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Oil prices drop more than $1 on renewed China demand worriesOil prices fell more than 1% with growing concern over China's demand as the nation continued to see an increase of regional Covid cases. Geopolitical concerns were also eased…

Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese companies rise in pre-market tradeU.S.-listed shares of Chinese technology companies rose in pre-market trade after Chinese health authorities reported a recent uptick in senior vaccination rates.Alibaba…

India stocks reach historic high levelsIndian stocks reached new highs in Monday's session.The Nifty 50 index, the flagship index on the National Stock Exchange of India, touched 18,611.05, breaching the previous intraday all-time high…

South Korea's November inflation misses expectationsSouth Korea's annualized inflation for November came in at 5%, lower than estimates of 5.1% surveyed in a Reuters poll.The latest reading marks slight easing from 5.7% in October and…

There's tremendous value in some Chinese tech stocks, says Primavera CapitalShares of large Chinese tech companies are currently "just so depressed" and "dirt cheap," said Fred Hu, founder and chairman of Primavera Capital.The Hang Seng…

Bitcoin briefly crosses $17,000 to highest levels since mid-NovemberThe price of bitcoin briefly surpassed $17,000 in Asia's morning session for the first time since mid-November.Bitcoin rose 2.2% from the 24 hours previous, according to…

Hong Kong movers: Reopening and tech stocks drop as China reports Covid-related deathsJapan trading houses rise as Berkshire Hathaway reportedly boosts stakeShares of some Japanese trading houses rose early in the Asia session, despite…

Anwar's pick for deputy prime minister contradicts his campaign message: BowerGroupAsiaMalaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Pakatan Harapan, the coalition he leads, "contradicted their campaign message of fighting corruption" by…

Bank of Korea hikes rates by 25 basis points, meets expectationsThe Bank of Korea raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.25%, a smaller hike than its previous move and widely in line with expectations.A Reuters poll…