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• How three Uyghur brothers fled China – to spend 12 years in an Indian prison

  05-12-2025 06:00
  Arrested in 2013 on India’s Himalayan border after fleeing Beijing’s ‘genocide’ against Muslims in Xinjiang, the siblings have been imprisoned indefinitely ever since thenOn the evening of 12 June 2013, according to court documents, three “Chinese intruders” were arrested by the Indian army in Sultan Chusku, a remote and uninhabited desert area in the mountainous northern region of Ladakh.The three Thursun brothers – Adil, 23, Abdul Khaliq, 22 and Salamu
  
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• Chinese challenger to Nvidia surges 425% in market debut

  05-12-2025 09:48
  Investors bet Moore Threads will benefit from Beijing’s drive to reduce dependence on US chipmaker
  
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• Taiwan bans one of China’s most popular social media apps

  05-12-2025 08:25
  Move against Xiaohongshu over online scams, amid concerns over Beijing’s influence campaigns
  
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• India cuts interest rates amid soaring growth and low inflation

  05-12-2025 07:06
  RBI revises up full-year growth forecast as governor hails ‘Goldilocks’ moment despite US tariffs
  
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• Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund blues

  05-12-2025 06:19
  Plus, an Abu Dhabi fund sues to block a controversial continuation fund deal and Patrick Drahi swings back at angry creditors
  
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• Big Four maintains stranglehold on UK audits

  05-12-2025 06:00
  No mid-tier accounting firms won mandates from large listed companies, banks or insurers last year
  
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• Chinese challenger to Nvidia surges 470% in market debut

  05-12-2025 05:55
  Investors bet Moore Threads will benefit from Beijing’s drive to reduce dependence on US chipmaker
  
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• Patient police say they have recovered Fabergé pendant from man accused of swallowing it

  05-12-2025 03:41
  Six days after alleged incident, evidence emerges without requiring medical intervention, New Zealand police sayPolice say they have recovered a Fabergé egg pendant from a man accused of swallowing the item in a jewellery story.New Zealand police have spent six days monitoring every bowel movement of the suspect, a spokesperson said, and the NZ$33,000 ($19,000) James Bond Octopussy pendant was recovered from his gastrointestinal tract on Thursday night by natural means, without requiring
  
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• Baby fur seal wanders into a bar in New Zealand

  05-12-2025 03:18
  The surprise visitor waddled around the pub during what’s known as ‘silly season’ where seals pop up in unexpected placesOn a wet, lazy Sunday evening a baby fur seal waddled into a craft beer bar in Richmond, at the top of New Zealand’s South Island. Accustomed to seeing animals in the pet-friendly bar, co-owner Bella Evans initially assumed the visitor was a dog before she took a closer look.“Everyone was in shock,” Evans said. “Oh my gosh. What do we
  
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• How the rupee became Asia’s worst performing currency

  05-12-2025 02:30
  Also in this newsletter: Adani has big plans for Indian aviation
  
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• FirstFT: US bipartisan bill seeks to block Nvidia sales of advanced chips to China

  04-12-2025 22:40
  Also in today’s newsletter: investors fret over Japan’s spending plans and Meta plans to slash spending on metaverse
  
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• US senators seek to block Nvidia sales of advanced chips to China

  04-12-2025 20:49
  Bipartisan bill is part of effort to stop Beijing from getting critical AI-related technology
  
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• Jacinda Ardern’s rocky premiership made movie in Prime Minister

  04-12-2025 18:00
  Profile of the New Zealander proves it is possible to be a sensitive, compassionate, sane person — and a politician
  
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• Flood death toll surpasses 1,500 across south-east Asia

  04-12-2025 17:14
  Several million people affected across Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Vietnam, with tens of thousands in shelters
  
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• EU to review tariffs on Volkswagen’s EVs made in China

  04-12-2025 15:15
  Move could offer German automaker respite from anti-subsidy measures
  
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• ‘Day by day I lose weight’: asylum seekers on Nauru get $115 a week, but a bag of grapes costs $20

  04-12-2025 15:00
  Prohibited from working, people sent to the island by Australia say they are struggling to survive because food is so expensiveFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAsylum seekers sent to Nauru by Australia say they are going hungry on the island, prohibited from working to support themselves and given insufficient money to buy enough food.Others say they fear the Nauru government will deport them to their home countries,
  
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• How is Trump reshaping globalisation and world trade? You asked, we answered

  04-12-2025 14:15
  The FT’s Alan Beattie and Andy Bounds replied to reader questions
  
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• How is Trump reshaping globalisation and world trade? Submit your questions

  04-12-2025 14:15
  Take part in a live Ask an Expert Q&A with the FT’s Alan Beattie and Andy Bounds now
  
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• Palaver by Bryan Washington — a beautiful, hopeful story of pain and redemption

  04-12-2025 13:00
  The author elegantly explores the interplay of past and the present as a mother and son reunite in Tokyo after a decade of estrangement
  
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• Soaring growth puts India’s central bank in tough spot

  04-12-2025 12:00
  Blistering GDP reading raises doubts about RBI cut amid questions about quality of official data
  
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• China says it is ‘actively’ issuing rare earths general licences

  04-12-2025 10:22
  Beijing’s tight export controls on critical minerals have strained relations with US and EU
  
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• South-east Asia’s EV acceleration and Japan’s data centre bottlenecks

  04-12-2025 07:17
  The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
  
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• Macron warns of ‘disintegration’ risk to world order in Xi meeting

  04-12-2025 06:03
  Two leaders stress need for multilateralism amid rising trade tensions
  
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• Why the Taliban is coming in from the cold

  04-12-2025 06:00
  Isolated since 2021, the Islamist group is now rebuilding ties with many countries, despite a fierce dispute with former patron Pakistan
  
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• UK universities restricting recruitment of Bangladeshi and Pakistani students

  04-12-2025 06:00
  At least nine higher education institutions have stopped applications due to tougher Home Office rules and concerns over visa abuse
  
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• UK universities restrict recruitment of Bangladeshi and Pakistani students

  04-12-2025 06:00
  Tougher Home Office rules prompt several higher education institutions to suspend applications
  
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• The Taliban comes in from the cold

  04-12-2025 06:00
  Isolated since 2021, the Islamist group is now rebuilding ties with many countries, despite a fierce dispute with former patron Pakistan
  
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• How will a rise in Japanese interest rates affect global markets?

  04-12-2025 05:44
  Investors worry about fallout from yen carry trade unwinding after speech by BoJ governor
  
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• US halts plans to sanction Chinese spy agency to maintain trade truce

  04-12-2025 05:22
  Decision sparks concern among China hawks that Donald Trump is sacrificing national security
  
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• US halts plans to sanction Chinese spy agency

  04-12-2025 05:22
  Decision sparks concern among China hawks that Donald Trump is sacrificing national security to maintain trade truce
  
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