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Signs of life are returning to the Shanghai free-trade zone’s bond market, which went quiet in late 2023 after Chinese authorities clamped down on excessive borrowing by local governments.

North Korea fired a possible ballistic missile towards the sea on Wednesday, Japan’s Defence Ministry said, the second such weapons launch in less than a week. The Defence Ministry said the suspected weapon has landed in the water. Yonhap news agency, citing South Korea’s military, reported that Nor

Robert Gilman, who was arrested in 2022, was left in "life-threatening condition" after being subjected to "harsh and abusive treatment", his family says.

Officials are trying to fix a problem that has hung over the sector for years.

Southeast Asia is luxury testbed for China's big new export drive

Zelenskiy: Ukraine has given US negotiators proposals for ending the war with Russia Reuters

Central Command says Panama-flagged vessel ‘ignored repeated warnings’ from American forces

Southeast Asia is luxury testbed for China's big new export drive

Central Command says Panama-flagged vessel ‘ignored repeated warnings’ from American forces

Hormuz Strait to remain closed unless U.S. meets Iran's conditions, Iranian security council says Reuters