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Mark Cavendish to conclude professional cycling career in Singapore

Tour de France stage win record holder to bring curtain down on racing career at ASO end of season criteriums in Asia

Cycling Weekly

Coldplay’s Hong Kong fans upset as tickets for tour sell out in under an hour

Asia leg tickets being resold on other sites at extremely inflated prices

The Independent UK

Asian Markets Track Wall St Record As Hong Kong, Shanghai Stabilise

Asian markets tracked a record day on Wall Street Thursday, with Shanghai and Hong Kong supported by a Chinese central bank move to boost liquidity for major stock-buyers.

International Business Times

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I visited Cygames' massive mocap studio in Japan, and I'm in awe

Inside Asia's largest motion capture facility.

Creative Bloq

China stocks decline amid economic recovery disappointment, while other markets in Asia rise

Shares in China have slumped as details of economic stimulus plans from officials in Beijing failed to meet investors' expectations, while other markets in Asia are higher

The Independent UK

Chinese Shares Drop On Stimulus Upset, Asia Tracks Wall St Higher

Stocks in mainland China and Hong Kong fell Wednesday in a volatile start a day after Beijing left investors disappointed over a lack of fresh stimulus and scant detail on its plans for implementing a raft of measures already unveiled.

International Business Times

Pacific Island Nations Swamped By Global Drug Trade

A surge of drugs is engulfing the paradisal South Pacific, as cartels and triads use far-flung island nations to channel narcotics across the globe, top police and UN officials have told AFP. Pacific islands such as Fiji and Tonga sit at the crossroads of largely unpatrolled ocean-trafficking routes used to…

International Business Times

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Blinken heads to Asia this week for a summit of regional leaders

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make his 19th trip in office to Asia this week when he leads the U.S. delegation to a meeting of East Asian leaders in Laos

The Independent UK

These are the most powerful women in Asia

Luxshare CEO Grace Wang, whose company manufactures iPhones and other Apple products, leads a new ranking of the most powerful women in Asia.

Fortune

China Stocks Rally Fizzles On Stimulus Worries Amid Asia Retreat

Oil, which has been boosted by hopes for a recovery in the world's number two economy, sank almost two percent. Uncertainty over China has offset worries about a regional war in the Middle East as Israel considers its response to Iran's missile attack last week.

Latin Times

Sydney Woman Films Man Who Allegedly Told Her To ‘Go Back To F**ing Asia’ While Shopping

Sydney based TikToker Sara confronted a man after he allegedly made a racist comment in her ear while she shopped.

Pedestrian.tv

Shanghai Stocks Soar To Extend Stimulus Rally Amid Asia-wide Drop

Mainland Chinese stocks roared ahead Tuesday as traders returned from a week-long break to resume a blistering rally fuelled by a raft of measures aimed at reigniting the world's number two economy.

International Business Times

Capital for Asia, rooted in Asia: How Singapore's Jenny Lee wants to rethink venture capital

Lee shares her journey from building fighter jets to managing a $5 billion fund focused on Asian companies.

Fortune

Women in Asia are slowly starting to break through historic barriers to the top of the corporate world

The new Most Powerful Women Asia list spotlights 100 women who are breaking the glass ceiling.

Fortune

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‘When in doubt, turn to Xiaohongshu’: A social media platform and its young, female, Chinese userbase transforms travel and shopping

Xiaohongshu cofounder and President Miranda Qu is ranked No. 60 on the Fortune Most Powerful Women Asia list this year.

The Independent UK

Stock market today: Asian shares climb after blockbuster US jobs report

Asian shares have advanced after a surprisingly strong U.S. jobs report raised optimism about the economy, sparking a rally on Wall Street

The Guardian - UK

The Silk Road still casts a spell, but was the ancient trading route just a western invention?

Two dazzling new exhibitions at the British Library and British Museum show the riches of the supposed east-west link but also highlight problems with the whole idea

France 24

‘Ceasefire now!’: Protesters across the world demand end to war in Gaza, Lebanon

From Jakarta to Los Angeles, protesters in cities in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas kicked off a weekend of demonstrations calling for ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon. Security has been tightened in many cities amid planned protests and commemorations ahead of Monday's anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack…

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The Guardian - UK

Various Artists: Redline Impact review – thrilling dive into east Asian hyper-electronics

This exhilarating compilation pushes from K-pop to trance, hardstyle techno, budots and beyond – and is at its best when artists rachet up the intensity

International Business Times

Japan PM Warns 'Today's Ukraine Could Be Tomorrow's East Asia'

Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba warned in his first policy speech Friday that "today's Ukraine could be tomorrow's East Asia" while also dubbing the country's low birth rate a "quiet emergency".

International Business Times

Relief In Brazil, Asia Over Delay To EU Deforestation Rules

Brazil's government on Thursday joined Asian palm oil and coffee producers in welcoming a European Union decision to delay implementation of new anti-deforestation rules which had faced strong global pushback.

Windows Central

"We had a great discussion with the Xbox team at Square Enix." Xbox leads Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond share pics from their Japanese game dev charm offensive at the Tokyo Game Show

Microsoft's consistency when delivering for Japanese and other Asian gaming markets has been middling at best. However, the firm has maintained a presence at the big Tokyo Game Show for several years now. Is progress finally being made?

The Independent UK

Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed and the yen slips against the dollar

Asian shares are mixed after U.S. stocks edged higher toward recent record levels

The Independent UK

Indian soccer team refuses to travel to Iran for game because of security fears

India’s Mohun Bagan Super Giants has refused to travel to Iran to play Tractor SC in an Asian Champions League Two match scheduled for Wednesday because of the escalating security problems in the country and region

The Guardian - UK

Hidden scrolls, tantric puzzles and SpongeBob SquarePants – a startling new angle on ancient Asian art

The Rijksmuseum has used techniques including neutron tomography to shed fresh light on 75 treasures dating back millennia

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