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May 11, 2023

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly lower on looming worry over US banks, China growth

Asian shares are trading mostly lower on looming worries over U.S. banks and lagging demand from China, the region’s major driver of growth

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May 11, 2023

Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao to stop publishing cartoonist Zunzi after government complaints

A Hong Kong newspaper will stop publishing works by the city’s most prominent political cartoonist after his drawings drew government complaints

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May 11, 2023

Hong Kong newspaper to stop publishing drawings by prominent cartoonist after government complaints

A Hong Kong newspaper will stop publishing drawings by the city’s most prominent political cartoonist after they drew government complaints

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May 10, 2023

Japan, South Korea partnership funds to go to chips, energy

Top business leaders from Japan and South Korea will use a fund meant to underscore the two countries’ burgeoning ties to strengthen their cooperation in energy, industry and other sectors

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May 10, 2023

Stock market today: Global shares dip, markets eye inflation

Global shares are declining in muted trading as investors await an upcoming report on U.S. inflation, an important indicator for where interest rates and global growth might go in the coming months

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China raids offices of business consultancy Capvision

May 9, 2023

Chinese security agents have raided several offices of business consulting firm Capvision as part of an ongoing crackdown on foreign businesses that provide sensitive economic data

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May 9, 2023

Stock market today: Asia dips ahead of US inflation report

Asian shares are declining in muted trading as investors await an upcoming report on U.S. inflation, an important indicator for where interest rates and global growth might go in the coming months

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UK official visits Hong Kong in years after strained ties

May 9, 2023

The first British minister visiting Hong Kong in five years said his country will not “duck” its historic responsibilities to people living in its former colony while engaging with China in areas they share common interests

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May 9, 2023

UK official visits Hong Kong after years of strained ties

The first British minister visiting Hong Kong in five years said his country will not “duck” its historic responsibilities to people living in its former colony while engaging with China in areas they share common interests

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May 8, 2023

Stock market today: Asia shares trade mixed ahead of reports

Asian shares are trading mixed as investors take a wait-and-see view on the week ahead that’s full of reports on some of the market’s biggest worries, including stubbornly high inflation across the economy