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Hong Kong mulls outlook for scandal-plagued GEM, once touted as Asia’s Nasdaq

The city’s scandal-plagued alternative listing platform has been brought to heel after a rash of scandals, culminating in a clampdown on 60 companies dubbed the ...
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Mitsubishi confident that offshore wind will be profitable

The government on Dec. 24 selected three consortiums, all led by Mitsubishi, as the operators of offshore wind farms in Tokyo, Akita and Chiba prefectures,
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70% of health care workers in Japan want to quit jobs

The results of a survey of 7,724 medical workers reflect the impact of the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic on nurses and other staffers at public hospitals.
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Clear roadmap needed for Hong Kong’s revival amid COVID wave, experts say

Deaths have skyrocketed, the health system is swamped, morgues are overflowing and public confidence in the city government is at an all-time low.
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Japan and Saudi Arabia to work toward stabilizing crude oil markets

Kishida expressed hope for Saudi Arabia's "strong leadership" in bringing calm to the markets amid supply concerns.
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People linked to arson-hit Osaka clinic helping former patients

A clinical psychotherapist, who was working at the clinic, and the younger sister of the head of the clinic, who was killed in the attack, ...
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Prosecutors drop case of dead suspect in Osaka clinic arson

The investigation into the suspected arson on Dec. 17 ended, as the 61-year-old suspect, Morio Tanimoto, died in the hospital on Dec. 30 before police ...
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Chinese military aid to Russia would be major role reversal, analysts say

China has developed armed drones, guided weapons and battlefield communications, systems that might help Russia fill gaps that are being exposed on the Ukraine front.
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In some parts of the world, the war in Ukraine seems justified

Some people spread across a range of countries do not accept the good versus evil scenario presented by the United States and Europe.
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Russia’s advance in Ukraine stalls as U.S. warns China of aiding Moscow

China has refused to condemn Russia's action in Ukraine or call it an invasion. It says it recognizes Ukraine's sovereignty but that Russia has legitimate ...