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Afghan evacuation on 'war footing' as G7 meets on Taliban deadline

Widespread chaos punctuated by sporadic violence has gripped Kabul's airport, with Western troops and Afghan security guards driving back crowds

India's new LNG plant starts next year, to boost import capacity by 12%

New demand for LNG from India is expected to support Asian gas prices which rose to record highs earlier this year, partly aided by the transition from coal or oil to gas in developing countries.

Xiaomi revenue surges record 64% as global phone sales rise

Net income reached 6.32 billion yuan, up 87.4% year on year and above analyst expectations.

Subdued investors keep powder dry ahead of Jerome Powell's speech

The STOXX index of 600 European companies, nudged 0.15% higher to 472.51 points, less than four points from its record high from earlier this month

India's liquidity-driven stock market rally to dry out next year

Ultra-easy monetary policy from the Reserve Bank of India was the primary domestic driver of that rally

Maritime claims: US, China accuse each other of 'bullying' nations

Speaking in Hanoi on Wednesday, Harris said there was a need to increase pressure on Beijing over its maritime claims

South Korea likely to curb Google and Apple commission dominance

The parliament's legislation and judiciary committee is expected on Tuesday to approve the amendment of the Telecommunications Business Act, dubbed the "Anti-Google law"

Dollar slips further as oil prices jump, commodity currencies gain

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.091% to 92.903.

Wall Street Update: S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record highs on recovery optimism

Energy, travel shares rise on improving demand hopes; Best Buy gains on raising full-year sales forecast

With full vaccine approval, US could control Covid by spring 2022: Fauci

Fauci, President Biden's top medical officer and head of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told MSNBC he expects Moderna, Johnson & Johnson to secure full FDA approval

Delta cases show 300 times higher viral load: South Korea study

The higher load https means the virus spreads far more easily from person to person, increasing infections and hospitalisations, a health ministry official Lee Sang-won told a news conference.

Dollar holds near five-day low as commodity currencies gain

Rising Covid-19 infections caused by the highly contagious Delta variant have fuelled concerns about the recovery from the global health crisis

Samsung to invest $206 billion by 2023 for post-pandemic growth

Samsung Electronics, the world's largest memory chip maker, said the group plans to solidify technology and market leadership through mergers and acquisitions

Risk-on sentiment grows as Jackson Hole speech nears

Stocks in Asia, Europe and Wall Street futures all made gains, setting them on a recovery course after Chinese regulatory worries triggered a sell-off last week.

Delta variant blow knocks wind out of Asia's economic recovery

The rapid spread of the infectious Delta variant and low vax rates have caught much of the region off-guard, especially in emerging markets, even as economies in Europe and North America reopen

Asian stocks rally on extended Wall Street bounce, easing Fed taper worries

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 1.2%, with Japan and South Korean indexes jumping more than 1%. Australia shares were up 0.2% and Taiwan stocks rose 0.7%.

Biden to decide on extending Aug 31 Afghanistan evacuation deadline

US president expected to take call on Tuesday, had said before evacuation was going to be "hard and painful" and much could still go wrong.

China strengthens supervision of accounting firms in fight against forgery

The guidelines, published by China's State Council, or cabinet, come as Beijing launches a flurry of regulatory crackdowns against sectors ranging from Internet to tutoring

China halts over 40 IPOs as it investigates law firm and broker

The Shenzhen Stock Exchange suspended more than 30 IPO plans on Aug. 18 slated for its ChiNext board, including a public share sale application from BYD Co's semiconductor business

Kabul airport curbs blocking medical, food supplies to Afghanistan: WHO

Aid agencies say it is critical that medical and food supplies reach some 300,000 people displaced in Afghanistan over the past two months amid advances by Islamist Taliban insurgents