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Stock market today: Asian shares rise ahead of a US inflation update on hopes for easing rate hikes

Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Tuesday ahead of an update on U.S. consumer prices that traders hope will show inflation is easing, reducing the need for more interest rate hikes

Hong Kong will ban more products from Japan if treated wastewater is discharged, its leader says

Hong Kong leader John Lee says the city will ban marine products from “a large number prefectures” if Japan discharges treated radioactive wastewater into the sea

Japan defends neutrality of IAEA report on Fukushima water release plan as minister visits plant

Japan’s industry minister has visited the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant to see equipment that is to be used to release treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean to ensure the safety of the contentious plan

Chinese employers ordered to limit outdoor work as country struggles with heat, flooding and drought

Employers across much of China have been ordered to limit outdoor work due to scorching temperatures, while areas in the east and southwest were warned to prepare for torrential rain

South Korean lawmakers berate IAEA chief over Japanese plans to release treated Fukushima wastewater

South Korean opposition lawmakers have sharply criticized the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog for its approval of Japanese plans to release treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant

Yellen says Washington might 'respond to unintended consequences' for China due to tech export curbs

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says Washington will listen to Chinese complaints about security-related curbs on U.S. technology exports and might “respond to unintended consequences” as she ended a visit to Beijing aimed at reviving strained relations

Yellen criticizes Chinese treatment of US companies during visit to revive relations

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has criticized China's treatment of U.S. companies and new export controls on metals used in semiconductors during a visit to Beijing to try to revive strained relations

US Treasury chief Yellen and China's No. 2 aim for improved communication after trade disputes

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Premier Li Qiang are expressing hopes for better communication as Yellen appeals to Beijing not to let frustration over U.S. curbs on technology exports disrupt economic cooperation

Yellen's visit to Beijing aims to heal rifts over a daunting array of China-US antagonisms

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is visiting Beijing as part of efforts to revive U.S.-Chinese relations that are at their lowest level in decades due to disputes over technology, security and other irritants