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Hong Kong to explore legalizing crypto for retail investors

Hong Kong is "back in business" and exploring whether to legalize crypto trading by retail investors, the city's finance chief announced Monday, kicking off a week of conferences aimed at resuscitating the Chinese hub's image.

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What day is it? UAE works on Friday for first time

Employees and schoolchildren juggled work and studies with weekly Muslim prayers on the first ever working Friday in the United Arab Emirates as the Gulf country formally switched to a Saturday-Sunday weekend.

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China accuses US of 'outright bullying' over TikTok

China accused the United States on Tuesday of "bullying" over popular video app TikTok, after President Donald Trump ramped up pressure for its US operations to be sold to an American company.

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JD.com racks up $38B in sales in annual online shopping fest

JD.com's annual "618" online shopping extravaganza racked up a total of 269.2 billion yuan ($38 billion) worth of transactions, as consumers splurged during China's first major e-commerce sale since the pandemic began.

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