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* Chinese capital controls, foreign buyer taxes have hurt demand

South Korea's central bank needs to more closely monitor financial stability and capital outflows as the spread between the nation's benchmark interest rate and its U.S. counterpart widens, a bank board member said on Wednesday.

* Dual-class shares subject to initial trading stability period

* HK->Shanghai Connect daily quota used 0.8 pct, Shanghai->HK daily quota used 0.9 pct

Nothing eats cash like a weapons programme and Europe is the least efficient buyer

Farming and conservation have been on a collision course under the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy

Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Wednesday, in line with broader Asia, as a bullish outlook from the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman lifted investor sentiment. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell stuck with an upbeat assessment on the U.S. economy while downplaying the impact of global trade risks...

As Indonesia's central bank drives up interest rates to defend a fragile currency, Governor Perry Warjiyo is banking on a revival of the sluggish property sector to help maintain growth momentum in Southeast Asia's biggest economy. Five years ago, luxury Indonesian apartment prices skyrocketed amid a commodities boom that saw some...

Debate over capital increase linked to demands for governance overhaul