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K-pop star Suga tests positive for COVID-19 after BTS return from U.S
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - Suga, songwriter and rapper for K-pop sensation BTS, has tested positive for the coronavirus after returning from in-person concerts https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle...
Dec 24, 2021
Thai central bank to test retail digital currency later than planned
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank said on Friday it expects to test its retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) for the public in late 2022, later than planned, as an alternative payment...
Dec 24, 2021
Marketmind: What worked and what didn’t
A look at the day ahead from Sujata Rao How many of the investment calls made a year ago did what they promised? As is usual in any year, some asset classes stubbornly refused to do as they were told....
Dec 24, 2021
Reckitt to sell E45 skincare brand to Karo Pharma for $268 million
(Reuters) - Reckitt Benckiser said on Friday it will sell its E45 skincare brand and related sub-brands to Karo Pharma for 200 million pounds ($267.98 million), as the British consumer goods maker shi...
Dec 24, 2021
Elephant Santas pass out face masks, hand gel in Thai school tradition
AYUTTHAYA, Thailand (Reuters) - Elephants in Thailand wearing Santa hats and surgical masks passed out hand gel, face masks and balloons to students at a school's annual Christmas party, a COVID-era t...
Dec 24, 2021
China Evergrande chief’s stake in services unit drops on forced selling – filing
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The shareholding of China Evergrande Group's chairman in its property services unit has fallen to 58.18% from 60.96% after forced selling of pledged shares by a third party, a Ho...
Dec 24, 2021
Taiwan, Japan eye ‘all round cooperation’ on chips
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan and Japan's ruling parties agreed on Friday to have "all round cooperation" on semiconductors and to hold regular talks, Taiwanese lawmakers said, after what are de facto disc...
Dec 23, 2021
Shares edge up, dollar set for worst week since Sept as Omicron fears ebb
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Most Asian share markets edged higher on Friday and the safe-haven dollar was on the back foot, on signs the Omicron variant would not significantly derail global ec...
Dec 23, 2021
United, Delta cancel more than 200 U.S. Christmas Eve flights amid COVID surge
By David Shepardson (Reuters) - United Airlines and Delta Air Lines on Thursday said they had each canceled dozens of Christmas Eve flights, as the spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant takes a toll on i...
Dec 23, 2021
Japan’s record $940 billion budget may help COVID-hit economy, fiscal discipline in doubt
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet approved on Friday a record $940 billion budget for the next fiscal year as COVID-19 responses added to the costs of supporting an age...
Dec 23, 2021
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