Category Archives: Syndicated
Hong Kong Tiananmen museum turns to digitalisation after new law
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong museum chronicling the crackdown by Chinese troops on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square is raising funds to digitalise its collection as concerns over a ne...
Jul 06, 2020
Exclusive: TikTok says it will exit Hong Kong market within days
By Echo Wang (Reuters) - TikTok said it will exit the Hong Kong market within days, a spokesman told Reuters on late Monday, as other technology companies including Facebook Inc have suspended process...
Jul 06, 2020
Data analytics firm Palantir confidentially files to go public
(Reuters) - Data analytics company Palantir Technologies Inc said on Monday it has confidentially filed paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to go public. The confidential ...
Jul 06, 2020
Hong Kong national security law is “lenient,” city’s leader says
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's national security law imposed by Beijing last week is lenient, not strict, the city's leader Carrie Lam said. The sweeping legislation prohibits what China describes ...
Jul 06, 2020
Nissan secures $7.8 bln billion from creditors since April: filing
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co has raised $7.8 billion in financing from its creditors since April as it tries to shore up its cash position in the face of falling sales due to the coronavirus pand...
Jul 06, 2020
U.S. EPA approves use of Lysol Disinfectant Spray against COVID-19
(Reuters) - UK-based Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc said on Tuesday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved use of its Lysol Disinfectant Spray against COVID-19. The U.S. EPA sai...
Jul 06, 2020
Philippines June inflation quickens to 2.5% year/year
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' annual inflation picked up to 2.5% in June, accelerating from a six-month low of 2.1% in May, due to higher increments in the transport index, tobacco and utilities...
Jul 06, 2020
China launches political policing task force: state media
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has launched a special taskforce to ramp up political policing to maintain social stability, said the official Procuratorial Daily, the latest move to rein in dissent over B...
Jul 06, 2020
SoftBank’s shares hit 20-year highs buoyed by buybacks
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp's shares rose 3% on Tuesday to reach highs last seen during the dot-com bubble, as massive buybacks help shrink the group's persistent discount. Shares were price...
Jul 06, 2020
Oil prices inch higher on output cut support, but U.S. coronavirus spike caps gains
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices cautiously rose in early trade on Tuesday with major producers sticking to supply cuts, but gains were capped as U.S. coronavirus cases surged, potentia...
Jul 06, 2020
