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One of Taiwan’s small outlying islands was hit by one of the strongest gusts of wind ever measured overnight as Typhoon Koinu swept in from the Pacific.

India’s central bank will likely keep its key interest rate unchanged Friday, maintaining its focus on inflation as oil prices surge and the Federal Reserve’s tightening puts pressure on the rupee.

Thailand’s plan to jumpstart its $500 billion economy with a mix of cash handouts and loan moratoriums carries a credit downgrade risk amid a growing reliance on debt and doubts about the nation’s ability to sustain growth, according to ratings companies.

PayPay Corp. is one of SoftBank Group Corp. founder Masayoshi Son’s success stories, going from zero to more than 60 million users in five years. The payments app now seeks to keep its pace of double-digit growth with help from other SoftBank portfolio companies, according to its co-chief operating officer.

Hong Kong’s government will refrain from selling commercial sites in land tenders this quarter as the office market continues to suffer from high vacancy rates.

Taiwan will investigate whether Taiwanese firms helping Huawei Technologies Co. with chipmaking plants in China violated US sanctions, ramping up scrutiny of a company at the heart of Washington-Beijing tensions over technology.

AT&T Inc. has begun to explore options for its 70% stake in DirecTV as it approaches the end of an agreement under which it can legally sell its interest in America’s third-largest pay-TV provider.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed Thursday to make a surge of wage rises sustainable, in an unusual appearance at the convention of Japan’s confederation of labor unions.

President Joe Biden has sent a second German Shepherd dog off of White House grounds following at least a dozen biting incidents involving White House personnel.

International Monetary Fund officials will hold talks with Bangladesh authorities this week, with the South Asian nation likely to seek waivers after missing some key targets under a $4.7 billion loan program.