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China's imports jump 8.4% in April, exceeding expectations as purchases from the U.S. grow
BEIJING — China's customs agency released data Thursday that showed exports rose in-line with expectations in April, while imports surged ahead of forecasts.
South Korean DJ NewJeansNim faces calls for ban in Malaysia after performing in monk robe at dance club
Malaysian lawmaker Wee Ka Siong has chided a South Korean DJ for his recent performance in a Kuala Lumpur dance club while dressed as a monk.
South Koreans snap up gold from convenience stores, vending machines as soaring prices stir frenzy
South Korea’s largest convenience store chain, CU, has reportedly been teaming up with the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation to stock bite-sized gold bars in retail stores and vending machines throughout the country. A post on the chain’s Instagram account on April 1 announced the new additions to the store’s stock.
South China Sea: Philippines says ‘not turning against’ Beijing, economy doing well despite maritime feud
“There doesn’t seem to be any indication at all that these issues have remarkable adverse effects on the economy,” Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said on Thursday, shortly after the government reported first-quarter growth of 5.7 per cent, below a 5.9 per cent expansion seen in a Bloomberg survey.
Chinese woman charged with murder of man at Singapore condominium
Li Ye, a Chinese national, was handed one charge of murder in the state courts for allegedly causing the death of Lim Lai Guan, 56.
U.S. eyes curbs on China's access to AI software behind apps like ChatGPT
The Biden administration is poised to open up a new front in its effort to safeguard U.S. AI from China with preliminary plans to place guardrails around the most advanced AI Models, the core software of artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT, sources said.
India and ASEAN rise in supply chain priority, global survey shows
SINGAPORE -- Global business leaders are increasingly looking to India and Southeast Asia as alternative supply chain destinations while trade relations between China and the U.S. deteriorate, a poll by PwC published Thursday shows.