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Japan's Nikkei 225 share benchmark tops 40,000, lifted by technology stocks
Mar 4, 2024

Japan's Nikkei 225 share benchmark tops 40,000, lifted by technology stocks

Japan's Nikkei 225 share benchmark has topped 40,000 for the first time as strong demand for technology shares keeps pushing the index higher...

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Malaysia may renew the search for MH370 a decade after the flight disappeared
Mar 3, 2024

Malaysia may renew the search for MH370 a decade after the flight disappeared

Malaysia’s government says it may renew the search for MH370 after a U.S. technology firm proposed a fresh search in the southern Indian Ocean where the Malaysia Airlines plane is believed to have cra...

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Former Bank of Beijing chairman under investigation, part of China's crackdown on corruption
Mar 3, 2024

Former Bank of Beijing chairman under investigation, part of China's crackdown on corruption

The former chairman of the state-owned Bank of Beijing is under investigation for corruption, the latest in a series of graft investigations focused on the country’s financial sector...

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South Korean doctors hold massive anti-government rally over medical school recruitment plan
Mar 3, 2024

South Korean doctors hold massive anti-government rally over medical school recruitment plan

Thousands of senior doctors have rallied in the South Korean capital to express their support for junior doctors who have been on strike for nearly two weeks over a government plan to sharply increase...

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What to watch for as China's major political meeting of the year gets underway
Mar 3, 2024

What to watch for as China's major political meeting of the year gets underway

One burning issue dominates as the 2024 session of China’s legislature gets underway this week: the economy...

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Stock market today: Asia stocks track Wall Street gains, Japan shares hit record high
Mar 1, 2024

Stock market today: Asia stocks track Wall Street gains, Japan shares hit record high

Asia stocks gain after U.S. stocks climbed to all-time highs...

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Stock market today: World stocks track Wall Street gains, Japan shares hit record high
Mar 1, 2024

Stock market today: World stocks track Wall Street gains, Japan shares hit record high

Japanese stocks have again set a record, a day after U.S. stocks climbed to all-time highs...

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Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street slips lower and bitcoin bounces higher
Feb 29, 2024

Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street slips lower and bitcoin bounces higher

Shares are mixed in Asia after a lackluster day on Wall Street, where selling of technology stocks pulled benchmarks lower...

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South Korea has given doctors till tonight to end a strike, or face prosecution
Feb 29, 2024

South Korea has given doctors till tonight to end a strike, or face prosecution

South Korea’s government is making a last appeal to junior doctors to end a walkout, with hours left to go before the Thursday deadline on its threats to suspend medical licenses and prosecute the str...

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How Chinese science fiction went from underground magazines to a big-budget Netflix show
Feb 29, 2024

How Chinese science fiction went from underground magazines to a big-budget Netflix show

For a few days in October 2023, the capital of the science fiction world was Chengdu, China...

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