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China capital markets outflow hits record high in Nov after Trump poll win

Cross-border receipts from portfolio investments were $188.9 billion, while payments totalled $234.6 billion

US sanctions target North Korea and Russia over military cooperation

The sanctions, which list North Korean banks, generals and other officials, as well as Russian oil shipping companies, are the latest US measure aimed at disrupting North Korea's support to Russia

Earthquake of magnitude 7.3 jolts Pacific island nation of Vanuatu

Vanuatu's vulnerability has consistently ranked it as the most at risk country globally under the UN's World Risk Index since the index was launched in 2011

US moves to boost crackdown on China Telecom's unit over data privacy

There is growing alarm in Washington about China's alleged efforts known as Salt Typhoon to infiltrate American telecommunications companies

Cambridge Analytica lawsuit: Meta settles with Australia's privacy watchdog

The breaches were first reported by the Guardian in early 2018, and Facebook received fines from regulators in the United States and the UK in 2019

Asian shares edge higher, dollar firms ahead of central bank meetings

Dollar index, which measures the US currency against six rivals, was steady at 106.77 and on course for 5 per cent gain for the year

Arm CEO downplays ambitions to make its own chip in Qualcomm case

The crux of the litigation is a clash over Qualcomm's license agreement for the use of Arm's intellectual property following Qualcomm's $1.4 billion acquisition of chip startup Nuvia in 2021

Trump's tax and trade plans heighten risks to economy: Irish central bank

Ireland is especially exposed to President-elect Donald Trump's pledges to slash corporate tax and incentivise industries to bring production back to the US

US FDA declines to approve injection form of J&J's lung cancer drug

The FDA's so-called complete response letter was related to observations as part of a standard pre-approval inspection at a manufacturing facility

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have a chance to improve relations in 2025

A face-to-face meeting, sooner rather than later, is essential to set the tone of the bilateral relationship over the next four year

China's factories seek to Trump-proof their business by going global

Factory bosses also acknowledged that their attempts to Trump-proof their businesses are vulnerable to the whims of his trade policies

Two charged in Iran-backed drone strike case that killed 3 US troops

The pair were arrested after FBI specialists who analyzed the drone traced the navigation system to an Iranian company operated by one of the defendants

Students should only learn to read, write: Biden condemns school shooting

As many as two people were killed and six others sustained injuries in a shooting incident at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin on Monday, CNN reported citing officials

China spikes incursions into Taiwan; 10 aircraft, 7 naval vessels detected

According to the MND, of the 10 People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, four crossed the Taiwan Strait median line in the country's northern, central and southwestern ADIZ

Syria must succeed; rights of women, minorities should be respected: US

Our message to the Syrian people is this: We want them to succeed and we are prepared to help them do so, US State Department spokesperson Mathew Miller said in a press briefing

Stupid for Biden to let Ukraine use US weapons to strike Russia: Trump

Trump's withering criticism of the Biden administration's move comes as the Democratic administration aims to push every last dollar already designated for Ukraine out the door

TikTok asks US Supreme Court to block govt ban set to take effect in Jan

Barring Supreme Court intervention, the ban will kick in Jan. 19, the day before Trump is inaugurated

Biden establishes national monument for 1st female US Cabinet secretary

Perkins is one of America's greatest labour leaders, and that's not hyperbole, Biden said

TikTok CEO Chew meets President-elect Trump at Mar-a-Lago ahead of US ban

The private meeting, confirmed by a source familiar with the discussion, came just hours after Trump suggested he'd somehow try to reverse the ban to save TikTok

Israel likely very close to finalising the hostage deal with Hamas

Trump has threatened those holding hostages in the Middle East with 'unprecedented American firepower' if they are not released by the time he enters office on January 20