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A board shows stock information at a brokerage office in Beijing

Bargains begin luring big banks back to China bets for 2023

As Chinese assets whipsaw around hopes and fears over the country's path out of the pandemic, big offshore investors are slowly leaving the sidelines as they plot a cautious return to one of the year's worst-performing equity markets.

Asia shares pin hopes on China opening, oil rallies

People pass by an electronic screen showing Japan's Nikkei share price index inside a conference hall  in Tokyo
Asian shares edged higher on Monday as investors hoped steps to unwind pandemic restrictions in China would eventually brighten the outlook for global growth and commodity demand, even if full freedom could be months away.
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French President Emmanuel Macron (C) is greeted by Thai officials after landing in Bangkok Wednesday night for the APEC summit

Ukraine war casts shadow over APEC summit

The APEC summit caps an intense fortnight of diplomacy in Asia, following the G20 and a gathering of Association of Southeast Asian Nations leaders in Phnom Penh last week.
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