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World food prices up in April for second month, says UN agency

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FILE PHOTO: Fresh produce are displayed at a fruit and vegetable stall at Portobello Road in London, Britain, March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville

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Singapore top recipient of Q1 cross-border investments in Apac: Knight Frank

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A view of shops at the departure hall of Changi Airport in Singapore April 4, 2024. REUTERS/Edgar Su

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China’s electric cars keep improving, a worry for rivals elsewhere

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Wang Tan, a design executive at XPeng Motors who said its new electric cars had more interior space in the rear, at the opening of the Beijing auto show on April 25, 2024. More capable autonomous driving is just one way Chinese automakers are threatening to pull ahead — their E.V.s are also becoming bigger and roomier. (Gilles Sabrié/The New York Times)

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Deutsche Bank unveils wealth targets after hiring push in Asia

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EU, ISSB agree on minimising overlaps in company climate disclosures

THE European Union and a global standard setter agreed joint guidance on Thursday (May 2) to minimise costly overlaps for thousands of...

European Union Climate-related financial disclosures

FILE PHOTO: A child runs as climate change activists gather to protest outside of BlackRock headquarters ahead of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), in San Francisco, California, U.S., October 29, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

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US law firm Mayer Brown to split from Hong Kong partnership

US LAW firm Mayer Brown said on Thursday (May 2) that it plans to separate from its current Hong Kong operations, as...

Hong Kong

Signage is seen outside of the law firm Mayer Brown LLP in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 30, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

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Banking giants race to Riyadh as MBS steps up pressure campaign

WHEN Deutsche Bank last month brought back its former CEO for the Middle East and Africa, the reappointment came with a twist:...

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Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Al Yamamah Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 29, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool

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Japanese companies struggle with yen’s continued weakness

JAPAN’S companies are expressing unusual discomfort with the weak yen, just as the country’s government appears to be stepping in to prop...

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Office buildings at dusk in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Price growth in Tokyo decelerated sharply to a pace below 2% in April, in an outcome largely distorted by the start of education subsidies, as the Bank of Japan gathers to decide policy. Photographer: Soichiro Koriyama/Bloomberg

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Asia’s retail investors hunt for fabled crypto riches

EVEN after a recent pullback, cryptocurrencies are some of the best-performing assets this year – and demand from Asia-Pacific retail investors has...

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Asia’s retail investors hunt for fabled crypto riches

EVEN after a recent pullback, cryptocurrencies are some of the best-performing assets this year – and demand from Asia-Pacific retail investors has...

Cryptocurrencies Asia

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Asia’s first spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs gain in Hong Kong debut

SIX spot bitcoin and Ether exchange traded funds (ETFs) gained in their Hong Kong debut on Tuesday (Apr 30) with the three...

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