Asia-Pacific markets slip with Japan's Nikkei leading losses; yen strengthens
Asia-Pacific markets were lower on Wednesday, with Japan's Nikkei leading losses in the region.
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Britain's Rightmove rejects $7.3 billion takeover offer from Murdoch's REA Group
Australian property listing firm REA Group said on Wednesday that Britain's largest real estate portal Rightmove had rejected its 5.6 billion pounds ($7.32 billion) cash-and-stock takeover offer.
Seven & i Holdings' shares slide 3% on likely U.S. probe into a potential M&A deal with Couche-Tard
Shares of Seven & i Holdings fell on Wednesday following a report that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has informed the Japanese retail giant about a potential investigation into a possible deal with Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard.
Sixty countries endorse 'blueprint' for AI use in military; China opts out
About 60 countries including the United States endorsed a "blueprint for action" to govern responsible use of artificial intelligence in the military on Tuesday, but China was among those which did not support the legally non-binding document.
Summit planned to seek ways to ‘talk sense’ into China, Philippines envoy says
A summit of at least 20 nations is planned on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly this month to seek ways “to talk some sense” into China over its confrontation with the Philippines in the South China Sea, Manila’s Washington envoy said on Tuesday.
Protesting Indian doctors defy court, will not return to work until rape case demands met
Junior doctors in India’s West Bengal state have vowed to keep up a strike in protest at the rape and murder of a trainee doctor unless their demands are met, defying a Supreme Court deadline for Tuesday.
Vietnam floods: Typhoon Yagi death toll reaches 127, Hanoi on alert
The death toll in Vietnam from Asia’s worst storm this year reached 127 on Tuesday, with torrents of rain triggering floods and landslides, burying homes, sweeping away a bridge and now threatening the capital Hanoi.
China's exports grow by 8.7% in August, beating expectations
BEIJING — China's exports rose by 8.7% year-on-year in U.S. dollar terms in August, according to the customs agency.