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China to review anti-subsidy tariffs on Australia wine imports

BEIJING (Reuters) -China said on Thursday it would review the need for anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs on Australian wine imports, a highly anticipated move that is part of a push to improve the relationship between the two countries. The Commerce Ministry said in a statement it had decided to conduct the review from Thursday. Last …

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Asian hedge funds find it harder to make money in Japan as they pivot from China

By Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) – Many of Asia’s hedge fund managers who pivoted from China’s languid markets to Japan’s soaring stocks in 2023 have struggled to make money, hamstrung by a lack of local insight and having no playbook to unlock the world’s third-largest economy. Fund managers reduced exposure to China and swerved …

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Explainer-Possible Evergrande liquidation order and what happens next

By Clare Jim and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) – China Evergrande Group, the world’s most indebted property developer, is seeking to avert a potentially imminent liquidation with a last-minute debt restructuring proposal, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The defaulted company faces a Monday deadline to present a “concrete” revised debt …

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Public investors with $4.3 trln are down on China but in on net zero

By Libby George and Bansari Mayur Kamdar LONDON (Reuters) – Public pension and sovereign wealth funds managing $4.3 trillion in assets are pessimistic about investing in China, but keen to cut net emissions of their portfolios, according to a survey by the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF). The survey of 22 funds by …

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Malaysia’s Sime Darby seeks to expand car retail business into India, Indonesia – CEO

By Rozanna Latiff and Yantoultra Ngui KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Sime Darby, Malaysia’s industrial and automotive conglomerate, is looking to set up a luxury car retail business in India and expand in Indonesia to tap into the growth potential of both economies, its top executive told Reuters. “We cannot ignore India,” Group Chief Executive Officer …

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Japan’s Seven & i expands 7-Eleven empire with purchase of Australian franchise

By Scott Murdoch, Abigail Summerville and Rocky Swift SYDNEY (Reuters) -Japanese retail conglomerate Seven & i Holdings said on Thursday it has agreed to purchase the 7-Eleven convenience store chain in Australia for A$1.71 billion ($1.1 billion), further expanding its ownership of the brand. The Australian convenience and petrol retailer, owned by the Withers and …

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Analysis-In China’s coal country, full steam ahead with new power plants despite climate pledges

By Colleen Howe and Ella Cao YULIN, China (Reuters) – On a flat, dusty patch of land 13 kilometres (8.1 miles) west of Yulin in the heart of China’s coal country, construction workers braved sub-freezing temperatures at the site of a planned 700 megawatt (MW) power plant set to open in less than a year. …

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SMFG names deputy Nakashima as group CEO after predecessor’s death

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group said on Thursday it has appointed Deputy President and Executive Officer Toru Nakashima as its group CEO following the death of its previous head, Jun Ohta, last week. Nakashima’s appointment will take effect on Friday, Japan’s second-biggest lender said in a statement. Nakashima, 60, joined then-Sumitomo Bank in …

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Sequoia Capital splits off from China affiliate ahead of schedule – The Information

(Reuters) – U.S. venture capital giant Sequoia Capital has finalized a key step in its landmark breakup with its Chinese and Indian affiliates a month ahead of schedule, the Information reported on Wednesday. The company has completed the process of separating IT systems and other back-end operations from the Chinese and Indian companies, formerly known …

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