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Investors have had an incredible year in 2017 as tech stocks and emergin

A40percentsurgeinworldtechstocks,ajumpofalmostathirdinemergingmarketsanddouble-digitpercentagegainsfortopcommoditieshavegivenmanyinvestorstheirbestyearsincethep

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20% of Indian enterprises use artificial intelligence

Indianenterpriseshavebeenquicktoadoptartificialintelligence(AI)withnearlyoneinfiveorganizationsimplementingitinsomeway,saidanIntelIndiacommissionedreportunderta

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Kweichow Moutai slumps after Xinhua warns shares are rising too fast

KweichowMoutai,China’sbiggestproducerofliquor,tumbledthemostintwoyearsinShanghaiafterstatenewsagencyXinhuaandthecompanybothwarnedtheshareswererisingtoofast.Thes

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Employees of China’s internet firms set for biggest pay rises in 2018

EmployeesofChina’sinternetcompaniesaresetforthelargestincreaseinpayofanyindustryinthecomingyear,areflectionofthestrongdemandfortalentinthefast-growingsector,acc

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Construction industry could lead the way on closing gender pay gap

Theconstructionindustrycouldbecomealeaderinclosingthegenderpaygap,accordingtoanewsurvey.TheRoyalInstitutionofCharteredSurveyors(RICS)foundthatnearlyhalfofconstr

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Swaziland makes major strides in fight against AIDS epidemic

Swazilandhasdrasticallycuttheworld'shighestHIVinfectionratehalf,researchersannouncedonMonday.“Since2011,nationalHIVincidenceinSwazilanddroppedbyalmosthalf,”ares

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How can American economy realistically be raised?

ThereiscurrentlyaninterestingdebateintheUSaboutwhatthetrendrateofgrowthis,andhowitcouldberaised,alongsideabroaderanxietyabouttherelativeperformanceoftheUSeconom

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More than three quarters of Malaysian parents provide financial support to adult children

More than three quarters (76 per cent) of Malaysian parents with children over 18 years old continue to support them financially, a new survey by Prudential revealed.

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Hong Kong stocks open above 24,000, for first time in 18 months

The Hang Seng Index opened up at 0.6 per cent at 24,139.31, while Shanghai Composite Index traded 0.16 per cent up at 3,217.73

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What price can you put on love?

Love and cash are in the air on Tuesday as the city celebrates Valentine’s Day with the second most generous couples in the region spending on average HK$2,200.

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Swiss to simplify immigrant citizenship

Swiss voters yesterday approved making it easier for third-generation immigrants to become citizens, dismissing suggestions that the move could pose a security threat.

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Hong Kong, mainland shares slip as China’s forex reserves drop to nearly six-year low

Brokers had expected early rises as the Nasdaq closed at a record high after a 0.19 per cent rise to 5,674.22 overnight

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India unveils annual budget, pledging more rural spending and tax cuts for individuals

India Wednesday unveiled its annual Budget, pledging to boost rural spending and pull more people out of poverty, introducing tax cuts for individuals as well as small and medium-sized industries, and enforcing a curb on political funding.

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Davos elite faces evaporating trust in 'post-truth' era: Report

Trust in governments, companies and the media plunged last year as ballots from the United States to Britain to the Philippines rocked political establishments and scandals hit business.

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Luxury brands boom on back of SUVs

Australians have developed expensive tastes in cars. For the first time, we bought more German-built cars last year than homegrown examples.

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Bargain hunters rush to Hong Kong, but Christmas shopping frenzy fizzles out

Jump of 18pc in mainland visitor arrivals not matched by rise in spending

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Average Hongkonger sent 1.39kg of solid waste to landfills, up 3pc on last year

Authorities attribute surge to more commercial and industrial waste being dumped in wake of ‘relatively buoyant local economy’