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The city is set to host 100 crypto-related conferences and lavish parties through April, with backing from top government officials, including chief executive John Lee
“Intel is welcome to stand committed to the Chinese market and contribute to promoting China-US economic and trade cooperation,” China's vice president said
Asia investors were divided on Thursday with worrying signs on US inflation dampening the mood while consumer demand recovered in some economies
Chinese e-commerce giant's shares fell by 5% in Hong Kong, before recovering some losses, after news SoftBank will greatly reduce its key stake in Alibaba
"If we have a choice of either our people go to prison or we comply with the laws, we will comply with the laws," Elon Musk said in a BBC broadcast live on Twitter Spaces
The investment mogul described the Taiwanese chipmaker as a well-managed company, but said his investment group had better places to deploy capital
Analysts say China's latest military drills, held from Saturday to Monday, show Beijing is serious about being able to cut off the democratically ruled island in a conflict
Investors across the region were also keeping their powder dry ahead of a crucial US inflation report due out later in the day
The sale is part of a series of similar moves by Berkshire, which started selling its BYD shares in late August last year
The Kospi in Korea, the ASX 200 in Australia and the Nikkei in Japan all rose more than 1%; Hong Kong was also up, while Shanghai edged down slightly after more negative data on Tuesday
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