Happy trading on Asia's stock markets
Several indices around Asia are starting Friday's trading cheerfully.
Business
Fake World Cup gear worth 190 million kronor seized
Hong Kong customs have seized 230,000 pieces of fake World Cup merchandise that were heading overseas. The value of the seizure is estimated at $20 million, equivalent to 190 million kronor.
Sports
Two men sentenced to death for 2015 Bangkok tourist shrine bombing
Two men have been sentenced to death in Thailand for carrying out a bombing in Bangkok in 2015.
World
Depressed Asian stock markets as China, Japan and South Korea indices are down
It is a tough day for Asian stock market indices, with negative figures seen in China, Japan, and South Korea, among others.
Business
China is preparing an AI plan worth thousands of billions of yuan
China plans to invest about 2 trillion yuan in new data centers across the country over the next five years, Bloomberg reports. The investments are estimated to cost around 2,000 billion yuan (equivalent to 2,780 billion kronor).
Technology
Olympic star Sara Hector now receives support from financier Christer Gardell
Alpine star Sara Hector is now receiving financial support from financier Christer Gardell. "I don't see this as a good deed, but as an investment in Sweden," Gardell says in a press release.
Sports
Record amounts are being spent on nuclear weapons as deployed warheads increase
Never before has the world spent so much money on nuclear weapons. According to the organization ICAN, the number of deployed nuclear warheads ready for use is also increasing.
World
Asian stock markets mostly up in early Tuesday trading as Wall Street rises
Many stock exchanges in Asia followed Wall Street and turned upward in early Tuesday trading.
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