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Dec 31 2022
News
Asia markets- China economic data, Covid, inflation
SINGAPORE — Shares in the Asia-Pacific closed mixed on Monday, after China reported disappointing economic numbers as a result of Covid restrictions. Mainland Chinese stocks were lower, with the Shanghai Composite down 0.34% at 3,073.75 and the Shenzhen Component fell 0.6% to 11,093.37. China's economic data for April missed expectations, hurt by strict Covid limits in parts of the country.
CNBC
Jan 10 2023
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Asia markets rise as China says it will end quarantine for inbound travelers
SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 08: Aerial view of skyscrapers standing at the Lujiazui Financial District at sunrise on June 8, 2022 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Zhang Zhuoming/VCG via Getty Images) Stocks in Asia rose as China officially announced overnight it will end quarantine for inbound travelers on Jan. 8 — symbolizing an end to its zero-Covid policy that it's held for nearly three years. The
CNBC
Jan 01 2023
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Asia markets- China benchmark lending rate, Wall Street losses
SINGAPORE — Shares in the Asia Pacific markets rose on Friday, with Hong Kong stocks leading gains as a volatile trading week comes to a close. The Hang Seng index closed up 2.96% at 20,717.24, while the Hang Seng Tech index spiked 4.74% to end the session at 4,284.42. Chinese stocks listed in Hong Kong closed higher, with Xpeng up 6.99% and Baidu rising 5.19%. In other developments, China
CNBC
Dec 28 2022
News
Asia's Largest Real Estate Investment Trust Buys Singapore ...
Hong Kong’s Link REIT is venturing into Singapore with a S$2.16 billion ($1.6 billion) acquisition of two shopping malls in the country’s suburban area from Mercatus Co-operative. Link REIT announced on Wednesday that it will purchase Jurong Point and Swing By @ Thomson Plaza from the property arm of NTUC Enterprise Co-operative in a transaction that’s expected to be completed in March 2023.
Forbes
Mar 22 2020
Background
Asia
Asia (/ˈeɪʒə, ˈeɪʃə/ (About this soundlisten)) is Earth's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres. It shares the continental landmass of Eurasia with the continent of Europe and the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with both Europe and Africa. Asia covers an area of 44,579,000 square kilometres (17,212,000 sq mi), about 30% of Earth's
Wikipedia
Jan 04 2023
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Asia-Pacific markets, Fed minutes, inflation, PMI, Singapore retail, Caixin services
The Merlion statue and the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore, on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. Asia-Pacific markets are set to climb as investors shrug off the U.S. Federal Reserve's commitment to higher interest rates in tackling inflation. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.42% in its first hour of trade. The Nikkei futures contract in Chicago was at 25,880 while its counterpart in Osaka was at
CNBC
Aug 30 2022
News
WHO director in Asia accused of racism, abuse put on leave
The World Health Organization’s top director in the Western Pacific, Dr. Takeshi Kasai, has been indefinitely removed from his post, according to internal correspondence obtained by The Associated Press.
Kasai’s removal comes months after an AP investigation revealed that dozens of staffers accused him of racist, abusive and unethical behavior that undermined the U.N. agency’s efforts
Associated Press
Oct 15 2022
Opinion
China’s Xi Jinping grabs more power, pushing Asia closer to war
A messianic ruler, already considered the world’s most influential figure, is about to get absolute power over the planet’s most-populous state.
What happens next will be remembered for generations. Chances are, Chinese President Xi Jinping will lead China into war.
The drama begins at the Communist Party’s 20th National Congress, which starts Sunday. At the Congress’s first
Fox News (Opinion)
May 20 2022
Analysis
How pro-Ukraine alliance’s success explains why Biden is in Asia
As Joe Biden arrived in South Korea Friday for his first trip to Asia as president, he left behind rumblings in Washington questioning the timing of the trip.
For some, this is not the moment to distract the United States from the biggest international crisis of the day, Russia’s aggression in Ukraine.
The criticism is the inverse of the so-called “Asia-firsters” who for months
Christian Science Monitor
Mar 20 2023
News
Putin: Russia-China Alliance Stronger Than During Cold War
On Sunday, the Kremlin published an article written by Russian President Vladimir Putin praising his country and China's growing alliance. Putin's article is set to run in China in The People's Daily.
"The Russia-China relations," Putin writes, "have reached the highest level in their history, and are gaining even more strength; they surpass Cold War-time military-political alliances in
Newsmax (News)