In Sri Lankan society, the betel leaf is not merely a plant leaf, but a paramount cultural symbol intertwined with our rituals, customs, and hospitality. A sheaf of betel leaves holds a
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China’s consumer prices fell below zero for the first time in three months, while factory deflation showed tentative signs of easing, as the government intensifies efforts to rein in excessive competition and
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Blackstone Inc. has expanded its private credit facility for file-sharing platform Dropbox Inc. to $2.7 billion, just nine months after the initial deal, as part of the company’s efforts to strengthen its
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As Russia’s President Vladimir Putin celebrated new diplomatic victories this week—strengthening ties with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, securing a “no limits” partnership with China’s Xi Jinping, and finalizing a long-anticipated Moscow-Beijing
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Bangladesh’s central bank is working to raise its foreign-exchange reserves to around $40 billion by the end of the fiscal year in June to stabilize the exchange rate, Governor Ahsan H. Mansur
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The Trump administration has revoked Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s (TSMC) authorisation to export American chipmaking tools to China without a licence, in the latest move to curb Beijing’s access to advanced technology,
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US technology shares fell sharply on Friday as disappointing earnings from a major chipmaker heightened investor worries about slowing growth in the artificial intelligence sector. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.2% in early-afternoon
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Temasek Holdings Pte, Singapore’s state-owned investment firm, will reorganize its S$434 billion ($338 billion) portfolio from April 1 as part of a major overhaul aimed at sharpening its strategic focus, Bloomberg News
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