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An Hour AgoJapan seeing 'early signs' of rising inflation and wages: cabinet officialJapan is seeing early signs of achieving a positive cycle of rising inflation and wages, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hideki Murai said, according to…

Hong Kong stocks rallied to a seven-week high as property developers advanced on speculation the city’s government will remove more curbs this month to stem an industry slump. China pledged to improve policy transparency while state-run…

56 Mins AgoChina travel stocks rally as holiday tourism numbers top pre-pandemic levels The China travel stocks index jumped 2.1% in early trading Monday, rising to its highest level since Jan. 30.Shanghai-listed Air China rises climbed…

Hong Kong stocks slumped towards a 15-month low to pile on losses from a three-week rout, after China kept lending rates tied to mortgages unchanged, disappointing investors betting on measures to prop up the economy.The Hang Seng Index…

Hong Kong is seeking to recover its leading financial role on the global stage. The last few years — filled with angry demonstrations, draconian COVID rules, and brutal Chinese repression — have not been good to the…

Hong Kong CNN  —  A back-up dancer for the Cantopop boy band Mirror is in intensive care after being hit by a giant video panel that fell from the ceiling during a concert in…

Comment on this storyCommentA dancer remains in serious condition after a giant screen fell Thursday during a concert of Hong Kong’s boy band Mirror, injuring two performers.The group, with its 12 singers and dancers, is hugely popular…

HONG KONG (AP) — Veteran Hong Kong actor Kenneth Tsang has died while in a COVID-19 quarantine hotel in the southern Chinese city, local media reported.Tsang was best known internationally for his action roles in the 2002 James Bond film…

Openings & Announcements The hibachi bowl restaurant Genjigo has opened Downtown at 77 E. Gay St., formerly Plantain Café. This is Genjigo’s eighth fast-casual restaurant, but its first inside I-270.  The Dairy Hut, a Pataskala…

BEIJING — China sent a forceful message on Friday advancing the top leader Xi Jinping’s sweeping agenda for the country’s economic and political ascent and drawing a hard line against challenges to Communist Party rule. China’s leaders…