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BOJ to offer cautiously upbeat view on economy as COVID curbs weigh
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will offer a cautiously optimistic view of the economy in fresh quarterly projections due on Friday, as renewed state of emergency curbs to combat t...
Jul 12, 2021
China hotel collapse kills eight; rescuers search for nine missing
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Part of a hotel collapsed in the Chinese city of Suzhou killing eight people and rescue workers were searching on Tuesday for nine people missing in the ruins, state media reporte...
Jul 12, 2021
Currency hit to North American companies rose in first quarter – Kyriba
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - The negative impact of currency fluctuations on North American company results increased in the first quarter to the highest level since the second quarte...
Jul 12, 2021
Japan to provide one million more COVID vaccine doses to Taiwan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will send a third batch of donated COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan this week, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday, in a further show of support for the Chin...
Jul 12, 2021
Japan Finance Minister says govt in close touch with BOJ on climate change response
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government is communicating closely with the Bank of Japan on responses to issues ranging from climate change to the coronavirus pandemic, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on T...
Jul 12, 2021
Japan July-September crude steel output seen up 30.1% year-on-year -METI
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's crude steel output is forecast to rise 30.1% in the July-September quarter from a year earlier to 24.69 million tonnes, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) sai...
Jul 12, 2021
Boxing: 2008 Olympic champion DeGale has gold medal stolen
(Reuters) - 2008 Beijing Olympics middleweight boxing champion James DeGale has appealed for help after his gold medal and MBE were stolen from his parents' house. The Briton, who is also a two-time I...
Jul 12, 2021
China’s June exports rise 32.2% year-on-year, beat forecast; imports up 36.7%
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's exports in June beat expectations and rose at a faster pace of 32.2% from a year earlier, thanks to strong global demand, while imports increased 36.7%, customs data showed...
Jul 12, 2021
U.S. lawmakers ask for meeting on WTO waiver with Merkel during Washington visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nine Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Monday urged Germany to drop its "blockade" of a COVID-19 related waiver of intellectual property rights under global trade rules, and asked Ch...
Jul 12, 2021
Tokyo police arrests 4 Olympics workers for cocaine usage
TOKYO (Reuters) - Four electricians engaged in maintenance works for the Tokyo Olympic Games have been arrested for allegedly using cocaine, a spokesperson for the Tokyo metropolitan police said on Tu...
Jul 12, 2021
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