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China will struggle to maintain growth pace for wages, warns official

Overcapacity in coal and steel sectors, as well as declining agricultural prices, taking toll on salaries, National Bureau of Statistics says

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Hang Seng futures decline after US stocks tumble on renewed Brexit contagion fears

Hong Kong stocks are expected to open lower Wednesday, as the Hang Seng Index futures July contract fell 0.4 per cent or 85 points to 20,640 in the pre-opening session.

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Oscars not quite so white: film academy offers membership to its largest, most diverse group ever

In the latest and most dramatic step by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to diversify the overwhelmingly white and male institution, 683 industry professionals were invited Wednesday to join the nearly 90-year-old organisation.

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It's Brexit: Hang Seng Index plummets as Britain votes to leave EU in stunning referendum result

The verdict, which triggered a freefall of the British pound and turmoil on world markets, is a shocking turnaround after most polls had suggested Britons wanted to stay in the EU.

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India opens door to foreign investors by announcing sweeping economic reforms

India announced on Monday sweeping reforms to rules on foreign direct investment, opening up its defence and civil aviation sectors to complete outside ownership and clearing the way for Apple to open stores in the country.

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Job prospects for new HK graduates decline: high level jobs hard to find and earnings drop

The city has nurtured more workers with a university degree in the past two decades, but less than half of them could take up top managerial and professional jobs and they made less money than older graduates, research from the Legislative Council secretariat has found.

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Shoppers' paradise lost? Singapore malls suffer as locals, tourists curb spending

​After serving only a handful of customers in five hours on a recent weekday, Sam Goh said he was worried the sportswear shop he manages, LIV ACTIV, will eventually join other brands in leaving Singapore's Orchard Road shopping boulevard.

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As Abenomics struggles, Japan PM pushes "equal pay for equal work" to lift economy

When Fumiko Kasai returned to work a decade ago she found Japan's job market was very different to the one she had left in the 1980s to raise her four children.

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Tourist slump, strong dollar and lure of Japan paint gloomy picture for HK retail stocks

Hong Kong retail stocks are expected to be hit by a “triple whammy” this year, dragging down their share valuations.

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2 years on, 62% give Modi govt a thumbs up

Two years into its term, the Narendra Modi government has been rated by 62 per cent of metropolitan Indians as having done a good or very good job in a survey done exclusively for TOI. That's a touch lower than the 67 per cent who voiced the same opinion a year ago.

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The Fed calls time on the rally in emerging markets

Even before last week’s publication of the minutes of the US Federal Reserve’s April policy meeting which revealed that most policymakers felt it would be “appropriate” to raise interest rates next month, provided economic data remain favourable, investor sentiment towards emerging markets (EMs) was beginning to deteriorate.

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Mainland emerging middle class loves cash and property, worries about stock volatility

The number of affluent Chinese is growing. They prefer real estate and cash as investments and do not trust financial advisors, a survey showed.

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Hong Kong mobile app industry urged to aim Southeast Asia, Taiwan amid declining profits

Hong Kong mobile app companies should look towards regions such as Southeast Asia and Taiwan to expand their market amid slowing profitability and revenues in the field, according to an industry survey.

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Greece's journey to redemption remains a long one after aid deal

Greece may have passed a milestone and its bond market has been lucrative for some investors, but the road to recovery doesn't look much shorter.

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Meghalaya district leads in tobacco-related cancers

Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district has the highest relative proportion of tobacco-related cancers (TRCs) for both men and women in the country, the latest National Cancer Registry Programme ( NCRP ) data shows.

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Salary hopes slide: Hong Kong students lower expectations amid slowdown

Undergraduates in the city are expecting a lower salary after graduation than a year ago, a study has found, with experts attributing the “gloomy” view to an economic slowdown in Hong Kong and around the world.

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Drought and soaring heat leave Cambodian schoolchildren without enough drinking water

In Cambodia, riverbeds are dry and cracked and the wind feels like a gust from an oven. An extreme heatwave has followed a poor rainy season drying wells, killing cattle and causing water shortages.