SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s police on Friday said a lack of preparations and an inadequate response were the main causes of the deadly Halloween crush in Seoul last year, wrapping up a monthslong investigation into the tragedy that killed 159 people. The annual festivities in the popular nightlife area of Itaewon turned deadly on …

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SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese automaker Seres Group has cut starting prices for its Aito electric cars by 30,000 yuan ($4,460) from Friday, following price cuts by Tesla last week and fuelling expectations of a wider price war. The Aito M5 and M7 electric sports-utility vehicles, which were co-developed by the Chongqing automaker with China’s tech giant …

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By Dominique Patton (Reuters) -China’s soybean imports jumped 19% in December compared with a year ago, customs data showed on Friday, as buyers stocked up on beans to ease tight supplies in the world’s top oilseed importer. China imported 10.56 million tonnes of soybeans in December, the highest for a month since June 2021, after …

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By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea will unveil a range of measures in the coming months to open its domestic financial markets, including plans to extend trading hours on the foreign exchange market, the country’s finance minister said on Thursday. As part of such efforts, the government will announce next month plans to extend …

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(Reuters) – China’s exports shrank sharply in December as global demand cooled, while imports also tumbled again as surging COVID infections and a property downturn weighed heavily on domestic demand, highlighting risks to the country’s economic recovery this year. Exports had been one of the few bright spots in the world’s second-largest economy during the …

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