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Roundup: Hong Kong police expect to complete search, evidence collection of Tai Po fire within weeks
HONG KONG, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) — Police expect to complete the search and evidence collection work of the major fire in the residential complex Wang Fuk Court within three weeks […]
Trump to meet with advisers on Venezuela as US ramps up pressure
WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump plans to meet on Monday with top advisers to discuss Venezuela, among other topics, two sources familiar with the matter said. […]
Head of UK budget watchdog quits after early release of Reeves’ budget
LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – The head of Britain’s fiscal watchdog submitted his resignation on Monday after his agency last week inadvertently released the key details of finance minister Rachel […]
US says it will use G20 presidency to focus on economic growth
Dec 1 (Reuters) – The United States, which on Monday assumed the 12-month presidency of the Group of 20 major economies, will focus on driving economic growth and prosperity, the […]
Bank Indonesia projecting 5.3% economic growth for next year
JAKARTA: Bank Indonesia (BI) has projected Indonesia’s gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by around 5.3% year-on-year in 2026, supported by rising consumption and investment. Read full story Date: 2 […]
Manufacturers get meme makeovers to woo Gen Z
SEOUL: South Korea’s traditional manufacturing giants are reinventing themselves online, rolling out memes, characters and humorous videos to win over millennials and Generation Z – a demographic increasingly shaped by […]
Weaker RF loadings expected to hit Inari’s earnings
PETALING JAYA: Given the weaker-than-expected results, earnings forecasts for outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (Osat) player Inari Amertron Bhd for financial year 2025 (FY25), FY26 and FY27 have been cut […]
Power struggle over nickle and palm oil
JAKARTA: Indonesia is reluctant to join a European Union (EU) push to use a stopgap appeal mechanism to resolve their World Trade Organisation (WTO) disputes, a standoff experts say reflects […]
Japanese firms scale back investment as tariff headwinds biteÂ
TOKYO: Japanese businesses trimmed capital spending over the summer after five straight quarters of gains, in a sign of cooling corporate sentiment as higher US tariffs take a toll on […]
Belarus accuses Lithuania of using drone to spy and drop ‘extremist material’
MOSCOW, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Belarus on Monday accused Lithuania of using a drone to spy on it and drop “extremist material,” a charge that Vilnius rejected as false. Read […]