Article content BEIJING — China’s military said it carried out more exercises near Taiwan on Monday as a group of U.S. lawmakers visited the Chinese-claimed island and met President Tsai Ing-wen, in what Beijing said was an infringement of its sovereignty. The five U.S. lawmakers, led by Senator Ed Markey, arrived in Taipei on an […]
Article content SYDNEY — Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has sought legal advice following reports that his predecessor Scott Morrison was secretly appointed to key ministerial roles during the COVID-19 pandemic, duplicating some portfolios. Ministers are traditionally sworn in at a ceremony by the governor-general, but that did not happen in the case of the […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Reuters Brijesh Patel Publishing date: Aug 15, 2022 • 12 minutes ago • 1 minute read • Join the conversation Article content Gold prices slipped on Monday as the dollar rebounded, with expectations of sharp interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve further pressuring the yellow metal. […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Reuters Maha El Dahan and Michael Georgy Publishing date: Aug 14, 2022 • 19 minutes ago • 4 minute read • Join the conversation Article content DUBAI — At an industry event this year in Riyadh, the Saudi energy minister paused at about 9 p.m. in front […]
Article content SYDNEY — More than 60,000 people thronged Sydney’s streets on Sunday for an annual road running event and mass party that returned for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. City2Surf, which calls itself the world’s largest fun run, encompasses landmarks of Australia’s biggest city, stretching 14 km (8.7 miles) from Hyde […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Reuters Natalia Zinets Publishing date: Aug 14, 2022 • 33 minutes ago • 4 minute read • Join the conversation Article content KYIV — Ukraine is targeting Russian soldiers who shoot at Europe’s largest nuclear power station or use it as a base to shoot from, as […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Reuters Yew Lun Tian Publishing date: Aug 13, 2022 • 46 minutes ago • 2 minute read • Join the conversation Article content BEIJING — China’s foreign ministry said on Friday it had imposed sanctions on Lithuanian Deputy Transport and Communications Minister Agne Vaiciukeviciute for visiting Taiwan, […]
Article content TAIPEI — Taiwan’s foreign ministry on Saturday expressed “sincere gratitude” towards the United States for taking “concrete actions” to maintain security and peace in the Taiwan Strait and the region. U.S. Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said on Friday that China “overreacted” to U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, which […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Reuters Andrea Shalal Article content KYIV — Securing a new $5 billion loan from the IMF would help reassure Ukraine’s other creditors that the war-torn country’s macroeconomic situation was under control, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief economic adviser told Reuters on Friday. Fresh financing from the International […]
Article content BEIJING — A hacker has claimed to have obtained the personal information of 48.5 million users of a COVID health code mobile app run by the city of Shanghai, the second claim of a breach of the Chinese financial hub’s data in just over a month. The hacker with the username as “XJP” […]