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Plus500 said the company's entry into Japan's retail trading market "represents a major growth opportunity". Financial terms were not disclosed
The hyperscale data centre will be built in the eastern part of the Seoul metropolitan area, close to the Pangyo Techno Valley, a technology hub known as South Korea’s Silicon Valley
ADB prescribed easing barriers to transport and trade, and boosting investments in education, training, health systems, social assistance, green infrastructure and technology
Company expects to enable businesses to seamlessly implement automation of complex workflows through a "no-code integration and automation platform"
The sector posted net outflows of $47 million in the week ended March 18, after experiencing outflows of $110 million the previous week
The country’s cryptocurrency exchanges say the move is a ‘backwards step’ and will deter investors
A slowdown in Chinese growth and Covid-19 outbreaks have taken a toll on consumer spending. Revenue was 27.23bn yuan ($4.29bn) in the 4th quarter, below estimates of 30.10bn yuan
The Financial Stability Board is closely scrutinising the use of cryptoassets during the war in Ukraine after concerns they could be used to evade Western sanctions on Russia
Taiwan's export orders leapt 21.1% from a year earlier to $51.56 billion last month on sustained technology demand
Shipments of smartphones within China fell 31.8% year-on-year to 14.5 million handsets in February, the China Academy of Information and Communications (CAICT) reported on Monday.
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