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Asian markets track Wall St rally as US inflation eases rate worries

Asian markets rose Monday after big gains on Wall Street, with traders welcoming below-forecast US inflation data that tempered worries that the Federal Reserve will take a more hawkish tone with interest rates next year.A holiday-thinned week got off to a healthy start after last week’s sell-off sparked by the US central bank’s outlook that …

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‘Finally, we made it!’: Ho Chi Minh City celebrates first metro

Thousands of selfie-taking Ho Chi Minh City residents crammed into train carriages Sunday as the traffic-clogged business hub celebrated the opening of its first-ever metro line after years of delays.Huge queues spilled out of every station along the $1.7 billion line that runs almost 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the city centre — with women …

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