Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Trump rejects proposal to cut military healthcare by $2.2 billion
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said late on Monday he has rejected a Pentagon proposal to cut military healthcare by $2.2 billion. Politico reported https://politi.co/2E5GqQS on Sunday that P...
Aug 18, 2020
China’s Ant Group plans consumer finance firm in growth push ahead of IPO
By Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Ant Group, Alibaba's fintech arm and China's dominant mobile payments company, plans to set up a consumer finance firm in the southwestern city of Chongqing, expandi...
Aug 18, 2020
China-backed AIIB approves $100 million loan to Uzbekistan to fight COVID-19
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) said on Tuesday it would lend $100 million to Uzbekistan to help the country deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and future p...
Aug 18, 2020
China’s rain-swollen Yangtze river triggers unprecedented flood alert
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's biggest river, the Yangtze, and several of its tributaries have risen to dangerous levels after days of heavy rain, forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes an...
Aug 18, 2020
Malaysia’s July CPI falls 1.3% year-on-year, in line with forecast
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's consumer price index (CPI) fell for the fifth month in a row in July, contracting 1.3% from a year earlier, government data showed on Tuesday. The drop was in line ...
Aug 18, 2020
Kansas City Chiefs plan to have fans at season-opener
(Reuters) - Reigning Super Bowl champions the Kansas City Chiefs have announced plans to allow some spectators to attend their NFL season-opener against Houston Texans at Arrowhead Stadium next month....
Aug 17, 2020
Taiwan July export orders likely to rise for fifth straight month: Reuters poll
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders likely rose in July for the fifth consecutive month, a Reuters poll showed, buoyed by robust global demand for technology products during coronavirus lockdown...
Aug 17, 2020
Malaysia launches 500 million ringgit sukuk for COVID-19 recovery
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's finance ministry on Tuesday launched a 500 million ringgit ($119.45 million) sukuk as part of the government's efforts to raise funds for their coronavirus economic...
Aug 17, 2020
WHO says people in 20s, 30s, 40s increasingly driving pandemic
(Reuters) - The spread of the coronavirus is being increasingly driven by people aged in their 20s, 30s and 40s and many are not aware that they have been infected, the World Health Organisation's reg...
Aug 17, 2020
Hong Kong leader says U.S. sanctions an ‘inconvenience’
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday U.S. sanctions against her will cause "inconvenience" in her personal affairs, but nothing she will take to heart. Lam was speaking a ...
Aug 17, 2020
