Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bank of Korea seen holding rates this week and for the rest of 2020
By Joori Roh and Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank is expected to keep its interest rates on hold on Wednesday as its concerns over rising household debt and property prices woul...
Oct 12, 2020
Standard Chartered seeks brokerage licence in mainland China: Xinhua
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Hong Kong unit of Standard Chartered [STANB.UL] has applied for a brokerage licence in mainland China, the state-backed Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday. The Ch...
Oct 12, 2020
Hyundai to expand Kona EV recall to North America, Europe over battery fire risk: Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor Co is set to triple the number of recalled Kona electric cars over battery cell fire risks with plans to recall around 51,000 vehicles in North America, Europe, China a...
Oct 12, 2020
South Korea’s Celltrion gets approval for Phase 3 trials of COVID-19 antibody drug
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean drugmaker Celltrion Inc said on Monday it has received regulatory approval for Phase 3 clinical trials of an experimental COVID-19 treatment. The approval ...
Oct 12, 2020
Asia-Pacific countries begin to ease pandemic-related travel bans, but hurdles remain
By Jamie Freed SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asia-Pacific countries including Singapore, Australia and Japan are gradually easing some international travel restrictions as coronavirus cases slow, in hopes of hel...
Oct 12, 2020
Mallinckrodt files for bankruptcy amid U.S. opioid litigation
(Reuters) - Mallinckrodt Plc filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday in the face of lawsuits alleging it fueled the U.S. opioid epidemic and after the drugmaker lost a court battle to avoid paying h...
Oct 12, 2020
India’s coronavirus infections rise to 7.12 million
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's total coronavirus cases rose by 66,732 in the last 24 hours to 7.12 million on Monday morning, data from the health ministry showed. Deaths from COVID-19 infections rose ...
Oct 11, 2020
Hong Kong leader postpones annual policy address until after Beijing talks
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has postponed her annual policy address scheduled for Wednesday in order to go to Beijing for talks on how the central government can help wi...
Oct 11, 2020
Exclusive: Mitsui & Co to sell all stakes in coal-fired power plants by 2030 – CEO
By Yuka Obayashi and Noriyuki Hirata TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co Ltd plans to sell its remaining stakes in coal-fired power stations by the end of the decade as it shifts to g...
Oct 11, 2020
New Zealand signs deal with Pfizer, BioNTech for COVID-19 vaccine
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The New Zealand government signed a deal on Monday to buy 1.5 million COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc and Germany's BioNTech, with delivery potentially as early as the first quart...
Oct 11, 2020
