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Hilarious reason why Kim Jong-un bans North Koreans from watching Tottenham

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has barred state television from broadcasting Tottenham Hotspur matches, citing the presence of South Korean…

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Trump has fired his first tariff salvo at China. Are Japan and South Korea next?

Tariffs on imports from Japan and South Korea may be next on the agenda for US President Donald Trump as…

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Hong Kong stocks rise as investors look for signs of fresh China stimulus

The Hang Seng Index added 1.1 per cent to 21,368.09 at 9.50am local time, extending a 4.5 per cent increase…

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Macroscope | Trump’s trade tantrums risk throwing match into global powder keg

What will the world look like in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s latest trade war? At best, it…

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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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DeepSeek outage adds to growing pains amid political scrutiny, but some see opportunity

Days after allegations of a cyberattack against the hot Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up DeepSeek, the company continues to face…

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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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Chinese stocks jump as UBS sees big fund inflows amid state support measures

Hong Kong stocks rose, setting the market up for a winning month, as investors bet on big fund inflows after…

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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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SK Hynix profit surpasses Samsung, but shares dip on lower memory chip demand

South Korea’s SK Hynix forecast sales of its high-end semiconductors used in generative artificial intelligence (AI) chipsets would double this…

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