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    Supercomputers: the battle of the speed machines hots up Premium content

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    China seeks more island security pacts to boost clout in Pacific

    Talks with Kiribati and another nation come after Beijing agrees deal with Solomons

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    The unpredictable outlook for many multinationals may herald a shift in how the global economy works

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    The outlook is deteriorating because of the Covid outbreak in China, rising US interest rates and a cost of living crisis in Europe

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    After decades of stagnation, workers no longer demand higher wages and companies do not pass on price rises

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    Biden waters down Indo-Pacific Economic Framework to win support

    US president dilutes wording on regional trade deal as he departs on first Asia trip

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    China cuts mortgage lending rate by record as lockdowns hit economy

    Five-year loan prime rate slashed by most since before pandemic as government steps up stimulus

  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
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    Canada to ban Chinese telecoms Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks

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    Pyongyang’s gamble on extreme isolation has unravelled as Omicron sweeps the country

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    ‘Satellite booths’, filled with art but not staff, account for more than half of this year’s exhibitors

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    Imelda Marcos’s jewellery becomes art in the work of Pio Abad

    The Filipino artist turns intimate objects owned by the dictator’s notorious wife into assertions of democracy

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    Hong Kong’s Blindspot Gallery continues to break new ground

    Mimi Chun has built a pioneering contemporary art space through financial and political challenges

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