UK Consumer Confidence Improves as Inflation and Taxes Fall
UK consumer confidence edged higher this month as easing inflation and the prospect of further tax cuts made people more willing to spend, a survey found.
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Tokyo Inflation Slows Sharply on Education Subsidy Impact
Price growth in Tokyo decelerated sharply to a pace below 2% in April, in an outcome largely distorted by the start of education subsidies, as the Bank of Japan gathers to decide policy.
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Oil headed for a weekly gain ahead of US inflation data that may give further clues on the path forward for monetary policy, shaping appetite for risk assets including commodities such as crude.
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Jessica Zrinski has been missing since she got into a blue Holden Commodore after a night at the pub. Now homicide detectives have launched a bushland search in the Blue Mountains.
read moreLow herd immunity in Hong Kong may prolong flu season, experts warn after 6-year-old girl dies
Low vaccination rate may make it easier for dominating flu virus strain to shift, medical professors say.
read moreMore than just a bowl of noodles, ramen is an experience and a tourist attraction
Spicy, steaming, slurpy ramen might be everyone’s favorite Japanese food. In Tokyo, long lines circle around blocks, and waiting an hour for your ramen is normal. What awaits might be just a dive, but a hot bowl of ramen rarely fails to hit the spo
read moreRecord-breaking rainfall hits south China
South China has experienced unprecedented levels of precipitation, with amounts more than doubling the average for this period, marking it the second-highest since 1961. Meteorologists attribute this surge in rainfall to global warming coupled with a
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A Satellite View of the Wetland Transformation Path and Associated Drivers in the Greater Bay Area of China during the Past Four Decades Kun Sun, Weiwei Yu Remote Sens (2024) As a highly productive and biologically diverse ecosystem, wetlands provide
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Analysis by Leanda Lee* One of the foundational purposes of the Greater Bay Area is the comprehensive opening of the region: an exciting proposition for asset-rich individuals to invest and contribute to the GBA vision through their activity and enga
read moreBlinken raises Chinese trade practices in meetings with officials in Shanghai
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised what the U.S. describes as unfair Chinese trade practices during his first full day of meetings in China yesterday with local government officials in the financial hub of Shanghai. Blinken met with the ci
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