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China’s continuing rollout of policy support measures kept market optimism high across the region
Industrial profits fell by 17.8% in August from a year earlier following a 4.1% increase in July, data released on Friday showed
Power demands of the likes of Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta and Nvidia is complicating investors' love affair with tech stocks
Sources said bond proceeds will go to subsidizing cheap purchases of consumer goods, plus families with 2 or more kids, and local governments
Speculation that Beijing is ready to ramp up its economic support even more saw a burst of risk-taking across the region
China could face more sanctions from the West after European intelligence presented evidence of a facility allegedly making drones for Russia's war in Ukraine
Tech giants Microsoft, Meta and Google have all made purchases of carbon offsets in the Amazon rainforest this year
A rapid explosion in AI-enabled devices, coupled with a range of other factors including climate change, natural disasters and geopolitical tensions, pose significant risks to chip supply chains
US-based analyst says the axing of leaders at a top Chinese think tank stems from ideological power struggles and even leaking secrets about Xi Jinping's health
Investors were still digesting Beijing’s raft of policy support measures, with some beginning to doubt they go far enough
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