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  • Greater China Breaking News Deputy Editor, Reuters
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China's Mideast envoy urges Palestinian guarantees, won't name Hamas

China's Mideast envoy urges Palestinian guarantees, won't name Hamas

Reuters — China's special Mideast envoy pinned the cause of the Israel-Gaza crisis on the lack of guarantees for Palestinian rights as he met with his Russian counterpart in Qatar, a go-between in the conflict.
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In Beijing, Schumer calls on Xi to support Israel after Hamas attacks

In Beijing, Schumer calls on Xi to support Israel after Hamas attacks

Reuters — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday called on Chinese President Xi Jinping to support Israel after deadly attacks by Hamas, adding he was "disappointed" that Beijing showed "no sympathy" for the country over the weekend.
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Chinese spy agency suggests that a Biden-Xi meeting hinges on "sincerity"

Chinese spy agency suggests that a Biden-Xi meeting hinges on "sincerity"

Reuters — China's top security agency has hinted that any meeting between President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden in San Francisco later this year will depend on the United States "showing sufficient sincerity".
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China's Chongqing first to roll out local anti-espionage rules

China's Chongqing first to roll out local anti-espionage rules

Reuters — Chongqing, a Chinese megacity of more than 32 million people, has pioneered a local version of the country's expanded counter-espionage law, requiring institutions to go through security screening when organising overseas trips.
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Expansion will bring new vitality to BRICS - China's Xi

Expansion will bring new vitality to BRICS - China's Xi

Reuters — The expansion of BRICS will inject new vitality into the group's cooperation mechanism, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday before also announcing an upcoming launch of a $10-billion special fund aimed at bolstering global development.
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Floods hit China's grain belt as storms following Doksuri head northeast

Floods hit China's grain belt as storms following Doksuri head northeast

Reuters — Rain pelted swathes of China's biggest grain producing province on Friday, submerging farms and worsening floods that have already swamped cities around the country as rescue workers scramble to contain the havoc caused by Typhoon Doksuri.
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China intensifies flood rescue efforts south of Beijing after historic rains

China intensifies flood rescue efforts south of Beijing after historic rains

Reuters — China on Wednesday dispatched thousands of rescue workers to Zhuozhou, a flooded city of over 600,000 residents southwest of Beijing, as the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri continued to wreak havoc on swathes of the city twice the size of Paris.
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China says it respects sovereignty of ex-Soviet states after EU uproar

China says it respects sovereignty of ex-Soviet states after EU uproar

Reuters — China's comments from the foreign ministry came as a Chinese ambassador appeared to question that sovereignty, drawing ire from several EU countries.
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Europe presses tough Taiwan stance after backlash against Macron comments

Europe presses tough Taiwan stance after backlash against Macron comments

Reuters — European foreign policy officials on Friday urged China not to use force over Taiwan, taking a tough stance against Beijing's threats over the democratically governed island, after comments by French President Emmanuel Macron were perceived as weak.
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Countries in stronger position should help others with debt woes -IMF chief

Countries in stronger position should help others with debt woes -IMF chief

Reuters — Countries in a relatively stronger position should help vulnerable nations especially those under debt distress, International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday.
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China's industrial profits drop further as COVID woes take toll on economy

China's industrial profits drop further as COVID woes take toll on economy

Reuters — China's industrial firms saw overall profits decline further in the January-October period as COVID-19 outbreaks flared up and cities imposed new virus curbs, including targeted lockdowns, dampening economic activity.
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China's widening COVID-19 curbs trigger public pushback

China's widening COVID-19 curbs trigger public pushback

Reuters — Frustration simmered with stricter curbs as the country reported another record high of daily infections just weeks after hopes had been raised of easing measures.
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EXCLUSIVE Malaysia's AirAsia targets $300 mln raise via U.S. listing of digital business

EXCLUSIVE Malaysia's AirAsia targets $300 mln raise via U.S. listing of digital business

Reuters — Malaysia's low-cost airline AirAsia Group Bhd (AIRA.KL) is considering a listing of its digital arm via a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in the United States to raise at least $300 million, its chief said on Wednesday.
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Axiata, Telenor seal $15 bln deal to form Malaysia's biggest mobile operator

