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Yellen: More Ukraine aid can be backed by frozen Russian assets after initial $50 billion loan
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that the $50 billion loan to Ukraine that President Joe Biden and other leaders of Group of Seven highly developed nations have agreed to could be the first of multiple loans backed by frozen Russian assets.
China real estate firms see 4% sales growth after state help
SHANGHAI -- Top real estate developers in China increased sales volumes by 4% in May compared with April, according to a Nikkei analysis, a relatively small boost despite the launch of a government program to buy unsold homes.
Japan's Marubeni invests in Vietnamese industrial park run by Amata
TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Marubeni has announced its participation in the development and operation of an industrial park in Vietnam run by a subsidiary of Thailand's largest industrial developer, Amata Corporation.
South Korea extends short-selling ban to March 2025
TOKYO -- South Korean financial authorities said Thursday they are extending a ban on short-selling to the end of next March because they need more time to develop an electronic system to block illegal trades.
China training Global South in 'authoritarian' ways, report says
NEW YORK -- China has been exporting its governance model and Communist Party ideology to developing countries through training programs run under the guise of a business academy, according to a new report by the Atlantic Council's Global China Hub.
China's Ant Group lifts R&D spending to nearly $3bn on AI, Alipay
SHANGHAI -- Chinese fintech company Ant Group said Thursday it spent 21.19 billion yuan ($2.92 billion) on research and development in 2023, including on artificial intelligence.