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...“Only after these tasks are completed can Ant truly be back to the track of normal business,” said Dong Ximiao, a financial regulation expert at Merchants Union Consumer Finance....
...after the long vacancy created by Li’s ousting....
...“As long as there is a way in front of you, it is understandable that you are willing to try.”...
...Lan’s trial — on charges of embezzlement, bribery and abuse of power — began this month and is part of a years-long corruption purge by Vietnam’s Communist party that has exposed widespread graft, slowed...
...Leaders of the group have said that they will not attack vessels associated with China or Russia, both allies of Iran, as long as they have no Israeli links....
...The US official said the White House expected defence secretary Lloyd Austin would hold his first interaction with Dong Jun, China’s new defence minister, in the coming months....
...Samsung Electronics expects the memory chip market to rebound next year, drawing a year-long supply glut to an end, after introducing production cuts to get through an industry downturn....
...The finance ministry estimated the move would affect 122 multinational companies and generate 14.6tn dong ($603mn) in state revenue....
...New year’s resolutions and I have a long history together, and it is not a very happy one....
...Need to know: business Long-awaited — albeit watered down — rules from the US securities regulator will for the first time require company disclosures on climate risks....
...As Japan approaches the end of a year in which its stocks have outdone almost all their global peers, Tokyo has served up a season finale: a ding-dong between two of the country’s highest-profile financial...
...Xi has long asserted that the US is in decline, repeating the slogan “dong sheng, xi jiang” — the “east rises, the west falls”....
...“Bibles are global bestsellers but many people nowadays find it burdensome to read them, as they are too long,” said Choo....
...The long-mooted project became a symbol of Russia’s dependence on China during Xi’s visit in March after Miller, chief executive of the state gas export monopoly, skipped the summit and Xi skirted around...
...Kitao is the founder of Japan’s largest online brokerage, SBI, an institution first set up inside Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank but which has long since separated from the company....
...“The probe also seems politically motivated,” said Oh Dong-jin, a film critic....
...Job moves LG Energy Solution, Korea’s largest battery maker, appointed president Kim Dong-myung as chief executive on Wednesday, replacing Kwon Young-soo....
...Low salaries add to pressure on doctors, said Jin Dong-yan, a virologist at the University of Hong Kong....
...Incredibly fresh and spicy, it’s the perfect fuel for a long day on the road....
...Phoc noted that at least 700bn dong ($30mn) was set aside annually for infrastructure investment....
...Its three big projects due for completion in the next few years lie off the coasts of New Jersey, Rhode Island and New York’s Long Island....
...For China’s leadership, the challenge has long been how to express support for Russian president Vladimir Putin without further alienating Europe....
...“State Council ministers can be reshuffled at any time,” said Chen Long, co-founder of Beijing-based research company Plenum, referring to China’s cabinet....
...Kim Dong-myung, head of the advanced automotive battery division of Korea’s LGES, says that producing them is “too costly” and there will be “very limited applications”....
...His backing musicians in the E Street Band cease their thunderous rama-lama-ding-dong and fall uncharacteristically quiet. But then a switch is flicked....
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