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Trillion-dollar coin? US eyes solution to budget impasse

Idea for pricey platinum originally floated in 2011 as runaround in recurring war between Dems, GOP over lifting debt limit

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China seeks to soothe power supply concerns as crunch bites

Electricity shortages continue to paralyse parts of country, particularly the northeast

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Vietnam economy suffers record contraction in Q3

GDP shrinks 6.17% on-year in July-September period as Covid-19 pummels manufacturing

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Govt kicks off process to sell ¥950 bil shares in Japan Post

Offering aims to prune administration’s stake to a third, the minimum required by law, from current 68%

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Beijing blocking local airlines from Boeing buys, US says

Washington official says China not upholding vow made last year, as part of trade deal with previous govt, to buy American goods

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Petronas’ LNG complex in Sarawak catches fire

Operations unaffected; 5 contractors since discharged from hospital

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Cambodia ups garment workers’ minimum wage by US$2

Amount falls short of US$12 rise sought by major unions; increase takes effect Jan 2022

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Elon Musk wants US regulators to let cryptocurrency ‘fly’

Take digital money out of cross hairs, says Tesla chief

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Ringgit slides against US dollar, in line with oil decline

Bursa opens lower due to profit-taking in selected heavyweights

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George Kent accepts MRCB’s RM53 mil cash offer for 50% stake in LRT3 joint venture

Transaction will free group from any exposure to future liabilities

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China provincial governor urges more coal imports from Russia, Indonesia, Mongolia

Supply shortages now crippling large sections of industry, Han Jun says

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Carmaker Geely ventures into smartphones

Founder Eric Li launches new company Hubei Xingji Shidai Technology Co Ltd, to be headquartered in Wuhan

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Delta variant slowing economic growth in East Asia, Pacific

Damage done by Covid-19 likely to increase inequality over longer-term, World Bank says