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Asian shares sink on revived worries over recession, China

Shares have retreated in Asia after a mixed day on Wall Street

The Independent UK

Japan coach: I hope we have made Asian football proud

DOHA: Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu said that his side's 2-1 win over Spain was a moment that would make Asian football proud.

Bangkok Post

Indian coal magnate Gautam Adani goes green

Asia’s richest man, coal magnate Gautam Adani, made his vast fortune betting on coal as an energy hungry India grew swiftly after its economy was liberalized in the 1990s

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Nov. 25-Dec. 1, 2022

The Independent UK

SET rides Asian market upswell

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) joined an Asian rally yesterday, a day after Thailand lifted its key interest rate, as investors took heart from the Federal Reserve chairman's remarks on US rate hikes and signs China is easing its Covid-19 measures.

Bangkok Post

Morning Mail: Labor’s workplace reforms pass through parliament; tragedies of the youth vaping crisis

In today’s newsletter: the parliamentary year ends with a late Senate vote on IR and euthanasia rights for the territories; plus, the shocking scale of Australia’s vaping crisis

The Guardian - AU

What does this year’s double Booker win mean for south Asian literature?

With Sri Lanka’s Shehan Karunatilaka and India’s Geetanjali Shree taking home two of publishing’s biggest prizes, what next for one of the world’s most overlooked literary regions?

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PIF Secures Record-Breaking $17bn Senior Unsecured Term Loan

Badeel has announced a partnership to establish the largest solar photovoltaic plant in the region, while Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced that it has secured a $17 billion seven-year senior unsecured term loan (63.7 billion Saudi riyals). The loan is the largest-of-its-kind general corporate-purpose loan worldwide. While the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ang Lee cast his son Mason Lee as Bruce Lee in new biopic

Mason has been training for the project for the last three years in Asia

The Independent UK

Indonesian collective at heart of antisemitism row top art world power list

ruangrupa group, who curated exhibition including mural with Jewish caricatures, are first Asian artists to top list

The Guardian - UK

Asia extends stocks rally as dollar drops on Fed rate optimism

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian stocks extended a global rally Thursday and the dollar sank after Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell flagged a rate hike slowdown and China signalled a softer approach to fighting Covid.

AFP

Asian shares gain after Fed chair signals slower rate hikes

Shares have advanced in Asia after a rally on Wall Street spurred by the chair of the Federal Reserve's comments on easing the pace of interest rate hikes to tame inflation

The Independent UK

Asian stocks extend global rally as dollar drops on Fed rate hope

AFP

India’s plan to take on China as south Asia’s favourite lender

With the private sector’s help, New Delhi has stepped up spending on infrastructure in neighbouring countries

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Asian stocks join global rally and dollar drops on Fed rate joy

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian stocks extended a global rally Thursday and the dollar fell after Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell flagged a slowdown in the pace of interest rate hikes and China opened the way for a softer approach to fighting Covid.

The Guardian - AU

Graham Arnold hails Socceroos after team ‘unites the country’ with World Cup run

The Australia coach was left ‘so proud and happy’ after his side’s 1-0 win over Denmark that saw Australia reach the last 16 for the first time since 2006

AFP

India growth slows to 6.3% as pandemic bounceback wanes

Mumbai (AFP) - India's growth slowed to 6.3 percent in the September quarter, official figures showed Wednesday, with rising rates and higher consumer prices both dragging on Asia's third-largest economy.

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Global stocks mixed as markets monitor China, await Powell remarks

New York (AFP) - Stocks diverged Tuesday after big rallies in Asian markets failed to trigger a similar reaction in Europe and on Wall Street, as investors remained cautious before key US data and speeches this week.

Bangkok Post

TRT predicts revenue rising as recovery gathers pace

SET-listed Tirathai (TRT), a local transformer maker and service provider, expects to rack up more revenue this year after transmission development projects across Asia, which were delayed the last two years, resume in the fourth quarter.

AFP

HSBC bank sells Canadian ops for over US$10 bn

London (AFP) - HSBC has agreed to sell its Canadian division to Royal Bank of Canada for US$10.1 billion, the Asia-focused banking giant announced Tuesday.

The Conversation

Canada's Indo-Pacific strategy: The same old starry-eyed thinking about Asian trade

Canada’s new Indo-Pacific strategy, announced with much fanfare by Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, marks a welcome return of common sense in place of the illusions that have dominated Canada’s approach to Asia for the past quarter-century.

AFP

Stocks diverge as investors caught between hope, caution

London (AFP) - Stocks diverged Tuesday after big rallies in Asian markets failed to trigger a similar reaction in Europe and on Wall Street as investors remain cautious before key US data and speeches later in the week.

The Conversation

White landowners in Hawaii imported Russian workers in the early 1900s, to dilute the labor power of Asians in the islands

On Feb. 19, 1906, the mail steamer China pulled into the harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. It had made the voyage from San Pedro, California, many times before, but this trip made front-page news. Local newspapers heralded the arrival of “one hundred and ten white men, women and children, the vanguard…

Bangkok Post

New world order starting in SE Asia

Right here, right now, the new international order is in the making. Because of the war in Ukraine, the divided world and its leaders had to rendezvous in Southeast Asia for nearly a week recently. Those with the stamina to last the duration have benefited the most from bilateral discussions,…

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