Reuters was first to report that Indian drug and medical services startup PharmEasy is in talks with investors to raise $200 million, but at a valuation that could be 15% or even 25% lower than last year’s $5.1 billion. Indian…
Reuters was first to report that India’s central bank is prepared to sell a sixth of its foreign exchange reserves to defend the rupee against a rapid depreciation after it plumbed record lows in recent weeks. The rupee has lost…
Reuters exclusively revealed that China is asking the United Nations human rights chief to bury a highly anticipated report on human rights violations in Xinjiang. United Nations High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet has faced severe criticism from civil society for being…
Reuters offered readers a deep dive into how the diversion of resources into what China calls its ‘zero-COVID’ approach to contain and eliminate the virus forced hospitals to suspend many services it relied upon for revenue, sealing its financial failure.…
Reuters provided insight into how a SoftBank-owned company is thriving by offering face-recognition technology fuelled by a blacklisted Chinese firm to the likes of Mastercard and Visa. Japan Computer Vision Corp, owned by SoftBank Group Corp’s wireless unit, has struck…
Reuters was first to report Myanmar’s junta government is installing Chinese-built cameras with facial recognition capabilities in more cities across the country. Since the February 2021 coup, local authorities have started new camera surveillance projects for at least five cities,…
Reuters was first to report Japan’s central bank has stumbled into a rare public relations storm that has dragged debate about its ultra-low interest rates out of sterile boardrooms and into tabloid and social media, amid surging household ire over…
Reuters exclusively revealed that a decade ago Indonesia earned the unwelcome label of being among the so-called “Fragile Five” emerging markets, economies highly vulnerable to capital outflows and a currency slump whenever global interest rates rise. But fast forward to…