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Belt and Road Initiative connects Chinese capabilities with U.K. expertise: Report

​Chinese and British companies are closely and successfully engaging in projects linked to the Belt and Road initiative, demonstrating the complementarity of Chinese and U.K. expertise across the globe, a report showed.

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Apple rehires prominent security pro as encryption fight boils

Apple Inc (AAPL.O), which has resisted pressure from U.S. law enforcement to unlock encrypted iPhones, this month rehired a top expert in practical cryptography to bring more powerful security features to a wide range of consumer products.

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Three major paradoxes show failure of "Abenomics"

The Japanese government on Wednesday said that the country's economy increased an annualized 1.7 percent in real terms in the first quarter of 2016 and that this corresponded to a 0.4 percent growth from the previous quarter, attributing the increase to recovering private consumption.

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Rapidly aging society, hollowed out workforce eviscerating Japan's local economies

Located in a woody, mountainous area and with a crystal-clear river passing through the small town, Kamikatsu in Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku Island deserves to be listed as one of Japan's most beautiful villages.

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US-traded Chinese stocks rebound after Monday Blue

US-traded Chinese stocks rebounded on Tuesday from a week-long plunge as rumors ofstricter relisting rules at home sent shares down.

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U.S. companies help preserve Hemingway museum in Cuba

​Several U.S. companies on Wednesday donated construction materials, equipment and tools worth 900,000 U.S. dollars to a Cuban workshop in charge of preserving the legacy of American writer Ernest Hemingway.

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Company delisted in Shanghai for fabricated information disclosure

A company traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange for more than two decades was finally delisted on Wednesday after an investigation found it violated information disclosure rules.

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Apple services shut down in China in startling about-face

For years, there has been a limit to the success of American technology companies in China. Capture too much market share or wield too much influence, and Beijing will push back.

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Chinese companies' overseas M&A growing at normal speed

​The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on Tuesday denied that Chinese companies were on a global buying spree and said the speed of their overseas mergers and acquisitions (M&A) was "appropriate and normal."

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Tech companies face greater scrutiny for paying workers with stock

LinkedIn, the professional social networking company, has doled out increasingly large amounts of stock to pay its workers.

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How many times can one flat be used as collateral to raise money in Hong Kong?

The owners of a super-luxury Hong Kong flat that was recently foreclosed had used another flat on the same floor to use as collateral six times to raise money for more investments even as it stopped paying instalment on the first one.

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For Indian start-ups, tenacity beats high tech

On a hot afternoon in a two-story house here, as dogs barked and auto-rickshaws sputtered outside, a venture capitalist grilled three entrepreneurs.

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China looks to debt-equity swaps to reduce bad loan risk

​To avoid bad loans bringing more trouble to an already ailing economy, China appears prepared to allow banks to exchange bad debt for stocks in the companies concerned.

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Singapore getting trounced in IPOs by South-east Asian neighbours

Singapore's reign as the premier destination for initial public offerings in South-east Asia has come to an end.

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China Railway Group eyes regional market with 2 bln USD investment in Malaysia

​China Railway Group Limited (CREC) announced a 2 billion-U.S. dollar investment in Malaysia on Monday with an eye on further expansion into the Southeast Asian market.

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Over half of Korean firms in poor corporate health

Fifty two out of 100 Korean companies are in poor corporate health, and 25 were barely average, the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry said Tuesday.