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South Korean Daewoo shipyard workers will end strike if damage compensation lawsuits are dropped – union official
SEOUL (Reuters) - Contract shipyard workers at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) are willing to end their strike and accept a wage increase offered by the company if lawsuits seeking com...
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World’s oldest known male giant panda, An An, dies at 35
HONG KONG (Reuters) - An An, the world's oldest male giant panda under human care, was euthanised on Thursday at age 35, the equivalent of 105 years for humans, said the Hong Kong theme park where he ...
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BOJ raises inflation forecast, keeps policy steady
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan raised its inflation forecast on Thursday, but maintained ultra-low interest rates and warned of risks to the economic outlook in a sign it will remain an outlier a...
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Samsung SDI breaks ground for $1.3 billion battery factory in Malaysia
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung SDI Co Ltd has broken ground on a new 1.7 trillion won ($1.3 billion) battery factory in Malaysia to make cylindrical batteries, the company said on Thursday. The battery mak...
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South Korea targets localising 50% of its chip materials supply by 2030
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Thursday it is targetting supplying half of its chip materials, components and equipment locally by 2030, up from 30% currently. The plan is part of President Yoo...
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Mexico says receives Canadian request for trade dispute consultation
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Canada has sent Mexico a request to initiate a dispute consultation under the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade pact, the Mexican economy ministry said in a statement o...
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South Korea prosecutors raid crypto exchanges, offices for Luna investigation
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean prosecutors carried out search and seizure operations at local crypto-currency exchanges and related offices, looking for evidence of illegal practice involved in the co...
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Southeast Asian crypto exchange Zipmex suspends withdrawals amid crypto turmoil
(Reuters) - Southeast Asia-focused cryptocurrency exchange Zipmex has suspended withdrawals, the company said in a tweet on Wednesday, the latest sign of stress in the embattled crypto sector. Zipmex ...
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Stocks bounce runs out of gas ahead of ECB
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks inched lower and the dollar was firm on Thursday as looming central bank meetings in Europe and Japan and uncertainty over the supply of Russian gas...
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Euro braces for ECB hike, Russian gas restart; yen eyes BOJ
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The euro hung below a two-week high to the dollar as investors braced for the European Central Bank's first interest rate increase since 2011 and the scheduled reop...
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