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Business 4 years ago
Markets tumble in Asia as inflation fears haunt trading floors
All eyes are on the release this week of crucial data on US retail sales and consumer prices, with expectations for a sharp rise as the world's top economy reopens and vaccines allow people to return to a sense of normality.
Business 4 years ago
Asian stocks lifted by US jobs miss, oil rises on pipeline attack
Investors have for months been fretting the surge in activity expected in the second half of the year as economies reopen will send prices rocketing, forcing central banks -- particularly the Federal Reserve -- to wind back their ultra-loose monetary policies.
World 4 years ago
HK activist Joshua Wong gets 10 more months in jail for June 4 rally
Wong, Lester Shum, Tiffany Yuen and Jannelle Leung were handed down the sentences after pleading guilty to the charge at the same Hong Kong court last Friday. They were found to have participated in the rally even though it had been banned by police citing public safety and health concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Business 4 years ago
Asian markets mostly rise ahead of Fed meeting, earnings
A strong reading on US and European manufacturing and services activity provided a positive catalyst for investors, who appear to have got over Joe Biden's plan to almost double capital gains tax, while Washington's decision to reapprove Johnson & Johnson's vaccine also lifted optimism.
Business 4 years ago
Asian markets retreat as traders await earnings season
Another record close on the Dow and S&P 500 in New York was not enough of a catalyst to fuel buying in early trade, while a forecast-beating jump in US producer prices acted as a reminder that inflation will likely run hot for a few months.
Science & Tech 4 years ago
Twitter spotlights Asia democracy movements with #MilkTeaAlliance emoji
The alliance -- named for the shared love of sugary tea drinks across Hong Kong, Thailand and Taiwan -- emerged last year in an expression of cross-border solidarity and shared fear of authoritarian China.
Destinations 4 years ago
Nissin Foods' Cupnoodles Museum opens in Hong Kong
The Cupnoodles Museum Hong Kong, opened Tuesday by a local subsidiary of Nissin Foods Holdings Co. in the busy Tsim Sha Tsui area of Kowloon, is designed to be a new tourist attraction with three factories to experience the production of Cup Noodles, Demae Iccho instant noodles and Granola.
