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Indonesia is pushing a plan to give every citizen 17 and older a bank account, a sweeping financial inclusion push. But a public disagreement between Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto and Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa over the scale of the rollout is already testing how coordinated the policy really is.
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Hong Kong authorities have secured convictions against organizers of the city's long-running Tiananmen Square vigil on charges of inciting subversion, according to Nikkei Asia. The ruling marks anoth…
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Beijing has begun restricting or delaying shipments of germanium based materials, quartz based materials, and certain magnets bound for Taiwan, according to a Nikkei Asia report, tightening the flow of inputs that Taiwan's optical and aerospace industries depend on.
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A Saudi founded technology summit has opened in Hong Kong for the first time, part of a push by the Chinese financial hub to deepen ties with the Gulf and cast itself as the bridge between Chinese companies and Middle Eastern capital.
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Jakarta will buy Astra air to air missiles and BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles from New Delhi in a package sealed during Narendra Modi's visit, a sign of India's push to become a serious arms supplier to the region.
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A mix of long term vision, cash incentives and hard building rules has pushed developers to drape sky terraces, planted facades and rooftop groves across the city, turning greenery from decoration into a design requirement.
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