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    • Saturday, 25 November, 2023
      News in-depthIndian election
      India’s ruling party leans on Modi’s popularity in state elections

      Opposition Congress hopes to make its case as credible challenger ahead of national polls next year

      Narendra Modi campaigning in Jaipur, Rajasthan ahead of state elections
    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      Hong Kong politics
      Cathay Pacific offers cheap flights to help Hong Kong’s ‘patriots only’ vote

      Airline discounts for residents in China intended to boost turnout in election after pro-democracy candidates banned

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    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      Taiwan
      Taiwan’s opposition fields rival presidential candidates after unity talks fail

      Foxconn founder Terry Gou drops out of January election that will influence direction of relations with China

      Hou Yu-ih, presidential candidate for Taiwan’s main opposition party Kuomintang, and his running mate Jaw Shaw-Kong in Taipei on Friday
    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      Europe Express
      What EU countries fight about when they fight about the budget Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: France’s selective bashing of Chinese electric vehicles

      Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, left, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      Exchange traded funds
      Investors are funding 85% of dividends at one Taiwan ETF

      Regulator has introduced mandatory disclosures of dividend composition after receiving complaints

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    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      Chinese society
      Friendly foreign influencers win growing following in China

      New report finds social media stars speaking up for Beijing against critical overseas narratives

      Montage shows three foreign social media influencers
    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      Markets InsightTakashi Miwa
      The Bank of Japan is subtly shifting approach

      The central bank is nearing the end of its yield curve control policy

      A pedestrian walks past the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo
    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      Indian politics & policy
      Alleged plot to assassinate Sikh separatist complicates US-India ties

      Concerns of New Delhi involvement in attempted killing on US soil come as Washington has been seeking closer relations

      A protester against Sikh separatism holds a banner depicting Gurpatwant Singh Pannun at a rally in New Delhi in September
    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      LexChinese economy
      China property: running out of options as fallout spreads to shadow banking Premium content

      Systemic risks are mounting among non-banking financial bodies that lend to struggling house developers

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    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      Disease control and prevention
      WHO asks China for data on ‘undiagnosed pneumonia’ cases

      Health body’s concern reflects heightened vigilance over signs of disease outbreaks since Covid pandemic

      Children and their parents wait to be seen at a children’s hospital in Beijing
    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      Energy Source
      Biden needs a ‘Goldilocks’ answer to electric vehicle subsidy question Premium content

      Also in today’s newsletter, IEA urges oil and gas companies to pay up for the energy transition

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    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      Chinese business & finance
      Chinese shadow bank Zhongzhi faces $36bn shortfall after ‘management ran wild’

      Financial group tells investors it is ‘severely insolvent’ after unexpected death of its founder in 2021

      Zhongzhi’s offices in Beijing
    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      North Korea
      North Korea scraps military agreement with Seoul as tensions rise

      South Korea had partially suspended the deal after Pyongyang launched its first spy satellite

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    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
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      How united are Arab and Muslim leaders on Gaza?

      Pressure grows for concerted action to end the violence

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      Ousted OpenAI board member on AI safety concerns

      Former board member spoke to the FT in the weeks before removing OpenAI chief Sam Altman

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      US-China relations
      Mintz staff stuck in China detention despite warming ties with US

      Due diligence group struggling to win release of employees held by Beijing public security bureau since March raid

      Mintz Group’s locked office in Beijing
    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      Leo Lewis
      Japan’s clash of titans could be the boldest trade of the year

      The confrontation between Kitao and Murakami shows how much the country has changed

      Montage image of Yoshiaki Murakami, left, and Yoshitaka Kitao
    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      Batteries
      South Korean EV battery makers lay off workers and scale back investments in US

      LG Energy Solution and SK On slowing their expansion in response to sluggish demand

      The LG Group headquarters in Seoul
    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      US foreign policy
      US thwarted plot to kill Sikh separatist on American soil

      Joe Biden raised concerns of New Delhi involvement with India’s Narendra Modi in September

      Narendra Modi and Joe Biden at the G20 meeting in Delhi in September
    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      Chinese business & finance
      Chinese police arrest tech founder on suspicion of running casino

      DouYu chief was taken away by authorities in October after probe of alleged porn and gambling on streaming service

      A women livestreams from a new year event in the Chinese city of Wuhan
    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      Markets InsightRebecca Patterson
      Falling inflation might not dent gold’s rally

      Precious metal can gain even if the US economy heads to a soft landing

      Gold bars being laid out on soft black fabric
    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      North Korea
      North Korea claims to have launched its first spy satellite

      Pyongyang’s third attempt follows Russia’s pledge to support Kim Jong Un’s space ambitions

      The Malligyong-1 military reconnaissance satellite was launched on Tuesday night, according to North Korean state media
    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      Nvidia
      Nvidia says growth elsewhere will outweigh drop in China sales

      US chipmaker forecasts higher than expected revenues on strong demand for its AI processors

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    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      FT Globetrotter
      An insider guide to Singapore’s regional fine dining scene

      These restaurants marry the region’s myriad cuisines with contemporary cooking styles. Here’s where to find its most exciting chefs at work

    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      Food & Beverage
      Hong Kong food tech start-up challenges Japanese bento market

      Former Sony chip designer hopes to shake up takeaway lunch service with automatic vending machine

      Hong Kong start-up Kamakura Foods founder and chief Jason Chen, centre, executive chef Manabu Oikawa, left, and head of engineering Stephen Chan hold up their company’s bento products
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