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Asia's traders were in holiday mood on Friday after studies suggested the latest Covid variant would not be as disruptive as Delta
Steelmaker has also filed suits against Toyota and Baoshan over its process under which motors can be rotated with less power by adjusting metal's composition and thickness
Consumer protection body in Zhejiang summoned five platforms including Alibaba's Taobao, Pinduoduo and JD.com over live-streaming irregularities during the Singles' Day shopping festival
Studies reveal variant leads to fewer hospitalisations, while positive US data added to the feel-good factor
The combined 2.05 trillion yen ($17.94 billion) in loans will be disbursed on Friday and mature in January 2023, the central bank said in a statement
The funds will be used to repay loans and for the expansion of VinFast, the group's automobile unit, it said. Bondholders will be able to exercise options to receive shares in VinFast Singapore.
The company sold 1.5 billion shares in the deal, its second attempt to list in Hong Kong in a matter of weeks
India was placed fourth when it comes to the number of companies valued at over $1 billion last year but the US and China, who occupy the first two ranks, are way ahead
Hutchison was a non-executive director when the NZX-listed company collapsed in 2018 with a market capitalisation of $508 million
The advance allocation is aimed to mitigate economic pressure in the first quarter of next year, finance vice-minister Xu Hongcai said
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With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors
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Oil & GasIndia Is Likely Exporting Refined Russian Oil to the WestIndia’s fast-rising Russian oil imports are being matched by its rising oil exports suggesting it may be reselling Russia’s oil to the West.
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