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Stock market today: Asian markets are mostly lower as oil prices push higher

Shares are mostly lower in Asia after a decline on Wall Street as traders returned from a long holiday weekend

The Independent UK

Question time chaos – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Australia urged to expand flights to Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam in blueprint to boost trade

Anthony Albanese will launch strategy amid intense debate over decision to block Qatar Airways’ request for further flights to Australia

The Guardian - AU

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Albanese government launches new strategy for ties with Southeast Asia - and business is key

In Jakarta today, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will release Australia’s Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040, which sets a more active government role in promoting trade and investment links.

The Conversation

Stock market today: Asian shares fall back amid selling of China property shares

Shares have slipped in Asia after U.S. markets were closed for the Labor Day holiday

The Independent UK

Australia to roll out new south-east Asia trade strategy to hedge against China

Anthony Albanese is expected to announce the new economic blueprint during his trip to the Indonesian capital Jakarta

The Guardian - AU

Asian hornet likely to have become established in UK, say experts

Sharp rise in sightings of the invasive species this year prompts fears for native bees on which they prey

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Munich auto show to highlight Chinese competition in electric cars

With more than 41 percent of exhibitors at the Munich IAA mobility show headquartered in Asia, analysts say European carmakers will need to prove their ability to compete with China in the electric vehicle age. Chinese companies, whose presence has doubled at the event compared to last year, have their…

France 24

Vice President Kamala Harris to face doubts and dysfunction at Southeast Asia summit

Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Indonesia this week for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit

The Independent UK

Stock market today: Asian shares surge after Wall St gains on signs the US jobs market is cooling

Stocks are higher in Asia after Wall Street was boosted by a report that signaled the U.S. jobs market, while still healthy, is showing some signs of cooling

The Independent UK

Southeast Asian leaders are besieged by thorny issues as they hold an ASEAN summit without Biden

Southeast Asian leaders led by Indonesian host President Joko Widodo are gathering in their final summit this year

The Independent UK

Israel's prime minister pitches fiber optic cable idea to link Asia and the Middle East to Europe

Israel’s prime minister is floating the idea of building infrastructure projects such as a fiber optic cable linking countries in Asia and the Arabian Peninsula with Europe through Israel and Cyprus

The Independent UK

A glacier baby is born: Mating glaciers to replace water lost to climate change

Residents of Pakistan's Himalayan region turn to science and folklore, with backing from the U.N. They're erecting ice towers, harvesting avalanches and performing an ancient glacier ritual.

WEKU

Savita & Co. seek to end Indian women’s long drought for a hockey medal at the Asian Games

Savita Punia leads India's women's hockey team to the Asian Games, aiming to end a long drought of gold medals. The side has had encouraging results in recent years, and will take on South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong. Savita urges the team to take each match seriously, and…

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Due to stagnant income levels, 74% in India can’t afford a healthy diet: UN agency report | Data

India's cost of a healthy diet is lowest among BRICS and neighbours, but 74% of population unable to afford it. The cost has risen 9% in Asia since 2019, while the number of people unable to afford it has increased by 92% worldwide. South Asia has the highest number and…

The Independent UK

China's new national map has set off a wave of protests. Why?

China has upset many countries in the Asia-Pacific region with the release of a new official map that lays claim to most of the South China Sea, as well as contested parts of India and Russia, and official objections continue to mount

The Hindu

‘Sugar helped rise of capitalist economy,’ says Ulbe Bosma, author of The World of Sugar: How the Sweet Stuff Transformed Our Politics, Health, and Environment over 2000 Years

Sugar has been a key commodity in global capitalism since the 17th century, becoming ubiquitous with globalisation. Ulbe Bosma's book explores its history, highlighting India and Asia's role in shaping the world of sugar. It also reveals how the Atlantic slave trade contributed to the West's rise and how labour…

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Aug. 25-31, 2023

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Yang Huiyan: Country Garden owner who was once Asia’s richest woman

Teetering Chinese property developer has caused wealth of its founder’s daughter to plummet

The Independent UK

Filipino who helped tame insurgency and pro-poor Indian cancer doctor among Magsaysay awardees

A Philippine university professor who became a peace negotiator and an Indian doctor who chose to work in a far-flung rural region to reach poor cancer patients are among the winners of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Awards — regarded as Asia’s version of the Nobel Prize

The Independent UK

Stock market today: Asian markets lower after Japanese factory activity and China services weaken

Asian stock markets are mostly lower after Japanese factory activity and Chinese service industry growth weakened

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Celtics wanted Kristaps Porzingis to return to Boston after injury

The Celtics reportedly wanted Porzingis to return to the team facility to rehab his foot injury but gave him permission to stay in Asia after he asked to remain.

The Guardian - UK

Gangs forcing hundreds of thousands of people into cybercrime in south-east Asia, says UN

Organised criminals use threats, torture and sexual violence to coerce victims to work in international scamming operations

The Independent UK

Pope heads to Mongolia to minister to its few Catholics and complete centuries-old East-West mission

Pope Francis is travelling to Mongolia this week to minister to one of the world's tiniest and newest Catholic communities, the first-ever visit by a Roman pontiff to the East Asian country

The Independent UK

Study of over 220,000 people worldwide reveals Europeans sleep more efficiently

‘In Asia, people may use the weekends to catch up on work, do the things they didn’t have time for during the week’

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