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The capital woke to oppressive conditions as temperatures climbed well above seasonal averages, forcing authorities to scale back official Independence Day observances in Washington. Organisers con…
Jul 12, 2026
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Mainland Chinese investors have pulled record sums from gold exchange-traded funds in June, marking the largest monthly exodus on record as profit-taking accelerates and capital rotates into equity…
Jul 12, 2026
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China has officially entered the Mythos ecosystem through Tulongfeng, a newly launched platform that positions Beijing at the centre of a rapidly expanding digital entertainment and blockchain-base…
Jul 11, 2026
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For years, executives, policymakers, and investors have braced for a decisive rupture between the world's two largest economies. The talk of US-China decoupling has grown louder with each passing q…
Jul 10, 2026
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Community leaders across the United States are pressing for greater economic inclusion as the nation marks its 250th anniversary, arguing that Asian American businesses remain underrepresented in f…
Jul 9, 2026
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For several weeks, enterprises across China and beyond found themselves cut off from Claude Fable 5, Anthropic's flagship AI model. The outage forced companies to rely on backup systems and alterna…
Jul 8, 2026
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Awais Ahmed grew up in Aldur, a quiet hill town nestled in Karnataka's Chikkamagaluru district, far from the gleaming offices of Silicon Valley or the launch pads of Cape Canaveral. Today, he runs …
Jul 7, 2026
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India's oil marketing companies have re-entered the foreign exchange market with renewed vigour, sparking fresh concerns about the country's dollar reserves and the pressure building on the rupee. …
Jul 7, 2026
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German airline group Lufthansa has signalled a difficult road ahead for the remainder of 2026, citing persistent pressures across its core European markets while pointing to Asia Pacific as a rare …
Jul 6, 2026
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For several weeks across June, enterprises across Asia found themselves locked out of Claude Fable 5, Anthropic's flagship AI model. A new industry survey reveals that most affected businesses had …
Jul 6, 2026
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A cricket stadium in Ahmedabad holds 130,000 spectators. A football arena in Beijing seated 80,000 for the 2008 Olympics. Yet economists increasingly argue that the real story lies not in capacity …
Jul 6, 2026
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Seoul's benchmark KOSPI index shed 6% on Tuesday, wiping out billions in market value as a wave of selling swept through South Korean technology stocks. The selloff centred on chipmakers, with Sams…
Jul 5, 2026
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