Global stocks higher as investors await US inflation

Global stocks are mostly higher as investors wait for U.S. inflation data that might influence the Federal Reserve’s decision on when to roll back economic stimulus

Hong Kong loses shine amid tough coronavirus restrictions

The bustling, cosmopolitan business hub of Hong Kong may be losing its shine among foreign companies and expatriates with its stringent anti-pandemic rules requiring up to 21 days of quarantine for new arrivals

China's November exports rise 21.4% but growth eases

China has reported its exports rose by double digits in November but growth declined, while imports accelerated in a sign of stronger domestic demand

Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher as virus fears ease

Asia stock markets have followed Wall Street higher as anxiety about the coronavirus’s latest variant eased

Chinese developer warns it may may run out of money

A troubled Chinese developer struggling under $310 billion in debt has warned it may run out of money to “perform its financial obligations."

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Laos opens railway to China as debt to Beijing rises

The prime minister of Laos has ridden the first run of a $5.9 billion Chinese-built train connecting his isolated, mountainous country with southern China

South Korea breaks daily virus record for 2nd straight day

South Korea has broken its daily record for coronavirus infections for a second straight day with more than 5,200 new cases, as pressure mounts on a health care system grappling with rising hospitalizations and deaths

Report: China clears Boeing 737 Max to fly again

A Chinese news outlet says regulators have cleared the Boeing 737 Max to fly again with technology upgrades more than two years after the plane was grounded worldwide following two fatal crashes