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October 16, 2024

Analysis: Xi Jinping’s basketball buddy at center of US trade talks
Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s old basketball buddy is in the global spotlight now that China and the…
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House Republicans want to tax remittances sent by migrants, visa holders to their home countries
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18-year-old girl escapes captivity from New Jersey home where she was allegedly forced to live in dog crate and abused
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Osaka beats out Tokyo to draw record Chinese tourists on Expo boom
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American Eagle shares plunge 17% after it withdraws guidance, writes off $75 million in inventory
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