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Hong Kong to benefit from AI, China opening, Asia wealth: think tank

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Hong Kong SMEs want funding support amid mounting costs, survey finds

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China stock market

World underinvested in China amid ‘spectacular’ tech advances, HKEX CEO says

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Crime

At least 12 die in Montenegro shooting spree before suspect turns gun on himself

Prime Minister Spajic said shooting rampage, one of the Balkan nation’s worst mass killings, was a ‘restaurant fight’ gone wrong.

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United States

South Korean crypto mogul Do Kwon extradited to US after months on the run

Kwon, wanted in the US and South Korea for alleged fraud linked to the collapse of his TerraUSD stablecoin, has been extradited from Montenegro to face charges.

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United Nations

UN creates Srebrenica genocide memorial day over furious Serb opposition

Vote in the 193-member General Assembly was 84-19 with 68 nations abstaining, a reflection of concerns among many countries about the impact of the vote on reconciliation efforts in deeply divided Bosnia.

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