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China summons Quora-like Zhihu for unlawful release of information
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Beijing cyberspace regulator said on Monday that the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) had asked it to summon the online question-and-answer platform Zhihu for unlawful ...
Dec 20, 2021
ECB governors sought greater acknowledgement of inflation risks – sources
By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers meeting last week sought a greater acknowledgement of inflation risks but were rebuffed by the bank's ch...
Dec 20, 2021
Taiwan Nov export orders hit record high, but 2022 outlook uncertain
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders grew faster than expected in November to a historic high due to sustained technology demand ahead of the year-end holiday shopping season, but the government ...
Dec 20, 2021
Dozens released after protest at India plant of Apple supplier Foxconn
By Sudarshan Varadhan CHENNAI (Reuters) -Police in India have released dozens of those detained for blocking a key highway in a protest against food poisoning at a Foxconn unit, the country's second i...
Dec 20, 2021
Goldman Sachs cuts U.S. GDP forecast after Manchin retreats on Biden’s bill
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs trimmed its quarterly GDP forecasts for 2022, after U.S. Senator Joe Manchin withdrew his support to U.S. President Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion domestic investment bill. Manch...
Dec 20, 2021
Germany to name Joachim Nagel new head of Bundesbank – Handelsblatt
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's new government will pick Joachim Nagel as the next head of the Bundesbank, taking over from Jens Weidmann who is stepping down at the end of the year, Handelsblatt news...
Dec 20, 2021
Chinese influencer Viya fined 1.3 billion yuan for tax evasion
BEIJING (Reuters) - A top Chinese social media influencer 1.34 billion yuan has been fined ($210 million) for tax evasion. Viya was fined for hiding personal income and other offences in 2019 and 2020...
Dec 20, 2021
Japan parliament approves record extra budget to secure post-pandemic growth
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's parliament on Monday approved the first extra budget of the 2021 fiscal year, with a record spending of $317 billion, to help the economy withstand the fallout of COVID-19, f...
Dec 20, 2021
Novo Nordisk shares slump on U.S. supply challenges for obesity drug
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk shares fell 16% on Monday after the Danish drugmaker late on Friday announced that it will not be able to meet demand for its new weight-loss drug after supply issu...
Dec 20, 2021
Former Tesco boss Lewis to chair GSK health spin-off
LONDON (Reuters) -GlaxoSmithKline on Monday named former Tesco CEO Dave Lewis as non-executive chair designate of a new Consumer Healthcare company to be created from a proposed demerger from GSK in 2...
Dec 20, 2021
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