China records population decline for second straight year
China's population has declined for a second consecutive year, exacerbating concerns around the future growth of the world's second-largest economy.
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Hong Kong and South Korea stocks fall more than 2% as China misses fourth-quarter GDP estimates
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Dow futures fall more than 100 points to start the shortened trading week: Live updates
Stock futures fell Tuesday as rates ticked higher and Wall Street awaited further data and bank earnings that will provide a better glimpse into the state of the American consumer.
Malaysia eases rules for retirement residency visa but piecemeal announcement has wealthy foreigners holding off
JOHOR BAHRU: Malaysia’s move to ease some requirements for its retirement residency visa programme in an effort to attract wealthy foreigners has generated interest from those now qualified for the scheme, but many said they are still holding off from making formal applications.
Asia markets fall, Nikkei dips as Japan wholesale inflation in December was flat
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China mourns Kissinger — ‘a most valued old friend’
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Russell Hamler, Last of World War II’s Merrill’s Marauders, Dies at 99
The soldiers’ mission was as dangerous as it was audacious: a trek of more than 500 miles through mountainous jungle in northern Burma to seize a Japanese-held airfield in World War II.