Xi welcomes Thai king to China with pledge of progress for family-strength ties

Xi welcomes Thai king to China with pledge of progress for family-strength ties

China stands ready to align development strategies with Thailand for “greater progress” in bilateral ties, President Xi Jinping told the visiting Thai monarch King Maha Vajiralongkorn in Beijing on Friday. The Chinese leader described the two nations as “true good relatives, friends and partners” during his meeting with the king at the Great Hall of…

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Stocks, dollar brace for tech earnings, rate verdicts

Asian equities witness over $10 billion foreign outflows in November as AI rally stalls

Item 1 of 2 A graph on a screen displays Japan’s Nikkei share average outside a brokerage, as the Tokyo Stock Exchange started trading after Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party elected a new leader on October 4, outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, October 6, 2025. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou [1/2]A graph on a screen displays Japan’s…

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Philippines’ No 1 Asean chair priority? A South China Sea code, then a visit by Xi

Philippines’ No 1 Asean chair priority? A South China Sea code, then a visit by Xi

It was a fleeting handshake, but one that Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr made sure was caught on camera. On November 1, Marcos approached Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Apec handover ceremony in Gyeongju, South Korea, to offer his congratulations as Beijing assumed the trade bloc’s 2026 chairmanship. A Filipino photographer was on hand…

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Asian markets pull back as stretched valuation fears jolt Wall St

Asian markets pull back as stretched valuation fears jolt Wall St

South Korea leads declines amid broad retreat Bitcoin, gold attempt recovery after selloff Wall Street CEOs question sustainability of rally SINGAPORE, Nov 5 (Reuters) – Asian stocks extended an overnight selloff on Wall Street in early trading on Wednesday as investor concerns about stretched valuations sapped confidence. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan…

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