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From Uzbek disco to Uighur rock: Forgotten sounds of the Silk Road

A new album of rare grooves from Soviet Central Asia reveals an era when the region was a crucible for musical fusion.

Al Jazeera

Asian Stocks Mostly Lower, European Markets Open Higher

Global markets respond to economic stimuli and data, impacting stocks, oil prices, and currency exchange rates.

Top News

HashKey Capital H1 Crypto Analysis: AI Integration, TON's Potential To Challenge WeChat

Crypto had a significant run in the first half of the year, with AI integration maintain momentum, TON seeing massive growth, and zkEVM and zkVM action building up – which of the first half's top trends will continue to gain traction throughout the rest of the year?

International Business Times

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Thailand’s cash handouts made a ‘very good’ month even better for retail conglomerate Berli Jucker’s CEO

Thapanee Techajareonvikul, No. 47 on the Fortune Most Powerful Women Asia list, is the first female CEO of the 142-year-old Thai company.

Fortune

Blinken tells ASEAN the US is worried about China's 'dangerous' actions in disputed sea

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Southeast Asian leaders Friday that the U.S. is concerned about China’s “increasingly dangerous and unlawful” activities in the disputed South China Sea during an annual summit meeting, and pledged the U.S. will continue to uphold freedom of navigation in the vital sea trade…

The Independent UK

Asian Markets Mixed After Wall St Drop, Shanghai Dips Before Briefing

Most Asian markets were mixed Friday as investors digested disappointing US inflation data that further dampened expectations for another bumper interest rate cut next month.

International Business Times

Asian Leaders Meet In Laos With US, Russia On World Turmoil

Asian leaders and top diplomats of adversaries the United States and Russia will meet Friday in Laos to discuss a world in turmoil as war rages in the Middle East and Ukraine.

International Business Times

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Discovery of 5,000-year-old farming society in Morocco fills a major gap in history – north-west Africa was a central player in trade and culture

A new discovery of an ancient farming society at Oued Beht in Morocco fills a centuries-old gap in history. It reveals that, 5,000 years ago, the Maghreb (north-west Africa) was far from a backwater. Rather, it was an integral part of life in the Mediterranean, a region nestled between north…

The Conversation

Mark Cavendish to conclude professional cycling career in Singapore

Tour de France stage win record holder to bring curtain down on racing career at ASO end of season criteriums in Asia

Cycling Weekly

Coldplay’s Hong Kong fans upset as tickets for tour sell out in under an hour

Asia leg tickets being resold on other sites at extremely inflated prices

The Independent UK

Asian Markets Track Wall St Record As Hong Kong, Shanghai Stabilise

Asian markets tracked a record day on Wall Street Thursday, with Shanghai and Hong Kong supported by a Chinese central bank move to boost liquidity for major stock-buyers.

International Business Times

I visited Cygames' massive mocap studio in Japan, and I'm in awe

Inside Asia's largest motion capture facility.

Creative Bloq

China stocks decline amid economic recovery disappointment, while other markets in Asia rise

Shares in China have slumped as details of economic stimulus plans from officials in Beijing failed to meet investors' expectations, while other markets in Asia are higher

The Independent UK

Chinese Shares Drop On Stimulus Upset, Asia Tracks Wall St Higher

Stocks in mainland China and Hong Kong fell Wednesday in a volatile start a day after Beijing left investors disappointed over a lack of fresh stimulus and scant detail on its plans for implementing a raft of measures already unveiled.

International Business Times

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Pacific Island Nations Swamped By Global Drug Trade

A surge of drugs is engulfing the paradisal South Pacific, as cartels and triads use far-flung island nations to channel narcotics across the globe, top police and UN officials have told AFP. Pacific islands such as Fiji and Tonga sit at the crossroads of largely unpatrolled ocean-trafficking routes used to…

The Independent UK

Blinken heads to Asia this week for a summit of regional leaders

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make his 19th trip in office to Asia this week when he leads the U.S. delegation to a meeting of East Asian leaders in Laos

Fortune

These are the most powerful women in Asia

Luxshare CEO Grace Wang, whose company manufactures iPhones and other Apple products, leads a new ranking of the most powerful women in Asia.

Latin Times

China Stocks Rally Fizzles On Stimulus Worries Amid Asia Retreat

Oil, which has been boosted by hopes for a recovery in the world's number two economy, sank almost two percent. Uncertainty over China has offset worries about a regional war in the Middle East as Israel considers its response to Iran's missile attack last week.

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Sydney Woman Films Man Who Allegedly Told Her To ‘Go Back To F**ing Asia’ While Shopping

Sydney based TikToker Sara confronted a man after he allegedly made a racist comment in her ear while she shopped.

International Business Times

Shanghai Stocks Soar To Extend Stimulus Rally Amid Asia-wide Drop

Mainland Chinese stocks roared ahead Tuesday as traders returned from a week-long break to resume a blistering rally fuelled by a raft of measures aimed at reigniting the world's number two economy.

Fortune

Capital for Asia, rooted in Asia: How Singapore's Jenny Lee wants to rethink venture capital

Lee shares her journey from building fighter jets to managing a $5 billion fund focused on Asian companies.

Fortune

Women in Asia are slowly starting to break through historic barriers to the top of the corporate world

The new Most Powerful Women Asia list spotlights 100 women who are breaking the glass ceiling.

Fortune

‘When in doubt, turn to Xiaohongshu’: A social media platform and its young, female, Chinese userbase transforms travel and shopping

Xiaohongshu cofounder and President Miranda Qu is ranked No. 60 on the Fortune Most Powerful Women Asia list this year.

The Independent UK

Stock market today: Asian shares climb after blockbuster US jobs report

Asian shares have advanced after a surprisingly strong U.S. jobs report raised optimism about the economy, sparking a rally on Wall Street

The Guardian - UK

The Silk Road still casts a spell, but was the ancient trading route just a western invention?

Two dazzling new exhibitions at the British Library and British Museum show the riches of the supposed east-west link but also highlight problems with the whole idea

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