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China's July industrial output grew 4.5% y/y, retail sales up 0.6%
China's industrial output in July grew 4.5% from a year earlier, slowing from 5.3% growth in June, data released by the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Monday.
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Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing heads to Russia for official visit, state media reports
Myanmar junta chief-turned-president Min Aung Hlaing left for Russia on Monday for his first official visit to the country since he assumed the presidency in April, according to s...
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Trump seeks cuts to US-South Korea drills, reviving earlier objections
U.S. President Donald Trump has told the Pentagon to "substantially reduce" joint military exercises with South Korea that began on Monday, citing the cost and Seoul's refusal to t...
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Malaysia's July CPI rises 1.8% y/y, slightly less than forecast
Malaysia's consumer price index rose 1.8% in July from a year earlier, government data showed on Monday.
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Myanmar confirms nearly 309,000 Rohingya in Bangladesh, says security issues delaying repatriation
Myanmar's military-backed government has verified that nearly 309,000 displaced people in camps in Bangladesh are former residents of the troubled Rakhine State, but repatriation...
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Six die at temple in India's Bihar after 'stampede-like' event, officials say
At least six people died and several were injured in an incident police suspect was triggered by a falling electricity pole that alarmed a crowd of worshippers at a temple in Ind...
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From kangaroos to dim sum, foreign borrowers rush into Asia-Pacific bond markets
Foreign borrowers are ploughing into once-niche Asia-Pacific bond markets, demonstrating that it's not just Big Tech grabbing funding wherever it can in a world of rising uncertain...
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Philippine central bank says inflation to ease gradually, risks remain on upside
The Philippine central bank governor said on Monday that inflation is expected to ease gradually over the medium term even as risks to consumer prices remain on the upside.
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First Philippine rejects KKR proposal to buy stake in power generation unit
First Philippine Holdings Corp said on Monday it had rejected a KKR proposal to acquire an 8.43% stake in First Gen Corp , saying it did not represent the power generation unit...
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Yen stronger as traders pare bets on Fed rate hike
The yen gained momentum against the dollar, largely shrugging off weaker-than-expected Japanese GDP data as traders reined in expectations the Federal Reserve could raise interes...
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Japan Q2 growth misses forecasts on weaker spending, investment
Japan's economy grew at a slower-than-expected pace in April-June, due to lacklustre household spending and business investment that analysts say mainly reflected one-off factors a...
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Japan's economy expands annualised 1.1% in April-June
Japan's economy expanded an annualised 1.1% in the April-June quarter, government data showed on Monday, compared with a median market forecast for a 2.0% increase.
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In Spain's Ceuta, hundreds of migrants stage protest and demand asylum
Hundreds of migrants who recently entered Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta staged a protest on a popular urban beach on Sunday, urging Spanish authorities to grant them asylu...
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Bangladesh says better environment needed for India visit amid rift over ousted leader
Bangladesh signalled on Sunday it wants a more favourable diplomatic environment before it can agree to a top-level visit to India, as Dhaka presses New Delhi to extradite its ou...
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South Korea fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed demarcation line, Yonhap says
South Korea's military last week fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers violated the military demarcation line, prompting them to return, Yonhap news agency reported on ...
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Australia gun buyback to start in November, PM Albanese says
Australia's New South Wales state will start a gun buyback in November, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday, part of the national response to a shooting spree that kill...
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Funeral held for Australian Indigenous girl whose death sparked outback riots
Mourners gathered in Australia's Northern Territory capital Alice Springs on Saturday to bid farewell to a five-year-old Indigenous girl whose death in April shocked the nation a...
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Putin says Russia, North Korea coordinating on regional security, KCNA reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that Moscow and Pyongyang were cooperating across all areas and coordinating efforts to ensure regional secu...
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