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Former teen performers who say they were sexually abused by Japanese impresario Johnny Kitagawa are asking politicians to strengthen the country’s laws against child sexual abuse.

It’s not every day that Cathie Wood labels a stock-market darling of the innovation economy too expensive.

Embattled commercial landlord Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB was the second most bought stock by Swedish retail investors this month, one of the country’s biggest online savings platforms said.

China’s Shenzhou 16 mission blasted off from deep in the Gobi Desert, showcasing the space program’s rapid progress at a time when the US is trying to thwart Beijing’s development of sophisticated industries such as semiconductors.

A flood of criticism over a scandal that might barely raise eyebrows in many countries forced Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to fire his son and raised new doubts over the timing of the next general election.

The Australian Treasury will examine its use of PricewaterhouseCoopers as its internal auditor given the public perception of the firm at the center of a growing tax scandal.

A peek at five often overlooked raw materials markets shows how China’s stuttering recovery extends to almost every nook and cranny of its economy.

Governments and businesses are struggling as a rise in extreme weather events coincides with a surge in borrowing costs.

Buffeted by earthquakes and the potential of conflict with China, Taiwan’s leaders want to accelerate plans to make the island more resilient to communications breakdowns and direct attacks on its digital infrastructure.

China declined a US request for the countries’ defense chiefs to meet this week, Beijing’s latest rebuff of the Biden administration’s efforts to restore ties with key officials amid heightened tensions.