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ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:• NIKKEI 225 increased 251.45 points or 0.94% to 26,911.20• Shanghai decreased 7.72 points or -0.25% to 3,085.98• Hang Seng increased 41.76 points or 0.20% … Read more

ASIA: The 2022 Asian Para Games that were scheduled to take place in the Chinese city of Hangzhou have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) and the Games’ organizing … Read more

ASIA: India’s wheat export ban has trapped some 1.8 million tonnes of grain at ports, leaving traders facing heavy losses from the prospect of selling onto a weaker domestic market. India banned wheat exports on … Read more

ASIA: Sri Lanka’s main opposition party joined anti-government protesters on Friday in rejecting the appointment of a new prime minister and insisted the president resign to take responsibility for the country’s disastrous economic crisis. President … Read more

ASIA: India has asked its central bank to either buy back government bonds or conduct open market operations to cool yields that have hit their highest since 2019, as inflation risks push foreign investors to … Read more

ASIA: China’s central bank on Wednesday pledged monetary policy support to ensure ample liquidity, help businesses badly hit by the latest COVID-19 outbreak in the country and support a recovery in consumption. Financing institutions should … Read more

ASIA: The Japanese yen weakened to more than 130 to the dollar on Thursday for the first time since April 2002, after the Bank of Japan reinforced its commitment to low interest rates despite rising … Read more

ASIA: India will provide a subsidy of 609.4 billion rupees ($7.96 billion) for phosphatic and potash-based fertilizers over the coming months to insulate farmers from higher global prices, the government official informed. The subsidy will … Read more

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 313.48 points or -1.17% to 26,386.63 Shanghai increased 71.86 points or 2.49% to 2,958.28 Hang Seng increased 11.65 points or 0.06% … Read more