Tencent, NetEase shares rebound after China regulator’s assurance on new online gaming rules

[ad_1] A mobile phone is displaying the screen of Tencent Games company’s stock plunge in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, on December 22, 2023. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Chinese online gaming stocks rose Wednesday, recovering some losses from the previous session after the country’s top gaming regulator pledged to “further modify and improve” draft…

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Patients and staff leave Gaza’s biggest hospital, and dozens are killed at a crowded refugee camp

[ad_1] A picture taken from the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip shows smoke billowing during Israeli bombardment on the Palestinian enclave on November 18, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Kenzo Tribouillard | AFP | Getty Images Hundreds of patients, medical staff and people…

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Asia markets mixed after U.S. reaches debt ceiling deal; Japan stocks at highest since July 1990

[ad_1] Week ahead: China PMI readings; Bank of Thailand meeting, South Korea GDP China’s purchasing managers’ index readings for May alongside the Bank of Thailand’s meeting and South Korea’s inflation and gross domestic product reports will be in focus this week. On Monday, Hong Kong’s trade data for April will be published after the region…

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Japanese trading houses rise as Warren Buffett says he plans on buying more

[ad_1] Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan in 2011. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Japanese trading houses rose in Tuesday afternoon trade after Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, said he plans to increase his holdings. In an interview with…

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