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China Loyalist John Lee will be Hong Kong’s next leader
John Lee, a Beijing loyalist, has been chosen as the city’s next chief executive. Bloomberg | beautiful pictures John Lee,…
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Australian interest rate decision in May 2022
Australia’s consumer price index rose 2.1% in the third quarter of 2022, with prices for food, petrol and other consumer…
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GDP in the first quarter exceeded expectations by 4.8% over the same period
A traffic policeman prepares to inspect a truck at a service station near Shanghai, which has ordered tighter restrictions on…
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US State Department asks all non-emergency government employees in Shanghai to leave as Covid rises
U.S. and Chinese flags flutter near the Bund, before a U.S. trade mission meets with its Chinese counterpart for talks…
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Fed Minutes, Currencies and Oil
SINGAPORE – Asia-Pacific markets will open lower on Thursday after two days of losses on Wall Street. Nikkei futures in…
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Revenue is down but profit is up
Huawei’s annual report released Monday is the first high-profile corporate event led by Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou since returning…
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Singapore to ease Covid measures; drop mandated outdoor mask
Office workers go out for a lunch break at the financial business district of Raffles Place in Singapore on January…
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investors follow the Russia-Ukraine war, the Covid wave in China
SINGAPORE – Stocks in the Asia-Pacific were mixed in Monday morning trading as investors watched the Covid wave in China.…
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China sets GDP target ‘about 5.5%’ for 2022
Workers weld at the workshop of an automobile manufacturer in Qingzhou, Shandong province, eastern China, on March 1, 2022. Future…
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Russia-Ukraine crisis, China’s benchmark lending rate
SINGAPORE – Shares in Asia-Pacific fell in Monday morning trade, as investors continued to monitor the situation surrounding Ukraine. The…
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