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U.S. President Donald Trump might have called off what would have been a historic summit with Kim Jong Un, but experts said the bets weren't off on a meeting taking place in time.
Things could be setting up for a "Hollywood moment" for China's film industry, HSBC said in a May report.
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Point72's CEO of International Marc Desmidt explains which sectors the hedge fund is bullish on, as it expands its Asian operations.
South Korean President Moon Jae In released a statement on the surprise news Thursday night that U.S. President Donald Trump canceled a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Asian markets drifted lower following news that U.S. President Donald Trump had canceled a planned meeting with Kim Jong Un.
"Sadly, based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement, I feel it is inappropriate, at this time, to have this long-planned meeting," Trump writes to Kim.
Wong did not offer any further details on those products, and said he could not identify a date for Lenovo introducing 5G.
North Korea has carried out what it says is the demolition of its nuclear test site in the presence of foreign journalists.
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China has found no clues to explain what happened to an American citizen who reported suffering from "abnormal" sounds and pressure leading to a mild brain injury.
"As a person involved in the U.S. affairs, I cannot suppress my surprise at such ignorant and stupid remarks gushing out from the mouth of the U.S. vice- president," North Korean Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Choe Son Hui said.
The expansion will heat up the rivalry between two current market leaders Southeast Asia — Go-Jek and Singapore-based start-up Grab.
Two-thirds of the world’s 7.6 billion inhabitants have a mobile phone. More than half of these are smartphones, and in the past decade, the market has increased tenfold.
North Korea's vice foreign minister said the future of the summit between Pyongyang and Washington is "entirely" up to the United States.
Asian stocks closed lower on Thursday, with investors cautious over fresh trade-related developments.
"The medical indications are very similar, and entirely consistent with, the medical indications that were taking place to Americans working in Cuba," Pompeo said during testimony.
China's state grain stockpiler Sinograin has been enquiring about the prices of soybeans from the United States this week, two traders with knowledge of the matter said.
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James McCormack of Fitch Ratings says the credibility of Turkey's central bank is crucial for the confidence of investors.
Gabe Greenberg of GABBCON says the data practices of the advertising and tech industries in targeting consumers will change under a new European Union data law known as GDPR.
James Sullivan of J.P. Morgan says the dollar gains have a little bit further to go as trade positioning unwinds.
