China Is Buying Gold Like There’s No Tomorrow
As gold surged this year to its highest price ever, Xena Lin joined the frenzy by making monthly purchases of gold “beans,” pebble-like morsels of the precious metal.
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Fake videos of Modi aides trigger political showdown in India election
BENGALURU/LUCKNOW — Manipulated videos are taking centre stage as campaigning heats up in India's election, with fake clips involving two top aides of Prime Minister Narendra Modi triggering police investigations and the arrest of some workers of his rival Congress party.
New groups monitoring sanctions on North Korea will fail, says its UN envoy
SEOUL — Efforts led by the US and other Western countries to form new groups to monitor sanctions on North Korea will fail, the country's UN envoy said on May 5, according to state media KCNA.
Wine with depth: Australian firm ages bottles under the sea
AUGUSTA, Australia -- An Aussie abalone grower is offering a unique product to tempt curious wine enthusiasts: a wine matured at the bottom of the crystal blue ocean on the country's southwest coast.
U.S. will press North Korea to resolve abductions issue: special envoy
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. is committed to working with Japan to bring home Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea, the American special envoy on North Korean human rights issues recently told Nikkei.
Boom in data centers challenges clean power goals in Asia
TOKYO -- Japan is grappling with its decarbonization goals as the rapid growth of data centers is raising demand for power. The issue looms for both Japan, as it works to update its basic energy policy by March 2025, as well as for South Korea and Southeast Asia, where the market for data centers is also growing.
Japan and Sri Lanka agree to resume $1.5bn light rail, other projects
COLOMBO (Reuters) -- Sri Lanka and Japan agreed on Saturday to work to resume stalled bilateral projects including a $1.5 billion Japanese-funded light railway.
Xi Jinping trip to Europe, Toyota earnings, Malaysia interest rates
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