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Analysis-Tencent bets big on WeChat Channels in push to build its own TikTok
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) - On a hot summer's day last year, the 90's boy band Backstreet Boys clambered on to a stage in Pennsylvania and belted out hits as 44 million viewers tuned in from thou...
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BOJ may tweak yield control this year if wage hikes broaden – ex-central bank official
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) could tweak its yield control policy to dial back monetary stimulus this year if wage hikes spread beyond big firms, making ...
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Kazakhstan strips ex-president’s family of legal immunity
ASTANA (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's parliament on Friday repealed a law that gave former president Nursultan Nazarbayev's immediate family immunity from prosecution, and took away his status as a leader o...
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Ethics group urges tougher Swiss action over money-laundering
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss prosecutors should enforce laws against money-laundering more effectively as the country remains a soft touch for corporate financial corruption, an ethics group said on Frida...
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China set for historic demographic turn, accelerated by COVID traumas
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - Living under China's stringent COVID-19 restrictions for the past three years had caused Zhang Qi enough stress and uncertainty to consider not having babies in t...
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Analysis-China’s rapid reopening brings joy and woe for world markets
By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) - The rapid reopening of China's economy from COVID lockdowns is brightening the outlook for global investors keen to leave behind one of their worst years on record, but ma...
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Biden to welcome Japan’s Kishida and historic military reforms at White House
By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will welcome Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House on Friday and is expected to hail what Was...
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Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo applies for approval of mRNA COVID vaccine
TOKYO (Reuters) - Daiichi Sankyo Co said on Friday it submitted its mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine for regulatory approval in Japan. Approval would give Japan a home-grown mRNA vaccine of the type that h...
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Former Japanese comedian gets second act as star investor
By Mariko Katsumura and Shinichi Uchida TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's newest star investor has no car or hobbies and rarely eats out. But Toshiya Imura has turned an obsession for stock research into $42 ...
Syndicated Content Jan 12, 2023
Marketmind: No fears on Friday the 13th
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Anshuman Daga Is there anything spooky about Friday the 13th? Well, certainly not for global equity investors as they cheered U.S. inflation...
Syndicated Content Jan 12, 2023
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