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From spy satellites to mobile networks, S.Korea hopes new rocket gets space programme off ground
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea plans to test its first domestically produced space launch vehicle next week, a major step toward jumpstarting the country's space programme and achieving a...
Oct 15, 2021
Malaysian salon paints Squid Games manicures of tiny coffins, green tracksuits
By Ebrahim Harris KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A manicure salon in Malaysia is selling painted and press-on nail designs based on the television show Squid Game, the latest small business to cash in on th...
Oct 15, 2021
Explainer-Germany’s Nord Stream 2 gatekeeper: the long road until gas flows
FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) - The Nord Stream 2 pipeline is completed and ready to pump Russian gas to Europe, but nothing is flowing yet because it is still awaiting clearance from Germany's energy re...
Oct 15, 2021
Regional bank loan growth could hint at healthier supply chains
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - If regional banks show signs of accelerating loan growth when they report earnings in the week ahead, it could signal an easing of the supply chain bottlenecks th...
Oct 15, 2021
Japan’s core prices to see first rise in 18 months, export growth to slow: Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports likely grew at the slowest pace in seven months in September while core consumer prices turned positive for the first time since early last year, a Reuters poll showe...
Oct 14, 2021
China tells some banks to further cut amount of cash-management products sold – sources
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese regulators have told some wealth management arms of domestic banks to further cut the amount of cash-management products they sell, three sources with knowledge of...
Oct 14, 2021
China coal prices hit record highs, early winter chill adds to energy woes
By Shivani Singh BEIJING (Reuters) - China's energy crisis deepened on Friday as cold weather swept into much of the country and power plants scrambled to stock up on coal, sending prices of the fuel ...
Oct 14, 2021
Japan’s Q3 growth forecast trimmed further on COVID-19 drag: Reuters poll
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy likely grew at a slower pace than previously expected last quarter and faces ongoing risks from soaring raw material prices and coronavirus-linked ...
Oct 14, 2021
U.S. prepares to resume Trump ‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum policy in November
By Mica Rosenberg (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration is taking steps to restart by mid-November a program begun under his predecessor Donald Trump that forced asylum seekers to wait in M...
Oct 14, 2021
Japan central bank will seek digital yen with ‘simple’ design, says BOJ official
TOKYO (Reuters) - Any digital currency the Bank of Japan issues should have a simple design that private firms can use to develop financial and payment services for customers, a senior central bank of...
Oct 14, 2021
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