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The combined value of the world's sovereign wealth and public pension funds slumped for the first time in 2022
The region’s indexes advanced off the back of positive US inflation data though China’s Covid woes continued to weigh
The onshore yuan was set to depreciate by 8.7% against the dollar for the year-to-date, its worst performance since 1994
Though the economy in 2022 grew at the fastest pace in decades, economists warned it is facing headwinds ahead, with weakening global demand having already impacted its shipments
Profits at large industrial firms fell by 3.6% in the first 11 months of 2022, data showed Tuesday. A further fall is seen for December before things improve in the first quarter of 2023
Stocks in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo all rose on Tuesday after Beijing dropped its quarantine requirement for inbound travellers; the US dollar also eased
Samsung's persistence with investment plans could help it take market share in memory chips and support its share price when demand recovers
Subway trains in Beijing and Shanghai were packed, while some major traffic arteries in the two cities were jammed with slow-moving cars
Taiwan assessed China had staged the military "provocation" to express anger at a new US defence authorisation law
Analysts have warned the world's second-largest economy is "entering the most dangerous weeks of the pandemic"
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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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