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Hotels, flights booked out as 'Swift effect' hits Singapore
Hotels, flights booked out as 'Swift effect' hits Singapore
Economy
by  AFP

The "Swift effect" is about to hit Southeast Asia but Singapore has left some of its neighbours seeing red while it profits from a Taylor-made tourism boom as the star's only stop in the region. - Red carpet - However, not everyone was happy when Swift's only Southeast Asia stop was announced, including fans and governments in some of Singapore's neighbours.

Asian markets mostly lower on profit-taking after tech surge
Asian markets mostly lower on profit-taking after tech surge
Economy
by  AFP

Asian markets were mostly lower Monday, although Tokyo's key Nikkei index hit fresh all-time highs after two of the three main US indices closed at records. Tokyo's Nikkei index was up 0.5 percent, pushing further past the December 1989 record it smashed on Friday.

Swords, headsets and Indian wedding for Zuckerberg's Asia tour
Swords, headsets and Indian wedding for Zuckerberg's Asia tour
Technology
by  AFP

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg was in Japan on Monday on a mini-Asia tour involving sword-making, mixed-reality headsets in Seoul and reportedly also lavish pre-wedding celebrations for an Indian multi-billionaire's son. In India Zuckerberg was set to attend the March 1-3 pre-wedding celebrations of the son of Mukesh Ambani, chairman of oil-to-telecoms giant Reliance Industries, Bloomberg said.