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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEX) is weighing opening global offices to woo companies and investors in Europe and North America
Shares in Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand all posted their worst weekly performances for some time as global recession fears gripped
UN warned that climate change is progressing exponentially and has already hit India and Pakistan particularly hard
At one stage, a series of demands from New Delhi, which sees itself as the champion of poor farmers and fishermen, appeared set to paralyse talks
Beijing also should consider lowering the profitability threshold for IPOs by tech firms and start-ups, Morgan Stanley Securities (China) CEO Jing Qian said
Honda, like rival Toyota, has been slow to shift to EVs and is under pressure from investors to make cars that are carbon-free and equipped with self-driving technology
The yen has hit 24-year lows - beyond 135 to the dollar - this week and rising bond yields have pressured the Bank of Japan yield curve control
The Nikkei scratched out a small gain but most of the region’s markets fell back as fears of recession dominate the outlook
The fundraising comes amid increasing volatility in global financial markets roiled partly by concerns about China's economic growth
The Chinese sales contributed to a drop in overall foreign holdings of Treasuries in April that helped propel yields higher
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