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Sony looking to add new partners to its EV project-executive
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Group will likely add new technology partners to its electric vehicle (EV) project to help it forge a mobility business to transform cars from transportation machin...
Jan 20, 2022
Japan and U.S. to start new ‘2 plus 2’ dialogue for economic issues -Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States and Japan will initiate a new "2 plus 2" dialogue that will cover economic and diplomatic issues, Kyodo reported, citing a Japan government official. The agreement ...
Jan 20, 2022
Twitter debuts hexagon-shaped NFT profile pictures
PALO ALTO (Reuters) - Twitter Inc on Thursday announced the launch of a tool through which users can showcase non-fungible tokens (NFTs)as their profile pictures, tapping into a digital collectibles c...
Jan 20, 2022
Oil falls as U.S. inventory build prompts profit-taking
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices plunged on Friday, after rising to seven-year highs this week, as an increase in U.S. crude and fuel stockpiles prompted investors to take profits from th...
Jan 20, 2022
China to cut interest rates on standing lending facility loans on Jan 21 – sources
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's central bank will cut interest rates on its standing lending facility loans for all tenors on Friday, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, following sim...
Jan 20, 2022
Pegasus Asia, Tikehau Capital-backed SPAC, lists in Singapore
By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), backed by European asset manager Tikehau Capital and a holding firm of LVMH Chairman Bernard Arnault, began trading...
Jan 20, 2022
China state planner says to gradually remove curbs on NEV purchases
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's state planner said on Friday that restrictions on purchases of new energy vehicles (NEVs) will be gradually removed in various parts of the country in a "vigorous" push to ...
Jan 20, 2022
Asian markets fall after weak showing on Wall St, oil tumbles
By Kanupriya Kapoor and Stella Qiu SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian share markets and U.S. futures fell on Friday, after U.S. stocks took a knock overnight, hurt by lingering concerns over the Federal Rese...
Jan 20, 2022
S.Korea’s Kakao Pay shares rebound after CEO, others step down amid stock options criticism
SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares in South Korean financial services firm Kakao Pay Corp jumped on Friday after the company said its CEO and two other executives were stepping down following a slump in the sto...
Jan 20, 2022
Lebanese museum returns artefacts from Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Five Roman artefacts from the ancient city of Palmyra, a site damaged during Syria's decade-long conflict, were returned to Damascus on Thursday by a private Lebanese museum where t...
Jan 20, 2022
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