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COLOMBO PORT CITY: A NEW DUBAI OR A CHINESE ENCLAVE?
Next to Colombo's leafy business district, the huge expanse of sand reclaimed from the sea is being transformed into a high-tech
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JAPAN’S INFLATION HOVERS AROUND TWO-YEAR HIGH
Japan's core consumer prices rose by 0.5 percent in December from a year earlier, increasing for a second month in a row at the fastest
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BRITAIN FREEZES BBC’S FUNDING
Britain will freeze funding for the BBC for two years and debate whether a universal licence fee should continue, the government said
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ASIAN SHARES ON THE RISE
Asian share markets broke a five-day slide to edge higher on Thursday, shrugging off drops in Europe and on Wall Street overnight as China
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THE US AND UK FINALLY AGREE TO SIT DOWN ON STEEL TARIFFS
The US and UK have begun formal negotiations over Trump-era tariffs on UK steel and aluminium exports
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GDP IS GROWING FASTEST IN THESE COUNTRIES
India, Saudi Arabia, France and Turkey are leading the bounce back from COVID-19 across the G20 forum of the world’s major economies
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INDONESIA RELOCATES ITS CAPITAL CITY
Indonesia’s parliament has approved a bill to relocate the nation's capital from Jakarta to Kalimantan, situated to the east of Borneo
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THE PANDEMIC EMPTIES THE WORLD’S BUSIEST AIRPORTS
Hong Kong is holding firm to a zero-COVID policy with strict social distancing and border restrictions. Although the tough policy has
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CREDIT SUISSE BOSS RESIGNS OVER COVID-19 BREACH
The chairman of global banking giant Credit Suisse, António Horta-Osório, has resigned with immediate effect after breaking COVID-19
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WORLD BILLIONAIRES ADDED FIVE TRILLION TO THEIR FORTUNE DURING THE PANDEMIC
Billionaires added US$ 5 trillion to their fortunes during the pandemic, according to Oxfam, exacerbating economic inequality as the
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