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• India’s ‘Cockroach’ Gen Z has had enough

  25-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  The irreverence of the country’s youth brings to light the contrast between government promises and economic reality
  
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• Samsung to return record $80bn to shareholders

  21-08-2026 11:19 via ft.com
  South Korean chipmaker has come under pressure to distribute more of its bumper profits from AI boom
  
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• Imran Khan moved from Pakistan jail to hospital and back again

  21-08-2026 07:37 via ft.com
  Popular former prime minister received treatment after Supreme Court order
  
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• Japanese inflation rises as central bank weighs rate increase

  21-08-2026 06:54 via ft.com
  Bank of Japan under pressure to act on rates in September as yen weakens despite joint intervention
  
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• Asia’s rising riches protect insurers against China’s policy shifts

  21-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  So long as the region’s wealth accumulation continues to outpace that of most developed economies
  
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• North Korea’s economy enjoys rare ‘dash for flash’

  21-08-2026 05:21 via ft.com
  Kim Jong Un’s backing for Russian war on Ukraine fuels construction boom and sales of luxury goods
  
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• North Korea enjoys rare ‘dash for flash’

  21-08-2026 05:21 via ft.com
  Kim Jong Un’s backing for Russian war on Ukraine fuels construction boom and sales of luxury goods
  
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• Shanghai’s answer to Nasdaq outstrips Hong Kong amid Chinese tech frenzy

  21-08-2026 04:16 via ft.com
  Star 50 index up almost a quarter this year, leaving rivals behind
  
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• India’s troubled SpiceJet wrangles a last-minute break

  21-08-2026 03:30 via ft.com
  Also in this newsletter: food safety regulator cracks the whip
  
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• Today’s China could learn from Jiang and Zhu

  20-08-2026 19:46 via ft.com
  History might have been different had collegial, liberalising leadership continued
  
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• Trump’s South Korea defence flip reminds Japan that it has no Plan B

  20-08-2026 17:28 via ft.com
  While alarming for Seoul, an abandonment of US guarantees could be disastrous for Tokyo
  
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• North Korea launches missile barrage after dismissing Trump overture

  20-08-2026 12:43 via ft.com
  Kim Jong Un’s sister casts doubt on claim of communication between Pyongyang and Washington
  
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• Trump is losing his war of independence on rare earths

  20-08-2026 12:00 via ft.com
  Inefficiency, untrustworthiness and cronyism are weakening the administration’s plans to stand up to China
  
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• Taiwan proposes record defence budget to resist China pressure

  20-08-2026 10:21 via ft.com
  President Lai Ching-te outlines military spending plans above 3% of GDP despite opposition resistance
  
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• Google’s China shift and the battle over AI models

  20-08-2026 08:50 via ft.com
  The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
  
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• Founder of collapsed Chinese property giant given life sentence

  20-08-2026 07:49 via ft.com
  Evergrande chair Hui Ka Yan jailed following developer’s default almost five years ago
  
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• Singapore police look into iron ore trader Radiant World

  20-08-2026 06:39 via ft.com
  Company has fast become one of the biggest players in global commodities market
  
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• China hits out at EU probe into JD.com bid for German retailer

  20-08-2026 06:06 via ft.com
  Beijing may ‘resolutely retaliate’ over probe into Ceconomy offer, says justice ministry
  
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• Demand for tankers soars as Gulf oil producers search for ways to export cargoes

  20-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Oil-exporting countries looking to secure their own fleets are driving prices, particularly for readily available vessels
  
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• ‘How bad can it be?’ Chinese animated film becomes viral sensation

  20-08-2026 05:26 via ft.com
  Low-budget production from mother-and-son team proves unlikely hit with cinemagoers and social media users
  
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• Who is really buying China’s humanoid robots?

  20-08-2026 04:00 via ft.com
  Companies are selling machines to government-backed centres that then sell training data back to robot makers
  
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• North Korea dismisses Trump overture

  20-08-2026 02:52 via ft.com
  Kim Jong Un’s sister casts doubt on claim there has been communication between Pyongyang and Washington
  
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• Alleged sexual assault by local official and businessman sparks outrage in China

  19-08-2026 09:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Both men are arrested after the alleged assault on a woman at a karaoke bar during a business event.
  
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• Chinese robotics giant Unitree soars in stock market debut

  19-08-2026 09:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shares in the world's biggest humanoid robot maker started trading on Shanghai's Star market on Wednesday.
  
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• Chinese carmaker Chery to open UK R&D centre

  19-08-2026 08:00 via ft.com
  Owner of Omoda and Jaecoo brands moves to localise operations in Britain and Europe
  
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• Chinese automaker Chery to open UK R&D centre

  19-08-2026 08:00 via ft.com
  Owner of Omoda and Jaecoo brands moves to localise operations in Britain and Europe
  
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• South Korea shortens war games with US, citing Washington request

  19-08-2026 07:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes after Trump announced plans to curtail joint military exercises with South Korea, citing a "very good" relationship with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.
  
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• Singapore unveils tax cuts for asset managers amid global talent tussle

  19-08-2026 07:07 via ft.com
  Move may have wider ramifications than reforms being introduced by Hong Kong
  
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• Thai teen found in suitcase died from suffocation, police reveal

  19-08-2026 07:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New evidence sheds more light on the death of Tunchanok Donholma, who was allegedly murdered in June.
  
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• The outspoken Hindu monk remaking India’s biggest state

  19-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath is seen as a leading contender to succeed Narendra Modi
  
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