Asia-Pacific markets mostly lower; Hong Kong property stocks rally on budget announcement
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Tuvalu’s Taiwan ties in the balance as Pacific nation gets new prime minister
Teo secured the support of lawmakers who were elected last month and was declared prime minister by the governor general, government secretary Tufoua Panapa said in an emailed statement. Teo, who was educated in New Zealand and Australia, was Tuvalu’s first attorney general and has decades of experience as a senior official in the fisheries industry – the region’s biggest revenue earner.
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan: Third T20 international – as it happened
That’s it from our live coverage of Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.
Malaysia’s ringgit slides towards new all-time low on lacklustre growth
The Malaysian ringgit is about 2 per cent away from reaching 4.8850 per US dollar, a level last seen in 1998 when the Asian financial crisis ravaged the region’s currencies. The local currency has dropped nearly 4 per cent this year.
Pakistan Cricket Board terminates bowler Haris Rauf’s contract
The national cricket body ends the fast bowler’s central contract after he refused to play in Australia Test series.
New Zealand one step closer to joining AUKUS
The National-led coalition government is off to a fast start internationally. In envisioning a more central role for the ANZAC alliance with Australia, and possible involvement in the AUKUS security pact, it is recalibrating New Zealand’s independent foreign policy.
Asia markets start holiday-shortened week mixed; India stocks edge lower
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