By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. The focus for Asian markets on Thursday will be on whether the improvement in investor sentiment toward China and Hong Kong continues, following the Chinese central bank’s latest move to inject liquidity and support asset prices. The regional economic data calendar …
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By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. The focus for Asian markets on Thursday will be on whether the improvement in investor sentiment toward China and Hong Kong continues, following the Chinese central bank’s latest move to inject liquidity and support asset prices. The regional economic data calendar …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Wednesday said it is widening the uses for commercial property lending by banks in its latest effort to ease a liquidity crunch facing troubled real estate firms. According to a notice jointly issued by the central bank and the financial regulator, by the end of this year banks will be …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Wednesday said it is widening the uses for commercial property lending by banks in its latest effort to ease a liquidity crunch facing troubled real estate firms. According to a notice jointly issued by the central bank and the financial regulator, by the end of this year banks will be …
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By Arpan Chaturvedi and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Butter chicken – one of India’s best-known dishes globally – is delicious and apparently also contentious, with two Indian restaurant chains doing battle in court over claims to its origins. The lawsuit – which has become a hot topic in India – was brought by …
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By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for ways to be found to improve economic development after saying that a failure to provide people with basic living necessities including food is a “serious political issue”, state media reported on Thursday. Kim made the remarks while discussing regional development …
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By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for ways to be found to improve economic development after saying that a failure to provide people with basic living necessities including food is a “serious political issue”, state media reported on Thursday. Kim made the remarks while discussing regional development …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military said it organized troops to follow and monitor a U.S. destroyer that transited through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, according to a statement. A spokesperson for the Eastern Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army said the USS John Finn destroyer “openly hyped” up the passage, in a statement released …
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By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s central bank is widely expected to leave its monetary policy unchanged this month and hold off from easing its settings until it sees more evidence that inflation is falling consistently. All 13 analysts polled by Reuters expect the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to hold off making changes …
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By Joyce Lee and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc said on Thursday it will focus on high-end chips for artificial intelligence this year, after strong demand for such semiconductors drove a surprise profit in the fourth quarter. The world’s second-biggest memory chipmaker reported a 346 billion won ($259.8 million) operating profit …
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