aug 06, 2020
