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Asian shares drop, tracking Wall Street decline led by tech
May 19, 2021

Asian shares drop, tracking Wall Street decline led by tech

Asian shares are falling, tracking a decline on Wall Street led by big technology stocks...

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Lam defends freezing of publisher's assets as safety measure
May 18, 2021

Lam defends freezing of publisher's assets as safety measure

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam is defending the freezing of pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai’s assets as a necessary move under the city’s new national security law to protect the safety of all Chinese ...

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Indonesia's Gojek, Tokopedia to merge as GoTo Group
May 17, 2021

Indonesia's Gojek, Tokopedia to merge as GoTo Group

Indonesian ride hailing company Gojek and e-commerce firm Tokopedia said Monday that they are merging, in the largest ever deal in the country’s history...

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Asian stocks mixed after Taiwan, Singapore anti-virus curbs
May 17, 2021

Asian stocks mixed after Taiwan, Singapore anti-virus curbs

Asian stock markets are mixed after Taiwan and Singapore tightened anti-coronavirus restrictions and Wall Street turned in its biggest weekly decline in three months...

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China lands on Mars in major advance for its space ambitions
May 15, 2021

China lands on Mars in major advance for its space ambitions

China has landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time in the latest step forward for its ambitious space program...

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China accuses US of 'coercive diplomacy' after trade remarks
May 14, 2021

China accuses US of 'coercive diplomacy' after trade remarks

China is accusing the United States of “coercive diplomacy” following comments by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to his Australian counterpart that the U.S. will not abandon Australia in the face o...

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Honda returns to quarterly profit despite pandemic damage
May 14, 2021

Honda returns to quarterly profit despite pandemic damage

Honda swung into the black in January-March, recording a 213 billion yen ($2 billion) profit despite the lingering impact of the pandemic...

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Asian stocks climb after Wall Street rebound led by Big Tech
May 14, 2021

Asian stocks climb after Wall Street rebound led by Big Tech

Shares are higher in Asia after a rally on Wall Street snapped a three-day losing streak that included the biggest drop for the S&P 500 since February...

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Millions lose power after Taiwan power plant failure
May 13, 2021

Millions lose power after Taiwan power plant failure

An equipment failure has caused an outage at a power plant in southern Taiwan, triggering rolling blackouts across the island affecting millions of people...

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