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Ho Chi Minh City police have detained 59 people tied to the biggest illegal online gambling ring ever uncovered by Vietnamese authorities, according to state-owned broadcaster VTV. ( read original story ...)

Japan defended its plans to use vouchers in a program providing Covid relief to families with children amid criticism that the coupons, which will add nearly $1 billion in costs, are an unnecessary ... ( read original story ...)

Didi ran afoul of Chinese authorities by pushing ahead with its $4.4 billion U.S. IPO in July despite being asked to put it on hold while a review of its data practices was conducted. The Chinese ... ( read original story ...)

Stocks fell on Friday after Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi said it would delist in New York, renewing concern about US-China tensions and tech regulation, while oil headed for a sixth consecutive ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei reversed course to end higher on Friday, led by travel and leisure shares, as investors scooped up stocks that were beaten down amid concerns over the impact of the Omicron coronavivus. ( read original story ...)

Sekisui House, Ltd. has been pursuing the conservation of biodiversity since 2001 by creating green networks in urban residential districts under its "Gohon no ki" (five trees) indigenous landscaping ... ( read original story ...)

At the Cricket World Cup, at least 70 per cent of the advertisements coming on television were something to do with crypto,” said Uday Singh Ahlawat, a corporate lawyer based in New Delhi. “Because ... ( read original story ...)

On Wednesday night, someone drained funds from multiple cryptocurrency wallets connected to the decentralized finance platform BadgerDAO. According to the blockchain security and data analytics ... ( read original story ...)

Ola, backed by Japan's SoftBank Group, is also gearing up to create something of a "super app" with plans to broaden its services beyond mobility to include personal finance and micro insurance. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei share average slid on Friday, dragged down by declines in SoftBank Group and other heavyweights, as investors assessed the impact of the new Omicron coronavirus variant. By Junko Fujita ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s services sector activity grew at the fastest pace in more than two years in November on a jump in new business, signalling stronger consumer confidence as the coronavirus pandemic subsided. ( read original story ...)

Crypto in a snap. Bitcoin BTCUSD tumbled this week amid omicron, the coronavirus variant first identified in the southern parts of Africa and has now been detected in the U.S. The ... ( read original story ...)

December is set to see the most companies list in a single month in Japan, with a total of 32 firms due to go public before the end of the year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That would top ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened up 0.32 percent at 27,841.05 on Friday, while the broader Topix gained 0.45 percent at 1,935.00. nAZN01VZ4I TOKYO, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)

The services sector in Japan continued to expand in November, and at a faster pace, the latest survey from Jibun Bank showed on ... ( read original story ...)

Japan may have cold feet on ESG bonds. That was the impression left by top finance ministry official Masato Kanda this week. Kanda said a bigger market for bonds that take into account environmental, ... ( read original story ...)