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Weak consumer demand in China though cast a shadow, putting the brakes on any surges in equities across the region
Europe's top diplomat says the bloc "has no interest in a trade war", but concedes it may be inevitable in the dispute over tariffs to be imposed on Chinese EVs
US retail giant was the biggest shareholder of JD.com, but sold its entire stake, as e-commerce sector suffers brutal price war, to focus on its warehouse chain
A trade war appears to be looming, with Beijing saying on Wednesday it has opened a probe into subsidies given to European dairy producers, after the EU refused to abandon tariffs planned on EVs made in China
Equities across the region fell into the red on Wednesday as investors held back ahead of the release of key US jobs data
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing earned its first profit in three quarters, thanks partly to Chinese authorities speeding up approval of IPOs
Canberra gives green light to huge solar farm in country's north that will relay power to Singapore via a 4,300km underwater cable
The European Commission said it conducted an investigation, including sending a team to Tesla facilities in China, to verify what subsidies the firm had received
Shenzhen developer has been seeking to restructure its $12bn offshore debt since late 2021; bondholders will swap debt for notes and shares in the company, it said
Threat to glaciers revealed amid news of heat records in 15 nations this year, while the UN accuses fossil fuel firms of trying to slow the transition to clean energy
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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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MarketsApple Asks Suppliers in Taiwan to Meet China Label StandardsUS tech giant Apple told its Taiwan suppliers that products moving to China must be labelled to state that the island is a part of China and not an independent nation
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MarketsIndian-Owned Tech Firms See Sharp Growth in UKDespite a moribund British economy and heavy corporate tax, Indian-owned tech firms are growing in the UK.
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MarketsChina Becomes World’s Second-Biggest Bitcoin Mining HubThe Bitcoin mining ban in China last year had collapsed its crypto markets. Despite that, the country has reemerged as a major bitcoin mining hub, according to research by the UK's University of Cambridge.
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