Axiata, Telenor seal $15 bln deal to form Malaysia's biggest mobile operator

Reuters — KUALA LUMPUR/OSLO, June 21 (Reuters) - Malaysian telecoms firm Axiata Group Bhd and Norway's Telenor ASA will merge their mobile operations in Malaysia in a $15 billion deal, forming a new market leader in the competitive Southeast Asian nation.
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Malaysia's CTOS signs 20 cornerstone investors for $290 mln IPO, including AIA -sources

Malaysia's CTOS signs 20 cornerstone investors for $290 mln IPO, including AIA -sources

Reuters — Malaysian credit reporting firm CTOS Digital Bhd has secured more than 20 cornerstone investors for its planned public market debut next month, including AIA Group Ltd and Aberdeen Standard Investments, two sources familiar with the deal said.
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Top Glove's $1 bln HK listing stalls, in latest blow from U.S. import ban -sources

Top Glove's $1 bln HK listing stalls, in latest blow from U.S. import ban -sources

Reuters — Top Glove Corporation's (TPGC.KL) plan to list in Hong Kong and raise up to $1 billion has been delayed as the world's largest rubber glove maker seeks to resolve a U.S. import ban on its products, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
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'Slavery' found at a Malaysian glove factory. Why didn't the auditor see it?

'Slavery' found at a Malaysian glove factory. Why didn't the auditor see it?

Reuters — In December 2020, with coronavirus infections spreading rapidly across factories and workers' dormitories in Malaysia, officials raided latex glove maker Brightway Holdings near Kuala Lumpur. They said they found workers living in shipping containers, under conditions so squalid that human resources minister M. Saravanan later likened them to "modern slavery."
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Malaysia confident of attracting more foreign investment this year

Malaysia confident of attracting more foreign investment this year

Reuters — Malaysia is confident of attracting more foreign investment this year after a big decline in 2020, and is looking at incentives to help support that goal, its finance minister said on Monday. Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said in an interview that incentives had traditionally been linked to the size of investments, but that they could also focus on "soft skills."
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Analysis: Top Glove bets on pandemic boom to propel ambitious $1.9 billion HK listing

Analysis: Top Glove bets on pandemic boom to propel ambitious $1.9 billion HK listing

Reuters — HONG KONG/SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's Top Glove Corp Bhd is betting that pandemic-induced sales can provide enough fuel for its $1.9 billion Hong Kong listing to break through the headwind of U.S. sanctions and the prospect of slower growth as vaccinations become widespread.
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Ant's Malaysian e-wallet venture with CIMB in talks to raise $150 million: sources

Ant's Malaysian e-wallet venture with CIMB in talks to raise $150 million: sources

Reuters — SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian e-wallet operator owned by CIMB Group and China's Ant Group is in advanced talks with investors to raise at least $150 million to fund expansion plans, four sources familiar with the matter said.
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Exclusive: AirAsia X shows court creditors' support for restructuring plan

Exclusive: AirAsia X shows court creditors' support for restructuring plan

Reuters — Most of AirAsia X Bhd's (AAX) lessors support a restructuring plan, and the Malaysian airline has received interest from potential investors for fundraising after reorganization, court documents filed this month show.
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Exclusive-Airbus to lose over $5 billion in orders under AirAsia X's proposed restructuring

Exclusive-Airbus to lose over $5 billion in orders under AirAsia X's proposed restructuring

Reuters — Planemaker Airbus has said it stands to lose more than $5 billion worth of orders if AirAsia X Bhd's (AAX) debt restructuring scheme goes through, court documents showed, joining more than a dozen creditors that have challenged the Malaysian low-budget carrier's plan.
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Exclusive: Lessor BOC Aviation says AirAsia X restructuring favours Airbus, calls for debt-to-equ...

Exclusive: Lessor BOC Aviation says AirAsia X restructuring favours Airbus, calls for debt-to-equ...

Reuters — Lessor BOC Aviation Limited (BOCA) has asked a Malaysian court to dismiss AirAsia X Bhd's debt restructuring scheme as it rules out a debt-to-equity swap and gives too much power to Airbus as a creditor, an affidavit filed by a top BOCA executive shows.
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INSIGHT-Malaysia's Top Glove fired whistleblower before virus outbreak

INSIGHT-Malaysia's Top Glove fired whistleblower before virus outbreak

Reuters — Yubaraj Khadka, a worker in Malaysia for Top Glove Corp, took two photos in May of fellow employees crowding into a factory of the world's biggest maker of medical-grade latex gloves.
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