By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) -China’s video game regulator granted publishing licences to 44 foreign games for domestic release，including seven from South Korea, further lifting rigid curbs th[...]
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Domestic demand drives growth in Russian factory activity in Dec -PMI
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Domestic demand more than made up for falling export sales to drive growth in Russian manufacturing in December, a survey showed on Thursday, leading to the fastest monthly ri[...]
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Analysis-China’s services sector eyes recovery after reopening, but challenges loom
By Joe Cash and Engen Tham BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Jordan Li, a restaurant owner in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu, hopes desperately that next month’s Lunar New Year holida[...]
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Twitter back online after global outage hits thousands
(Reuters) -Twitter Inc suffered a major outage on Wednesday, leaving tens of thousands of users globally unable to access the popular social media platform or use its key features for several hours be[...]
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Vietnam 2022 GDP growth quickens to 8.02%, fastest since 1997
By Khanh Vu HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s economy grew 8.02% in 2022, the fastest annual pace since 1997, backed by strong domestic retail sales and exports, but is facing headwinds from a g[...]
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Southwest flight upheaval a ‘system failure,’ U.S. says
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday ratcheted up pressure on Southwest Airlines, saying thousands more canceled flights indicated a system[...]
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Ex-BOJ deputy Yamaguchi emerging as next central bank head contender -Sankei
TOKYO (Reuters) – Former Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Hirohide Yamaguchi, a vocal critic of Governor Haruhiko Kuroda’s stimulus programme, is emerging as a strong candidate to become next[...]
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Brazil’s BRF signs $111 million leniency deal after graft accusations
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian food processor BRF SA on Wednesday signed a leniency agreement with local authorities over payments it must make to the South American country’s government[...]
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South Korea promises policy support as Nov data clouds growth outlook
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s retail sales fell for a third straight month in November, data showed on Thursday, clouding economic growth in the current quarter as demand from China and other m[...]
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