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Investors force HSBC shareholder vote on structural overhaul

Minority shareholder Ken Lui leads campaign seeking to split bank’s Asian and western businesses

The Guardian - UK

An anxious Asia arms for a war it hopes to prevent

TINIAN, Northern Mariana Islands: The tiny island of Tinian was the launch point for U.S. planes carrying atomic bombs to Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Now a new runway is being carved from the jungle, just south of World War II ruins.

Bangkok Post

Russia has seamlessly returned to football – and nobody seems overly perturbed

Europe may be prepared to ‘forget Russia’ but closer ties to Asian confederation are a warning sign of what is to come

The Guardian - UK

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Xi and Putin Meeting Signals the Return of the China-Russia Axis and the Start of a Second Cold War

China’s and Russia’s roles have been reversed, and their ambitions restored — not in the name of communist ideology, but in light of an aggressive, militarist nationalism that animates both regimes.

The News Lens

Finn bidding for Man Utd is sport-crazy tech entrepreneur

Helsinki (AFP) - Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus, who has entered the race to buy Manchester United, is a former Nokia executive who says he made his fortune in Asia's tech sector.

AFP

Houseplant of the week: jewel orchid

It’s the ‘metallic’ leaves, rather than the flowers, that make this striking south-east Asian orchid stand out

The Guardian - UK

Asian shares fall on banking turmoil, recession worries

Shares have fallen in Asia as worries over turmoil in the banking sector and the risks of recession overshadowed gains on Wall Street

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Asian markets reverse after recent gains as bank fears linger

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets dipped Friday after a broadly healthy week, as lingering concerns about the banking sector played against hopes central banks could be nearing the end of their interest rate hiking cycle.

AFP

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The Independent UK

Xi and Putin meeting signals the return of the China-Russia axis and the start of a second cold war

The heirs to two of the most violent revolutions in modern history shook hands and took stock of their “comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era”, at a recent meeting in Moscow.

The Conversation

Electric Motorcycle Firm Energica Is Expanding Operations In Asia Pacific

Italian electric motorcycle manufacturer Energica enters the Japanese and Australian markets through partnerships with local distributors.

RideApart

Jürgen Klinsmann’s reputation on the line as he dives into South Korea job

World Cup qualification in 2026 is an achievable goal but Jürgen Klinsmann needs to do more than that to make his mark in Asia

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war has ‘profound impact’ on Asia, Blinken says, with eye on China’s ambitions

Beijing is watching ‘very carefully’ how world responds to Russian aggression, says US secretary of state

The Guardian - AU

MotoGP boss welcomes 'important' Asia expansion

Paris (AFP) - The new MotoGP season gets underway this weekend in Portugal with Carmelo Ezpeleta, the boss of Dorna, the sport's promoter, relishing the prospect of debut races in India and Kazakhstan.

AFP

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Al Jazeera

Russia boosts defences near Japan amid US row over Asia Pacific

Moscow’s move comes after high-level visits by rivals China and Japan to both sides of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Reuters

China watching world's response to Ukraine war, has not crossed lethal aid line -Blinken

China is "very carefully" watching how Washington and the world respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but has not yet crossed the line of providing lethal aid to Moscow, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday.

Manchester Evening News

Vimto sour cocktail and a raft of new dishes heading to favourite Asian canteen

Hello Oriental has a new spring menu

Al Jazeera

How will rising prices hurt Ramadan celebrations?

Cheaper meat and leftovers for iftar. No new clothes for children. Yet the crisis could bring Muslim communities closer.

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AFP

Asia tracks Wall St rally as Fed decision replaces bank worries

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asia extended a global equities rally Wednesday as more pledges of government support soothed worries over the banking sector and provided some much-needed stability after more than a week of upheaval.

Bangkok Post

Bangkok business travel cost rises to $278 a day

The cost of business travel to Bangkok has risen moderately by 4%, making it the 24th most expensive destination in Asia, while Singapore ranks second after Hong Kong this year, says ECA International (ECA).

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool may already have pre-season tour plan plotted out for next three years

Liverpool are understood to be likely to head to the Far East once again this coming summer

The Independent UK

Japan, China push opposing visions in top-level visits

Asia’s stake in Europe’s war was made crystal clear when the leaders of the region’s two richest countries sat in the capitals of Russia and Ukraine in strong shows of support for the opposing sides

The Independent UK

Nearly half of specialist doctors in England and Wales born outside UK – census

People born in the Middle East and Asia account for more than a quarter of all specialist GPs, figures show.

The Independent UK

IMF to assess Sri Lankan governance as part of $3B bailout

The International Monetary Fund says it is assessing Sri Lanka's governance in the first case of an Asian country facing scrutiny for corruption as part of a bailout program

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong struggles to win back tourists, ‘World City’ crown

Chinese territory welcomed just 500,000 visitors in January, compared to 6.8 million arrivals in 2019.

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