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The Bank of Korea should keep its policy focus on fighting inflation and be ready to help stabilize markets, Governor Rhee Chang-yong said in a New Year speech.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen urged Beijing to resume talks with Taipei to help maintain stability in the region in the face of renewed threats by Beijing to use force against Taiwan.

China Evergrande Group delayed releasing a much-anticipated restructuring plan again, missing a self-imposed deadline and disappointing creditors seeking to salvage investments.

South Korea’s exports continued to decline in December in a sign of cooling global demand as higher interest rates weigh on consumption.

While China stock bulls had another miserable year, their fortunes may finally improve in 2023 if the nation’s abrupt reopening from Covid curbs eventually leads to a robust economic recovery.

US Chief Justice John Roberts underscored the importance of judicial safety in his annual report released Saturday, saying “a judicial system cannot and should not live in fear.”

Australians could vote on changing the country’s constitution to set up a representative Indigenous body in parliament as early as August, Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney told the Sun-Herald newspaper.

Covid-19 testing requirements for passengers traveling from China highlight mounting concerns about the potential for undetected new strains of the virus spawned by the country’s burgeoning outbreak.