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Hong Kong’s Gaw Capital buys central Tokyo shopping centre for more than US$1 billion

Gaw Capital, a Hong Kong private equity firm focused on real estate, completed the acquisition of a shopping centre in…

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SoftBank, OpenAI tie up to develop AI for Japan as DeepSeek rises

SoftBank Group and OpenAI will create a joint venture to develop and sell artificial intelligence (AI) services to businesses across…

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Hong Kong stocks tumble by most in a month on Trump’s China tariffs

Hong Kong stocks fell sharply in the first trading since US president Donald Trump announced tariffs on Chinese goods, as…

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Opinion | DeepSeek’s US tech rout kicks off 2025’s game of snakes and ladders

As China celebrates the Year of the Snake, the first lai see (red packet) was the revelation of DeepSeek’s artificial…

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Semiconductor supply chain linchpin JSR sees DeepSeek boosting chip sales

The Chinese start-up and its representation of cheaper AI systems will lead to a burst of demand for semiconductors over…

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Tokyo office rents rise sharply but vacancy disparity signals caution for investors

Investors in Tokyo’s office segment should temper optimism with caution, even though rents rose by the most in eight years…

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Chinese tourists, wary of Thailand, plan other stops for Lunar New Year travel

Lunar New Year, arguably China’s biggest annual holiday, can be seen as a barometer for the country’s economy. As more…

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The View | Trump-driven uncertainty puts Asia’s property markets under pressure

Divergent views on Asia’s property markets abound. Deep uncertainty about how much of US President Donald Trump’s “America first” agenda…

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Macroscope | Bad news for Asia if frontier economies fall out of fashion

So-called frontier markets – the stock markets of more economically advanced developing nations – began drawing the attention of global…

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Tech stocks lead Hong Kong decline, threatening 6-day winning streak

Hong Kong stocks fell, snapping a six-day winning streak after broad losses among technology companies, while weaker-than-expected earnings from New…

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