🎙 HAPPENING NOW: What’s next for South Korea after its martial law move stunned the world?
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Breaking: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday in an emergency national address televised live https://bloom.bg/3ZhFf6D
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Thinking of a new start? These are the best (and worst) places for expats to live right now: https://bloom.bg/3ODJwMW
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Pharmaceutical dealmaking has become a rare bright spot for collaboration between China and the West.
Industry watchers, however, are holding their breath to see how the incoming Trump administration changes that https://bloom.bg/41fT201
An impeachment complaint was filed against Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte for allegedly engaging in gross misconduct https://bloom.bg/3OAQwdu
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Toyota has dominated the world's most expensive car market for decades. Now it faces being toppled by a wave of Chinese EVs thanks to Singapore's drive to curb its emissions. Read more in this week's free Singapore Edition newsletter: https://bloom.bg/4fa83Ed
📷: Adam Majendie/Bloomberg
Saudi-backed LIV Golf and Europe's DP World Tour are said to be considering a potential tie-up.
If successful, the deal would cement LIV Golf’s position in the golfing calendar and give the DP World Tour — previously known as the European Tour — significant financial heft. More here: https://bloom.bg/4i3nHDX
Australia’s new social media ban for under-16s is wildly popular with voters — 77% support the move, according to a YouGov survey — but it has unleashed a maelstrom of criticism from big tech https://bloom.bg/4eMGlNu
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NEW: Here's why China, Europe, the US and Japan have all plunged into a new technological arms race over computer chips https://bloom.bg/4eUFkmq
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The Biden administration is weighing additional chip sale restrictions to China that would escalate the US crackdown on Beijing’s tech ambitions, but stop short of some stricter measures previously considered: https://bloom.bg/497bWIt
📷: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
Xi wants to transform China's military into a modern force by 2027.
But a major concern appears to be graft that has eroded the quality of the weapons and capabilities of special units, leading to sweeping purges of senior leaders.
Here's what to know: https://bloom.bg/418clZd
Election unrest: Mozambique is facing renewed unrest after the main opposition leader called for more protests. https://bloom.bg/3CJrJBh
Disqualified candidates: Tanzanians voted in local government elections on Wednesday that the main opposition said was rigged after thousands of its candidates were disqualified from running. https://bloom.bg/415ePHE
Big deal: A South African minister is appealing an order by the nation’s Competition Tribunal that blocked Vodacom's $730 million deal to buy a stake in Remgro’s fiber businesses. https://bloom.bg/3ZfApaa
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Chinese cars are rapidly replacing Japanese brands in key markets. Here's how once-dominant brands like Honda and Nissan are losing share at a worrying rate: https://bloom.bg/3Z5rJCV
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Rates hike: Nigeria's central bank raises interest rates again, intensifying its bid to curb inflation and support the battered naira. https://bloom.bg/3B0SqAU
Historic vote: Namibia is about to vote in its most hotly contested election since gaining independence in 1990 and Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is expected to become the country's first female leader. https://bloom.bg/3ZdXTMS
Inflation cools: Zimbabwe’s monthly inflation rate fell for the first time in four months with the ZiG helping to keep prices under control. https://bloom.bg/3Ov3IAc
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British Airways plans to introduce a new first class on its A380 double-decker jets in mid 2026.
From a 32-inch TV to a personal luggage storage space, take a sneak peek inside: https://bloom.bg/40YhIKu
📷: British Airways
🎙 What’s next for South Korea after its martial law move stunned the world?
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BREAKING: Vietnamese tycoon Truong My Lan loses her appeal against the death penalty for masterminding the country's largest ever fraud scandal. More: https://bloom.bg/4eXGLAv
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Donald Trump plans to travel to Paris to attend the reopening of the Cathedral of Notre Dame, which was devastated by fire in 2019 https://bloom.bg/3ZkMXgc
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DBS is expanding its wealth management team to cater to rich Russians as rival banks stay away from the business. More here: https://bloom.bg/3BmFp4y
📷: Ore Huiying/Bloomberg
President Joe Biden has signed a pardon for his son Hunter: https://bloom.bg/3CMB0Iz
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Safer bet: South Africa, once seen as a volatile emerging market, is now gaining favor among investors navigating a world with Donald Trump in the White House. https://bloom.bg/4iczMH2
Defense pact: Chad canceled an agreement permitting French troops to operate in the country, one of the few places where Western forces combat Islamist insurgents in the Sahel. https://bloom.bg/3ZasDhB
Namibia votes: Early results from Namibia’s elections show the ruling party garnered the most support, albeit markedly less than five years ago. https://bloom.bg/3OwMp1W
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Norway is set to become the first country to fully transition to EVs, thanks to targeted incentives that make the switch to electric an easy choice. Read The Big Take: https://bloom.bg/3OsoYXF
📷: Naina Helén Jåma/Bloomberg
Bank heist: Hackers breached the Ugandan central bank’s systems and stole 62 billion shillings ($17 million) from its accounts. https://bloom.bg/4i2FNWF
Cease and desist: Namibia ordered Elon Musk's Starlink to cease all operations in the country. Here's why: https://bloom.bg/4ic18wI
Unrest continues: Mozambique’s main border crossing with South Africa was blocked for a second day on Thursday due to political unrest. https://bloom.bg/4fDS7eh
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Donald Trump had dinner with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
Zuckerberg met with Trump and members of his team, according to a Meta representative, who added that Zuckerberg wasn’t staying for Thanksgiving: https://bloom.bg/3VcKrY2
📷: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
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China released three Americans as part of a prisoner swap between the Biden administration and the Chinese government https://bloom.bg/3CZ2gUf
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Why global hedge funds and private equity firms are piling into Japan’s $165 billion hidden property trade.
The potential for unrealized gains stems from an accounting quirk: https://bloom.bg/49d0vig
NEW: Wall Street billionaire Howard Lutnick must address the future of his sprawling business empire before he prepares for his first boss in decades as Trump’s Commerce secretary pick.
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Vietnamese prosecutors have told property tycoon Truong My Lan she must repay an estimated $11 billion if she wants to avoid execution by lethal injection. More here: https://bloom.bg/3COe8Zq
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Hong Kong has become a center for financial crime as Beijing tightened its grip on the city, US lawmakers said, highlighting the worsening ties between the former British colony and Washington. Read more: https://bloom.bg/3ZkO0y2
📷: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg
Three young men walk on stage in a ballroom in Singapore for a 10-minute pitch, riffing through 12 slides of pure quantitative-trading nerdery: Hierarchical tree. Co-kurtosis. Vector neutral.
The finance esoterica would be lost on most audiences but it’s catnip for this crowd at the International Quant Championship hosted by WorldQuant. Read more on the SharkTank-style showdown to crowdsource excess returns from finance whiz kids: https://bloom.bg/3CGsuem
📷: WorldQuant
