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SoftBank Group Corp.’s mobile unit has declared it’s joining a global race to build a version of ChatGPT, sending a clutch of AI-related Japanese companies surging Thursday.

Frasers Property Ltd. posted a 43% rise in first-half profit as the Singapore developer benefited from a recovery in property prices and the hospitality business.

Former President Donald Trump urged Republicans to either extract concessions from President Joe Biden to reduce spending or push the US into its first-ever default in a Wednesday interview with CNN.

Group of Seven policymakers must recognize the urgent need to tackle debt problems in developing nations and should discuss ways to bring more transparency to the issue, World Bank President David Malpass said.

Donald Trump refused to concede his 2020 electoral loss in his first interview on CNN since 2016, maintaining a stance that Republicans say risks their efforts to retake the White House.

US health officials are investigating a cluster of new mpox cases in Chicago, more than half of which are in people who were previously vaccinated against the virus.

China’s weak property market and sluggish industrial activity are weighing on coal prices even as a spate of government safety checks curbs output.

Businesses in China received almost one third of World Bank-funded international contracts, in dollar terms, over the past decade, more than 10 times the value of those awarded to US companies, according to the US Government Accountability Office.

Capvision Pro Corp. vowed to follow China’s national security laws and set up a committee to manage compliance issues in Shanghai after the consulting firm was targeted by China’s new anti-spy campaign.

Hong Kong policymakers are preparing a proposal to allow stock trading on days with extreme weather, doing away with a long-held tradition in the Asian financial hub, according to people familiar with the matter.