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Volvo to provide cars for Didi’s self-driving test fleet
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - Swedish carmaker Volvo Cars said on Monday it has signed an agreement to provide cars to the autonomous driving technology unit of China's top ride-hailing firm, Didi ...
Apr 18, 2021
ESR, GIC to buy Australian logistics property portfolio from Blackstone for $2.9 billion
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Logistics real estate manager ESR Cayman Limited said it will join with Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC to buy an Australian portfolio from Blackstone for A$3.8 billion ($2...
Apr 18, 2021
China NDRC approves 16 fixed-asset investment projects worth $6.96 billion in Q1
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's state planner said on Monday that it approved 16 fixed-asset investment projects worth a total of 45.4 billion yuan ($6.96 billion) in the first quarter of this year. The p...
Apr 18, 2021
China’s March exports to North Korea spike to six-month high
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's exports to North Korea in March rose to a six-month high, with outbound shipments to its neighbour that month nearly 400 times more than January-February combined, in a sig...
Apr 18, 2021
Dollar pinned near one-month low amid subdued U.S. yields
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar was pinned near a one-month low to major peers on Monday, with Treasury yields hovering near the lowest in five weeks, after the U.S. Federal Reserve rei...
Apr 18, 2021
Oil falls amid surging coronavirus infections in India, other countries
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Monday amid mounting concerns that surging caseloads of coronavirus infections in India and other countries will lead to stronger measures and hit economic activit...
Apr 18, 2021
Taiwan central bank says may revise 2021 growth forecast higher
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan central bank governor Yang Chin-long said on Monday they may again revise this year's growth forecast higher given the island's strong economic prospects. The central bank la...
Apr 18, 2021
Australia’s Orocobre buys Galaxy to make world’s fifth-largest lithium company
By Shruti Sonal (Reuters) - Australia's Orocobre Ltd and Galaxy Resources announced a A$4 billion ($3.1 billion) tie-up on Monday to create the world's fifth largest lithium miner, as demand soars for...
Apr 18, 2021
Asian shares near 1-1/2 week highs, Bitcoin recoups losses
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares hovered near 1-1/2 week highs on Monday helped by expectations monetary policy will remain accommodative the world over, while COVID-19 vaccine rollouts...
Apr 18, 2021
Japan’s exports post largest monthly gain since late 2017
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports posted their strongest growth in more than three years in March, led by a surge in China-bound shipments, in a sign the economy continued to recove...
Apr 18, 2021
