Years after #MeToo first swept the world, Taiwan races to respond
By Sarah Wu TAIPEI (Reuters) – Six years after the #MeToo movement rose to global prominence and toppled powerful perpetrators…
July 2023
Wells Fargo’s firearm policies under Texas AG scrutiny
(Reuters) – Wells Fargo & Co’s policies around the firearm industry are being probed by the Texas Attorney General’s office,…
BOJ takes steps to make YCC more flexible, keeps ultra-low rates
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan maintained ultra-low interest rates on Friday but took steps to make its yield…
US orders government personnel, family members to leave Haiti
(Reuters) -The U.S. State Department on Thursday ordered non-emergency government personnel and family members to leave Haiti as soon as…
Fox likely to push Emmys to January due to strikes – reports
(Reuters) -Fox is expected to announce soon that television’s Emmys will be rescheduled to air in January next year due…
China’s housing minister urges efforts to strengthen property recovery
BEIJING (Reuters) -China needs more effective implementation measures such as lower home mortgage rates and down payment ratios for first-time…
US congressional committee advances stablecoin bill
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) -The U.S. House Financial Services committee on Thursday advanced a bill to establish a federal regulatory…
North Korea economy shrank for third year in 2022 -South’s central bank
By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s economy shrank for a third consecutive year in 2022, as COVID-19 restrictions…
China tops agenda as Biden meets Italy’s Meloni in Washington
By Andrea Shalal and Angelo Amante WASHINGTON/ROME (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met at…
China Evergrande’s EV unit shares plunge 69% after 16-month halt
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) -Shares of China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group (NEV) plunged on Friday as trading…