Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Uber plans to sell part of stake in China’s Didi: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc is planning to sell part of its $6.3 billion stake in Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing to raise cash, Bloomberg News reported https://bloom.bg/2RAViKg on Thursd...
Sep 17, 2020
Japan chipmaker Kioxia sets lower IPO price range than indicative price
TOKYO (Reuters) - Kioxia Holdings Corp, the world's second-largest memory chipmaker, on Thursday set a tentative price range for an IPO in Tokyo that put the market value lower than a Bain Capital-led...
Sep 17, 2020
China-backed telecom firm says won’t spy on Philippines
By Neil Jerome Morales and Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - A new Philippine telecoms firm with Chinese state investment on Thursday described as "truly misplaced" concerns that communications equipment ...
Sep 17, 2020
Philippines considers relaxing travel ban for nurses
By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines is considering allowing more nurses and other medical professionals to leave for jobs abroad after banning them from travel so they can fight coronavir...
Sep 17, 2020
Belarus planning 100-person clinical trial of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarus is considering conducting a 100-person trial of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine, the health ministry said on Thursday, adding that potential participants can now apply online at e...
Sep 17, 2020
Takeda-led COVID-19 plasma product to begin trial this month
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - An experimental COVID-19 therapy using blood plasma, developed by Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co and its partners, is scheduled to begin a late-stage clinical trial ...
Sep 17, 2020
South Korea approves Phase 2/3 trials of Celltrion’s COVID-19 antibody drug
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Thursday it has approved Celltrion Inc's experimental COVID-19 treatment for Phase 2/3 clinical trials, as the firm plans to seek an emergency use authorization f...
Sep 17, 2020
BioNTech CEO expects vaccine can be fridge-stored for two weeks
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - BioNTech expects that the experimental COVID-19 vaccine it is developing with Pfizer can be stored at refrigerator temperatures for at least two weeks, seeking to allay concerns ...
Sep 17, 2020
ECB’s de Guindos says exchange rate is fundamental for inflation
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The euro's exchange rate is a "fundamental" determinant of euro zone inflation, European Central Bank vice-president Luis de Guindos said on Thursday, joining a number of ECB pol...
Sep 17, 2020
WHO’s Ryan: Need consistent messaging, mustn’t turn COVID-19 into “political football”
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization's top emergency expert, asked on Thursday about contradictory remarks by President Donald Trump and U.S. health officials, said that it was important f...
Sep 17, 2020
