Category Archives: Syndicated
Editing history: Hong Kong publishers self-censor under new security law
By Sarah Wu and Joyce Zhou HONG KONG (Reuters) - In the last two weeks, Hong Kong publisher Raymond Yeung has hastily made changes to a draft paper copy of a book entitled "To Freedom," replacing the ...
Jul 13, 2020
China’s first-half exports to U.S. down 8.1% year-on-year, imports fall 1.5%
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's exports to the United States fell by 8.1% in the first half from the same period a year earlier while imports from the U.S. declined 1.5%, customs spokesman Li Kuiwen told ...
Jul 13, 2020
BOK seen holding rates as property risks leave policymakers walking tight rope: Reuters poll
By Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank is expected to keep its policy rate steady on Thursday and for the rest of 2020, a Reuters poll showed, as red-hot property prices forced poli...
Jul 13, 2020
Macau casino shares surge as mainland China border reopened
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares of Macau casino operators soared on Tuesday after China loosened coronavirus-related border restrictions, setting the stage for the gradual resumption of business in the w...
Jul 13, 2020
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth not told before Australia’s historic PM sacking: archived letters
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth's representative in Australia fired a prime minister without warning the palace - or the prime minister - because "under the constitution the responsib...
Jul 13, 2020
China’s state chip fund to cut stakes in two more tech companies
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's largest state-backed semiconductor fund plans to reduce its holdings in two listed technology companies, a decision that comes following a torrid bull run in China's stock...
Jul 13, 2020
More fighting as Taiwan opposition again occupies parliament
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's main opposition party again occupied parliament on Tuesday to protest against the nomination of a close aide to the president to a top-level watchdog, after fighting with r...
Jul 13, 2020
Bolivian sex workers bet on see-through ‘biosecurity’ raincoats to reduce contagion risk
By Monica Machicao LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivian sex workers in the capital La Paz are preparing for life in the age of the coronavirus with new equipment, including bottles of bleach, gloves and see-th...
Jul 13, 2020
Japan accuses China of pushing territorial claims during coronavirus pandemic
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's annual defence review accuses China of pushing its territorial claims amid the coronavirus pandemic and suspects Beijing of spreading propaganda and disinformati...
Jul 13, 2020
Oil prices drop on demand recovery fears amid U.S. virus surge
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices fell around 2% in early trade on Tuesday on worries that new clampdowns on businesses to stem surging coronavirus cases in California and other U.S. sta...
Jul 13, 2020
