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Hyundai Motor’s South Korean union staged its first full strike in a decade on Friday after wage negotiations stalled, escalating a labour dispute centred not only on pay but also on retirement
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Singapore has launched its latest response to Hong Kong’s aggressive efforts to attract hedge fund managers and other financial professionals, proposing tax exemptions on certain investment profits as the two Asian financial
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka is set to enter a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) when its current programme expires in March 2027, according to sources familiar
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