SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian equity markets started the week cautiously on Monday when the relentless spread of the coronavirus finally caused investors to question its optimism in the global economy, benefiting safe harbor bonds and the US dollar. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask, after the outbreak …
Read More »Asian stocks cautious as coronavirus threatens economic reopening
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian equity markets started the week cautiously on Monday when the relentless spread of the coronavirus finally caused investors to question its optimism in the global economy, benefiting safe harbor bonds and the US dollar. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask, after the outbreak …
Read More »Japan suspects Kim Jong Un may be ill amid coronavirus
New questions have emerged about the condition of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with the Japanese defense minister suggesting that the latest round of saber rattling by the rebel regime may be due to his poor health and the spread of COVID-19 in the country, according to the reports. …
Read More »Tesla plans battery manufacturing facilities under ‘Roadrunner’ project: document
FILE PHOTO: A Tesla service center in Costa Mesa, California, USA shown. USA, March 18, 2020. REUTERS / Mike Blake (Reuters) – Tesla Inc plans to build a battery research and manufacturing facility in Fremont, California, to operate 24 hours a day, under a project called Roadrunner, city government documents …
Read More »North Korea’s military action against South Korea likely “postponed, not canceled” by Kim Jong Un
Seoul, South Korea – North Korea said on Wednesday that leader Kim Jong Un suspended a planned military retaliation against South Korea, in an apparent slowdown in the pressure campaign it has waged against its rival amid stalled nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration. Last week, the North had declared …
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