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1+ hour, 31+ min ago  (370+ words) China's economy stumbled in April with consumption, industrial output and investment growth missing expectations as the fallout from the Iran war dampened momentum in the world's second-largest economy. Retail sales, a gauge of consumption, grew 0. 2% last month from a year…...

3+ hour, 38+ min ago  (189+ words) Yoon Hong-geun, chairman of Genesis BBQ Group, has received the "Republic of Korea Mid-Sized Enterprise CEO Award" from the Korean Academic Society of Business Administration in recognition of his management philosophy centered on franchise co-prosperity and his contributions to the…...

11+ hour, 56+ min ago  (406+ words) New Zealand's manufacturing sector managed to stay in expansion territory in April, but only barely, according to the latest BNZ " Business NZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). The seasonally adjusted PMI for April came in at 50. 5 " down from March's 52. 8 and…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (618+ words) Two centuries and a half ago, Adam Smith used the example of a pin factory in The Wealth of Nations to explain how capitalism uses division of labour to boost productivity by splitting production into specialized tasks done by workers…...

3+ hour, 21+ min ago  (109+ words) [Politics]: The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 49-point-89 points, or zero-point-67 percent, on Monday to open at seven-thousand-443-point-29. The tech-heavy KOSDAQ lost seven-point-25 points, or zero-point-65 percent, to open at one-thousand-122-point-57. The South Korean won weakened…...

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5+ hour, 41+ min ago  (484+ words) Nationwide has urged its customers to ensure they follow its latest advice, or some of their payments may fail. On its website, Nationwide have said that there is a specific way to switch bank accounts to them. Urging its customers…...

2+ hour, 45+ min ago  (1344+ words) This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly on May 18, 2026 - May 24, 2026 In 2024, President To Lam, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), declared "a new era of development" for the nation, launching major political…...

3+ hour, 15+ min ago  (25+ words) Trading View Singapore's April exports up 24. 5% y/y, higher than expected More news from Reuters...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago  (517+ words) China's economy got off to a strong start in the first quarter with major economic indicators for January-February exceeding expectations, and the economy is showing positive developments on multiple fronts. First, industrial production and services maintained robust growth momentum. In…...