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Asian Games are a proving ground for young athletes, from skateboarding to esports to swimming

Asian Games are a proving ground for young athletes, from skateboarding to esports to swimming

Kamus Wong is a 12 year-old skateboarder from Hong Kong at the Asian Games

Shin Ohashi of Japan sets world record in 200-meter breaststroke at the Asian Games

Shin Ohashi of Japan sets world record in 200-meter breaststroke at the Asian Games

Shin Ohashi of Japan has set a world record in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Asian Games, swimming a time of 2 minutes 4.83 seconds

Asian shares are mixed after global bond sell-off and drop in oil prices

Asian shares are mixed after global bond sell-off and drop in oil prices

Asian shares are mixed following another bond sell-off that has brought U.S. Treasury yields to their highest in years

Chinese swimmer Zhang Zhanshuo completes sweep of seven gold medals at the Asian Games

Chinese swimmer Zhang Zhanshuo completes sweep of seven gold medals at the Asian Games

Chinese freestyle swimmer Zhang Zhanshuo completed his sweep of seven gold medals at the Asian Games, taking the 400-meter freestyle in 3 minutes, 41.28 seconds on the final day of swimming at the Asian Games

World shares mostly advance after global bond sell-off and drop in oil prices

World shares mostly advance after global bond sell-off and drop in oil prices

World shares are mostly higher, and the bond market appears to have stabilized following another bond sell-off that has brought U.S. Treasury yields to their highest in years

Rupiah set for biggest weekly fall since May as higher US yields, stronger dollar bite

Rupiah set for biggest weekly fall since May as higher US yields, stronger dollar bite

By Shruti Agarwal Sept 25 (Reuters) - Indonesia's rupiah was set for its biggest weekly fall since late May on Friday, pressured by rising US Treasury yields, a stronger dollar and expectations that US interest rates will remain higher for longer.

Rupiah heads for biggest weekly fall since May on higher US yields, firm dollar

Rupiah heads for biggest weekly fall since May on higher US yields, firm dollar

By Shruti Agarwal Sept 25 (Reuters) - Indonesia's rupiah was headed on Friday for its biggest weekly decline since May, pressured by rising US Treasury yields, a stronger dollar and expectations that the Fed will keep rates higher for longer, while other regional currencies traded mixed.

Games-Steady Japan seek China inspiration to close gap in home Asiad

Games-Steady Japan seek China inspiration to close gap in home Asiad

By Irene Wang NAGOYA, Japan, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Japan have been "progressing steadily" near the halfway stage of the Asian Games, the host's head of mission said, but they are also drawing inspiration from behemoth China, who breached the 100-gold mark at the Aichi-Nagoya Games on Saturday.

Chinese 13-year-old Yu Zidi wins her third swimming gold medal at the Asian Games

Chinese 13-year-old Yu Zidi wins her third swimming gold medal at the Asian Games

Chinese 13-year-old Yu Zidi won her third gold medal in the Asian Games on Wednesday, taking the women’s 400-meter individual medley in 4 minutes 28.56 seconds

Asian shares are mixed and oil prices fall after Trump says US and Iran met at the UN

Asian shares are mixed and oil prices fall after Trump says US and Iran met at the UN

Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street holds near its record and U.S. futures are trading higher

International Emmy Nominations: United Kingdom Leads This Year’s Tally; Canada’s ‘Heated Rivalry’ Doesn’t Make the Cut

International Emmy Nominations: United Kingdom Leads This Year’s Tally; Canada’s ‘Heated Rivalry’ Doesn’t Make the Cut

The United Kingdom led all territories in nominations at this year’s International Emmys, landing 14 nods total — including Disney+’s “A Thousand Blows” in drama and Netflix’s “Man vs. Baby” in comedy. Brazil followed, with nine nominations, then Spain with five. Meanwhile, not making the cut was Bell Media/Crave’s “Heated Rivalry,” although a Bell Media […]

Global shares are mixed and oil prices stabilize after Trump says US and Iran met at the UN

Global shares are mixed and oil prices stabilize after Trump says US and Iran met at the UN

Global shares are mixed after Wall Street holds near its record, and U.S. futures are little changed ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the U.S. and his planned meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump