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Hong Kong residents can now receive the German-made bivalent shots to protect them against the original coronavirus plus the latest Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5
HDFC raised $1.85 billion from the largest-ever bond issuance by an Indian bank on Thursday amid strong demand from long-term investors, and the State Bank plans a $1.2bn issuance on Friday
With Beijing stepping up support for the property sector, some offshore bondholders are looking for bargains amid hope China's cash-squeezed property sector will recover from its brutal slide
Zijin has spent $16 billion buying three lithium mines over the past year, but its president says the group aims to become one of the top three to five mining companies in the world by 2030...
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Asian Markets Rise After Powell Suggests Rate Hikes Set to Slow01 Dec 2022
Federal Reserve chairman's remarks – that the US Fed could reduce the pace of its rate hikes this month – sends Wall Street equities soaring and lifts Asian markets in early trading...
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China Softens its Warnings on Severity of Covid-19 After Protests01 Dec 2022
Officials in some cities are lifting lockdowns and allowing businesses to reopen, despite daily case tolls near high levels. Authorities are also allowing people in some areas to quarantine at home....
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China Gambles on Graphene to Win the Global Microchip War30 Nov 2022
China, which is reeling from punishing US tech sanctions, is exploring using graphene instead of silicon in microchips as it desperately attempts to match its global rivals...
Xi was absent from group photos on Thursday when the leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan, went for dinner...
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Turkmenistan Says China Gas Pipeline Debt Paid in Full12 Jun 2021
The Central Asian nation’s autocrat leader says that his country's debts to China for a multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline and another gas project have been paid off "in full"...
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Chevron to Explore Hydrogen, Carbon Capture in Central Asia08 Jun 2022
Chevron Munaigas and KazMunayGas said they would evaluate the potential for carbon capture, utilisation, and storage as well as hydrogen production and methane management...
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China Reemerges as Major Bitcoin Mining Hub Despite Ban18 May 2022
While the US accounts for more than a third of all bitcoin mining - as measured by power consumption - China has taken the second spot, with 21.11% of the total...
The astronauts are expected to conduct more than 1,000 scientific experiments – including studying how plants adapt in space...
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Tesla Doubles China Sales But BYD Set to Top Retail Chart30 Nov 2022
EV and hybrid carmaker BYD, which only began making vehicles in 2003, is on target to top the monthly sales chart in China for the first time...
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Jack Ma Has Been Living in Tokyo for Six Months – FT30 Nov 2022
Alibaba founder Jack Ma has been living in Tokyo with his family, personal chef and security, avoiding China's Covid restrictions and developing an interest in art and painting watercolours, a new report says...
Production shortfalls and labour unrest at the giant iPhone factory, run by Foxconn in Zhengzhou, are increasing risks and likely to intensify Apple's retreat from China, analysts say...
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Russia Seen Asking India for Parts to Keep Key Industries Running29 Nov 2022
Moscow has sent India a list of more than 500 products it needs to keep key industries running, but while Delhi wants to cut its huge trade deficit, some companies fear being hit with sanctions....
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Dozens of Police Hurt in Protest Over Adani Port in Southern India28 Nov 2022
Local villagers say the port is destroying the coastline and their way of life. Hundreds of protesters, led by Catholic priests, marched on a police station, where a dramatic confrontation occurred ...
The ruling People Power Party told the union representing the 25,000 striking drivers that they must return to work before lawmakers consider a bill on demands, the union said...
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Bitfront Becomes Latest Crypto Exchange to Cease Trading29 Nov 2022
The exchange, which is backed by Japanese social media firm Line Corp, said it has suspended new sign-ups and credit card payments and will cease operations in a few months....
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South Korea’s Yoon Offers Musk ‘Tailored’ Benefits for Tesla Plant29 Nov 2022
President held a video call with Tesla chief Elon Musk last week and his office cited Musk as saying South Korea is among the top candidate locations for a new Tesla factory...
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