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Samsung’s Lee: tainted titan who built a global tech giant
By Miyoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - In February 1993, five years after taking over from his father at South Korea's Samsung Group, 51-year-old Lee Kun-hee was frustrated that he wasn't making his mark. H...
Oct 24, 2020
Lee Kun-hee, who made South Korea’s Samsung a global powerhouse, dies at 78
By Joyce Lee, Hyunjoo Jin and Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - Lee Kun-hee, who built Samsung Electronics into a global powerhouse in smartphones, semiconductors and televisions, died on Sunday after spe...
Oct 24, 2020
EU Brexit negotiators to extend London visit: Sunday Telegraph
LONDON (Reuters) - EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier is planning to extend his visit to London until Wednesday amid cautious optimism over the progress of post-Brexit trade talks with Britain, the Su...
Oct 24, 2020
Exclusive: Leading investors in Ant Shanghai IPO submit bids in 68-69 yuan/share range, say sources
By Julie Zhu, Kane Wu and Samuel Shen HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Some large Chinese fund managers have submitted bids in the range of 68-69 yuan per share for the Shanghai leg of the financial tec...
Oct 24, 2020
Coca-Cola European Partners in talks to buy Coca-Cola Amatil: Bloomberg
(Reuters) - Coca-Cola European Partners is in advanced talks to acquire Australia's Coca-Cola Amatil , Bloomberg News reported on Saturday. The details of the deal which has not yet been finalised cou...
Oct 24, 2020
Irish PM confident on Brexit, believes British PM wants deal
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's prime minister said on Saturday he thinks Britain and the European Union will strike a post-Brexit trade deal and that the resumption of talks this week is a good sign des...
Oct 24, 2020
Indonesian unions vow mass protests if president signs jobs law
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's workers will stage further mass protests across the country if President Joko Widodo signs new jobs measures into law next week, the head of the main labour group said ...
Oct 24, 2020
Ant Group IPO pricing ‘history’s largest’, says Alibaba’s Jack Ma
By Samuel Shen and Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The mammoth dual listing for Chinese fintech giant Ant Group will be the world's biggest, according to a pricing determined on Friday night, Alibaba ...
Oct 24, 2020
Japan mulls $95.5 billion extra budget to counter coronavirus: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government is considering compiling an extra budget worth around $95.5 billion to offset the economic drag caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Mainichi newspaper reported...
Oct 23, 2020
China will improve yuan flexibility, central bank governor says
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will seek to improve the flexibility of its yuan currency and will reduce restrictions on cross-border use of the yuan, the country's central bank governor Yi Gang said on S...
Oct 23, 2020
