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Asian stock markets mixed after Wall St decline

Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street was pulled lower by tech stock declines.

Nation

Najib not knowing his own bank balance is 'unbelievable', court told

PUTRAJAYA: It is unfeasible that Datuk Seri Najib Razak did not know how much funds he had in his personal bank accounts due to the millions of ringgit worth of cheques he issued, the Court of Appeal heard.

Energy

Oil hits US$68 on Libya force majeure, although pandemic surge weighs

LONDON: Oil rose to $68 a barrel and hit its highest in a month on Tuesday, supported by a disruption to Libyan exports and expectations of a drop in U.S. crude inventories, although rising coronavirus cases in Asia limited gains.

Technology

See Hello Kitty, Ultraman and other iconic Japanese characters in AR on Google Search

Find out what sound Pac-Man makes as an augmented reality character.

Cambodia

Cambodian PM thanks China for its assistance as country logs 431 new Covid-19 cases, four more deaths

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Tuesday said he greatly valued China's leading role in helping other countries to prevent and combat the Covid-19 pandemic.

Markets

FBM KLCI rebounds, gains 7.28 points

KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI rebounded from recent losses despite weak market sentiment on the broader market.

World

Many Indians struggle to get coronavirus tests as cases rocket

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Diagnostics firms testing for coronavirus are nearing breaking point in cities like New Delhi and Mumbai as India battles its biggest surge in COVID-19, which may worsen the crisis as many sick people can't get tested fast enough to isolate themselves.

Driverless vehicle

Tesla disquiet in China mounts after embarrassing driver protest

Tesla Inc looks to be coming under increasing pressure in China with two government entities firing off missives about the company’s behaviour and treatment of its customers in a single day.

Laos

Laos: Border patrols stepped up to prevent spread of virus as two new cases of Covid-19 confirmed

Local authorities around the country are stepping up border controls to prevent people entering Laos illegally from Thailand and avoiding screening for Covid-19.

AseanPlus News

Xi Jinping rebukes nations who ‘arrogantly instruct others and interfere’

‘Future of the world should be decided by all nations, and rules set up by one or several countries should not be imposed on others,’ Chinese president saysHis speech at Boao Forum for Asia comes amid international scrutiny of China and as US puts renewed emphasis on its alliances in Asia and Europe

AseanPlus News

Hong Kong couple sentenced to life in prison for murdering daughter, 5, in horrific child abuse case

Father and stepmother also given concurrent jail terms on two counts of child cruelty for the ill-treatment and neglect of the girl and her then eight-year-old brotherThe woman’s 56-year-old mother is jailed for five years on two counts of the same cruelty charge, for neglecting the children during the five-month-long abuse

World

Sinovac supplied 260 million COVID-19 vaccine doses globally

BEIJING (Reuters) - Sinovac Biotech has supplied 260 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine globally, with over 60% supplied to countries outside China, the company's chief executive Yin Weidong said on Tuesday.

Social media

Chinese TikTok influencers apologise for videos of lavish spending including a US$1,500 haircut, US$53,000 bed and a US$61,000 suit

Influencer Xiaoyu shared experiences at a postpartum centre that cost 2mil yuan (US$307,000) a month. A number of influencers have been criticised by Xinhua for ‘corrupting’ the ‘social atmosphere’.

AseanPlus News

‘Vaccines effective in controlling pandemic’, says Brunei MOH

Public acceptance towards the vaccination programme was addressed at a press conference where Associate Specialist and Head of the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) Disease Control Division Dr Justin Wong said.

Banking

DBS, StanChart among potential bidders for Citi's Asia consumer business

SINGAPORE/HONG KONG: Banks including DBS Group, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), OCBC and Standard Chartered are set to bid for parts of Citigroup's consumer business in Asia, people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

Video games

Amazon’s clash with Tencent killed its Lord Of The Rings video game after the Chinese tech giant acquired Leyou

Amazon and Tencent failed to agree to terms to keep developing a highly anticipated Lord of the Rings MMORPG. Leyou, Amazon’s partner for the game, was acquired by Tencent in December for US$1.3bil.

Vietnam

Vietnamese man extradited to Belgium over deaths of 39 migrants case that gripped Vietnam

LONDON, April 20 (Vietnam News/ANN): A court in the United Kingdom has ordered the extradition of a Vietnamese man to Belgium where he is wanted in connection with the deaths of 39 migrants found in a lorry.

China

China's President Xi calls for more equitable global governance

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that the global governance system should be made more equitable and fair, and that rules set by one country or some nations cannot be imposed on others.

Banking

Indonesia's central bank keeps interest rates steady

JAKARTA: Indonesia's central bank kept its main policy rate at a record low on Tuesday as policymakers balanced the need to support the coronavirus-hit economy with concerns that further monetary easing could weigh on an already falling currency.

Singapore

Singapore expressway accident leaves 1 foreign worker dead, 16 injured

A 33-year-old man, who was one of 17 migrant workers travelling on the back of a lorry, died after the vehicle collided with a stationary tipper truck along the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) on Tuesday morning (April 20).