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Hong Kong retail sales rise for 7th month, consumption voucher to support sentiment
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's retail sales climbed for the seventh straight month in August, helped by a stabilising COVID-19 situation, an improved labour market and economic recovery and thanks ...
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China issues draft rule on data security for industry, telecoms
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's industry ministry on Thursday published its draft rule on data security for the industry and telecommunications sectors. Authorities in the world's No.2 economy are steppin...
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Investors see Japan’s Kishida as “safe-pair-of-hands” but reforms in question
By Hideyuki Sano and Tom Westbrook TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Investors see Japan's new leader, Fumio Kishida, as a steady consensus-builder who can lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its c...
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One in 20 UK workers furloughed ahead of scheme’s closure: ONS
LONDON (Reuters) - The proportion of workers still on Britain's furlough programme, which closes on Thursday, fell to 5% during the two weeks to Sept. 19, down from 6% in the previous two weeks, an of...
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Goldman Sachs appoints Tai as Southeast Asia investment banking head – memo
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs has appointed Andy Tai as head of investment banking in Southeast Asia, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. Tai, who retains his senior role as a technol...
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Myanmar military blames economic situation on COVID-19 waves
(Reuters) - The economic difficulties in Myanmar have been caused by two waves of COVID-19 infections and the government is doing its best to resolve the situation as soon as possible, military spokes...
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Lethal kids games drive viral fame of Netflix series “Squid Games”
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - The hit Netflix series "Squid Game" from South Korea has gone viral across the world and online by morphing childhood games popular before the digital era such as "Red ...
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Ireland to back global tax deal if concerns met – minister
DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland will likely sign up to an overhaul of global corporate tax rules if certainty is brought to bear on its concerns when an updated text of the OECD's proposals is published sho...
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Taiwan, on chip information request, says respects US laws
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan respects U.S. commercial law and rules but will help Taiwanese companies if they receive any "unreasonable requests", the government said on Thursday after the United States ...
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German unemployment falls in September despite supply bottlenecks
BERLIN (Reuters) - German unemployment fell in September, official figures showed on Thursday, suggesting that supply chain bottlenecks hitting industrial firms have not yet taken toll on recovery in ...
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